Engineers are educated by professors that typcially have no real world experience, or knowledge in their field, or accountability to their level of competency, certainly not responsible for any Profit/Loss Statement. There is an old saying that holds true... "He who can do, does; he who cannot do, teaches."
Many graduate engineers are sadly, are unable to complete a new product project from concept to market ready status, including, 4.0 graduate student "engineers" from the nations top universities, such as MIT, Georgia Tech, San Jose State, Cal State and other top universities. Graduates know little, not even the basics, as we have interned several.
Here in the USA we have a crisis with our younger Engineers, not adequately educated, and unable to design for manufacturing. Engineers even in mid-career, with no real variety or job opportunities available, unfortunately only have limited knowledge and experience, as most are one, to two, to three-trick ponies if that, being knowledgeable in just one small aspect of engineering, and of limited breadth and depth, as we have employed several.
Mechanical Engineers, and Industrial Design Engineers are not Product Development Engineers, and do not make great Product Development Engineers, by education or by default. Known as MEs and IDEs. MEs are trained to focus on the mechanical task at hand, simple execution of a engineering design function. IDEs are trained to focus on the blending of art, aesthetics and engineering, to develop concepts, for then prototyping, and manufacturing physical products.
Both above engineer types have not been trained in market research, competitive product analysis, design for low cost manufacturing, design for patentability of envisioned product concept, nor designing for the market demographic, etc. MEs and IDEs are base level engineers and are the source of 90% of product design and development do-over projects.
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New Product Development Engineering requires a wide scope of skill sets, decades experience, and breadth and depth of knowledge, from knowledge of product markets, related product patents, how to design for market interest and acceptance, patentability, low cost manufacturing, and need for return on investment, and profit. NPDS gladly shares it's decades of successful real world new product development experience, and vast knowledge, for your market success.
NPDS Product Development Engineers are breadth and depth highly experienced and knowledgeable, and have worked for decades in many various product fields, and industries, and own a share of responsibility for a product being profitable.
Let our NPDS Highly Experienced Team of Senior Engineers, and Product Specialist create your new product design, for prototyping, manufacturing, and for high profitability. Done right the first time, reducing needed time and money resources, for rapid speed to market.