Maintain pressure to include open ended design problems and design competitions in the engineering curriculla.

Support and encourage K-12 students to take engineering preparatory courses.

Promote Design Engineering with educational institutions and recommend the Design Guide for student usage.

Define the fundamental Design Engineering curricullum.

Provide a continuing forum to show that Design Engineering is a key element in integrated product development, through paper and panel sessions at conferences and articles in Aerospace America.

Define the relationship between Design Engineers and other elements in the integrated product teams.

Encourage continuous product and process improvement to enhance productivity.

Emphasize Design Engineering in the Design Guide.

Incorporate the Design Engineering definition and process in the design guide.

Continually improve the design guide by revision, modification and additions.

The Design Engineering Award

The Aerospace Design Engineering Award is established to recognize a Design Engineer or Design Team whom have made technical, educational or creative achievements that exemplify the quality and elements of the engineering design process.