Become an automotive design engineer…

Who can create a car?

Automotive design is a field that fascinates everyone. Automotive design might sound like a complex field and you may think that becoming a pro in automotive design could be very challenging. But with right training and understanding, anyone can excel in automotive design.

Automotive design engineering combines the functional design along with the appearances of motor vehicles. The principles of mechanical, electrical, electronic and safety engineering are incorporated in this field.

To demystify automotive design engineering, we invite you to take a look at this field from different angles.
The steps involved in the automotive design process
A final product as an example
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How a car is created?

Designing of a car begins with an idea but goes through many steps before it becomes a real car.

Following are the various steps involved in the process:

• Establishment of vehicle specification
• The multi-disciplinary team establishes parameters and decision points, ensuring the project runs to schedule
• Discussion of first concept sketches
• Designs are presented on theme boards and mood boards
• Informal selection of concept sketches
• The design team pick out their favorite sketches
• Management review of concept sketches
• CAD models are produced for marketing research purposes
• 2D market research
• Concepts are shown to members of the public for their comments
• Presentation of reworked concepts
• Reworked concepts are presented again, taking into account market research feedback
• Approval for detailed engineering
• Full-size clay models are produced. These are often made using CAD data and hand-finished
• 3D market research
• Full-size exterior and interior concept models are shown to members of the public. One concept is selected, informed by public opinion
• Final approval of 3D model
• The management team gives final approval to one model which is then fully resolved as a 3D clay model
• Final feasibility development of chosen concept
• The full-size clay model is scanned and a new 3D digital model produced. Other engineering disciplines are then responsible for the feasibility of the final design in terms of operation and manufacture
• Final approval of the design