Product Design Engineering in Industry

Designing stainless-steel pump and motor solutions for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries

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My Journey with BestPump

Since August 2025, I’ve balanced my studies at the University of Strathclyde with work as a Product Design Engineer in industry. This experience has allowed me to apply what I learn at university to real-world projects while developing my skills in design, CAD, manufacturing and problem-solving.

I’ve loved gaining experience alongside my studies and plan to continue working throughout my Master’s, building on my knowledge and growing as an engineer.

  • I work on a wide range of stainless-steel pumps and components, mainly for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. My work ranges from modifying existing designs to developing components to meet specific customer requirements.

  • I spend a lot of my time in Fusion designing and modifying components, creating drawings, and working through engineering problems. I also get to see how these designs are manufactured and work closely with the wider team.

  • Every project comes with different requirements and constraints. I have to consider everything from dimensions and materials to manufacturing, assembly and the customer's needs, finding a solution that works both technically and practically.

The Design Process

01 | Understand

Understand the customer's needs, review existing designs, and identify key requirements, dimensions, materials, and constraints.

02 | Design

Create or modify components in CAD, considering functionality, materials, tolerances, assembly and manufacturability

03 | Review

Check the design against the requirements, discuss it with the wider manufacturing team, source some components, and make any needed changes.

04 | Manufacture

Please produce engineering drawings and manufacturing information, send out any materials we need to produce this, and create the Bill of materials so the sales team can order everything before the design moves from CAD to a physical component or finished pump.

My Experience

I’ve found that the best part of engineering is seeing an idea become something real. My industry experience has strengthened my passion for designing practical solutions and solving problems with real purpose. A key part of this has been conducting on-site visits—engaging directly with clients and teams to talk through their challenges, assess their exact needs in the field, and translate those requirements into effective engineering solutions.

I’m excited to continue developing as an engineer, bring my hands-on experience into new challenges, and contribute to a team where I can keep learning, designing, and making a tangible impact.