MIT Mechanical Engineering

FACULTY SEARCH in Design Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) seeks candidates for a faculty position in Design Engineering. Specific areas of interest within Design Engineering include but are not limited to mechanical design, product design, machine design, design methodology, design for manufacturing, design for and with AI, and sustainable design.

CONFERENCES

DESIGN2026 - The 19th International Design Conference

The DESIGN Conference aims to bring together researchers and practitioners who have worked on or thought about engineering and industrial design from various perspectives, disciplines, and fields. (Full Paper Submission Deadline: 15 November)

Research School

SSEDR'26 - Summer School on Engineering Design Research

SSEDR is aimed at PhD students and candidates working on topics related to Design Science. This year’s Engineering Design Research Summer School will take place in two stages: first in Samobor, Croatia, followed by Oropa, Italy, one month later.

Design Society Rigi Meeting 2018

Every year the Board of Management, Advisory Board and SIG and Chapter Leaders of the Design Society meet to discuss the development and administration of the Society and, in a day of scientific discussions, to explore important issues in design rese

New publication: Methodical Development of Modular Product Families

Check out this publication co-authored by Dieter Krause, and spread the word.

Design Practice Speaker Series - Andreas Braun & Alexander Gelner

The Design Practice SIG is pleased to announce this presentation with guest speakers Andreas Braun & Alexander Gelner. AI – Hype or Means for the Support of HV Battery Development?

ICED MARKETPLACE

Call for Proposals - Extended to 30 May

We are pleased to welcome proposals for the ICED25 Marketplace - Submit a proposal by 30 May 2025 to get involved!

28 NOV at 13:00 CET (UTC+1)

Webinar: Collaborations for Sustainable Transitions

The Sustainable Design SIG have got a new group of young researchers who are organising a webinar!

Creativity and AI

Please support us by undertaking this short creativity task (15 min); we aim for 600 participants - you do not need a creative background. No personal data will be collected. All our data will be made open access, so help us support design research.

ICED25

ICED Conference LinkedIn - Follow for updates!

ICED has a dedicated LinkedIn account. Make sure you follow it for all the latest updates for ICED25 and beyond!