Product Design Engineering
Nothing happens by accident. Best-selling products are carefully and deliberately created by people who are smart, driven and passionate.
Our product design engineering courses teach you the fundamentals of creating innovative and sustainable products. You’ll gain expertise in technology, production methods and materials so you can successfully deliver for your client.
With practical workshops and industry projects giving you hands-on experience, our product design engineering degrees show you how to turn theory into reality.
When you graduate, you’ll have the skills to create products that don’t just look good, but work effectively and become integral to our everyday lives.
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Product Design Engineering at Swinburne
Explore the design and development of innovative, sustainable products with a Swinburne product design engineering degree. Learn how you can bring your ideas to life through this unique combination of industrial design and engineering.
Student work
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Stephen, Solar Ranger: Professional project -
Natasha, Aura – Portable baby bottle steriliser: Professional project -
Jareth, Bubsaver: Professional project -
Gareth, Street Smart – Bike ID: Professional project -
Alexander, Hybrid Buddy: Professional project -
Clint, Disappearing Bed: Professional project
The Swinburne Advantage
An undergraduate degree must be about more than just knowledge – it’s also job readiness, professional experience and access to further opportunities.
We partner with leading Australian and global organisations to offer students authentic workplace experiences. Our degrees can include placements, internships, industry-linked projects, study tours and more. This is your chance to work on real-life projects, solve day-to-day challenges in your field and gain the professional skills that put knowledge into practice. You’ll build invaluable skills and confidence, knowing you have what it takes to land a job by graduation or even before.
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GRADUATE SUCCESS
Graduate re-invents the water bottle
memobottle is a multi-million dollar company challenging one of the world's biggest environmental issues: single-use, plastic water bottles. Co-founder of memobottle, Jesse Leeworthy, studied a Bachelor of Engineering (Product Design) (Honours) at Swinburne. His design has taken him around the world, and the innovative bottle was even included in 2016 Oscar Awards gift bags.
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FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
Discover Swinburne's Microfabrication Facility
This state-of-the-art facility enables researchers, teachers and local industry in areas of engineering and applied science to work with micrometre accuracy.
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NEWS
Engineering student races into motorsport career
Engineering student Tom McCausland is one of four Swinburne interns at motorsport team, Walkinshaw Andretti United. Discover what he's doing in pitstop design and analysis.
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Healthcare entrepreneur wins award
Swinburne product design engineering graduate Jacqueline Savage has won the Victorian Entrepreneur Award as part of the 2016 Telstra Business Women’s Awards.
She was recognised for her start-up medical device company MedCorp Technologies, which develops wearable technologies for the healthcare industry, and is based in Swinburne's Innovation Precinct.
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Download a course guide
Thinking of studying with us? Whether you are a domestic or an international student, we have a wide range of courses to suit your needs. Simply complete the form to download your course guide.
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Got a question?
Speak with our friendly team and book a one-on-one appointment
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Course planner
Begin planning the units you will study in your course.
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Work Integrated Learning
Graduate with real industry experience you can put on your resume by taking on Swinburne’s Work Integrated Learning and workplace training programs.
