MME Senior Design Project

MME Senior Design Mission Statement 

Developing design and manufacturing solutions for industrial businesses while providing a powerful real-world educational experience to Miami Engineering students.

Business Benefits

• Multiple project teams of 3-5 senior-level engineers working 10 hours per week for 9 months to develop an optimized, customer-focused, manufacturing or design solution for your company (no wages or benefits required).
• All projects at a minimum are required to produce a working drawing package, manufacturing plan, and functional prototype.
• Each business will have access to attend the Senior Design Expo and exposure to Miami Engineering students for potential hiring purposes.

Project Quality Assurance

To ensure the quality of the project outcomes,

• Each project team of engineers has an MME faculty advisor who will be directing and mentoring the students in the project activities.
• Each project team is required to submit and pass 8 Gate Reviews to ensure project objectives are being met thoroughly and effectively.
• An NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) can and will be signed by businesses to ensure protection of all development activities and proprietary information.

Next Steps

• Review the Miami University MME Senior Design Business Partnership Plan
• Submit the Miami University MME Senior Design Project Proposal Application (Applications must be submitted by August 15 ^th to be eligible for the Fall Semester project launch or January 15 ^th to be eligible for Spring Semester Projects).

We will be in contact with you as soon as possible to inform you if your Project Proposal has been accepted and approved.  Note that this is a competitive market and not all Project Proposals will be accepted. If your project is not accepted, it will be added to our waiting list for future consideration.