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Mechanical design and Product development process (Udemy.com)

Learn the basic ideas and concepts behind developing mechanical products related to mechanical engineering

Created by: Mufaddal Rasheed

Last updated April 2026

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What you will learn

  • What is the product development process?
  • Various facets of Idea generation for a new product
  • Identifying an opportunity for product development
  • The nuances of Concept evaluation and selection
  • What is product architecture , system design and detailed design
  • A Holistic overview of the process with many examples

How it compares

Against the other 335 rated Udemy courses in Engineering on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 55% of them
  • Reviews1,379#66 of 336 by number of reviews
  • Length9.3 hourslonger than 71% of them
  • Last updatedApril 2026more recently than 79% of them

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Course Description

Product development is the process through which  a mechanical product is realized from just an idea into a fully detailed entity ready for production.

This course is an attempt to cover that process at an introductory level covering all the key concepts, ideas and details from a perspective of a Mechanical design engineer.

The course is structured in a way as to build on the product development process step by step . From the way an Idea is generated, incubated, to how a concept is generated, evaluated, how specifications are created and set  towards the system design of a product , followed by a overview of  activities in Detailed design and prototyping.

Topics covered:

  1. Opportunity identification and product idea generation

  2. What are customer needs?

  3. What are specifications and when are they set ? how are they set?

  4. How are concepts generated?

  5. How to select and score concepts?

  6. Techniques for Generating ideas and concepts

  7. What is modularity? and difference between modular designs and integral designs

  8. What is product architecture  along with the example of a Vehicle architecture

  9. Importance of the Engineering drawing in Detail design

  10. Design for X and Design for manufacturing and Assembly

  11. Types of prototypes and the purpose of prototyping


What you will learn from this course?

  1. To understand the overall process of product development and develop a Holistic understanding of how products are developed

  2. To learn ways of developing ideas, opportunities for new product development

  3. To understand concepts like product architecture, modularity  and Interfaces relating to mechanical design.


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Instructor Details

Mufaddal Rasheed

Mufaddal Rasheed is a mechanical design engineer and an inventor  experienced in a role in Automotive R&D designing complete Chassis systems from Concept to production for SUV projects in Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd for 7 years . Part of a team which delivered a innovative modular chassis platform for 5 vehicles.

With knowledge of the complete product development process and the details of engineering systems, he brings to the table a combination of analytical and creative skills.

Currently working on multiple projects of his own towards becoming a serial inventor and educator in the area of Design engineering.

He is passionate about mechanical design and innovation and writes regularly on Quora with a Top writer badge.

Core belief is that engineering is a lifelong learning process and for a designer  it is "the more you know the better you design".

Building  a comprehensive knowledge system for mechanical design engineers and aspirants which would prepare an individual for engineering innovation at Mechademic

The Courses are focused on Practical aspects of Automotive and General Mechanical design engineering Targeted  purely towards product development grounded in theory.

What students say about the courses according to 600+ sample surveys

97 % say they are learning valuable information

96 % say the explanation of concepts is clear

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Reviews

4.5

1,379 ratings on Udemy

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By Jayaprakash Chakalabbi on 8/31/2025

Upon completion of the course, maintaining a structured chart or a well-organized set of notes will facilitate efficient and timely recollection of key concepts.

By Collin Carter on 9/14/2023

Not sure what I was expecting exactly, but glad I got the course on sale. Covered the material well, but was kind of a general overview. Packed a lot into 4.5 hours, but I'd be hard pressed to tell you how I will utilize it.

By Oluseyi Akinade on 4/20/2021

The instructor really led me to the world mechanical engineering design right from the corner of my room. I feel more knowledgeable about the industry and I will hopefully find myself a job there some day soon.

By Michael Orekyeh on 9/4/2020

The course was useful and provided good insights into developing Mechanical Engineering Products. I gained value and knowledge and would recommend this for product developers and engineers

By Corina Sedillo on 7/16/2020

Very detailed course over the entire process for development of product. Enjoyed the course, but would like to see tests to ensure I understand the material.

By M. A. Zumar Ul Aftab on 7/4/2020

This internship is very useful for students who aspire to be a design engineer as well as entrepreneur. This gives us a overview of what an engineer's job is.

By Pranav Ranjan Sinha on 4/22/2020

please also add a module on when the IP filling has to start and a little brief on its geographical implications and cost of it. This is critical info.

By Pramod Kumar Joshi on 3/8/2020

Early days, so not easy to tell how it will end up. Right now, all this is quite basic! As I have moved through the course, it is looking and feeling better! Overall, a good experience - the course gets better as one moves into the later topics! :)

By Paul D. Morton on 2/1/2020

This teacher has laid out a "common sense" and practical application to real world design applications. It's worth paying attention to and considering.

By Antonio Da Silva Guedes on 8/4/2019

The course builds on the design process used in the automotive and mass production industries, which is not the reality of many industrial products today. The design phase could explore in more detail other areas such as functional analysis (material, energy and signal model) and the morphological matrix (concept generation). The passage from the concept phase to the detail phase without passing through the embodiment phase departs from the current models of the design process. Using more illustrations could make the course more appealing. In general however, I consider the course to be a good initial approach to the mechanical design process.

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Overall Score : 90 / 100