Riel, A.Tichkiewitch, S.Messnarz, R.Rajkumar RoyEssam Shehab2009-09-092009-09-0920092009-03-31A. Riel, S. Tichkiewitch, R. Messnarz, European-wide Formation and Certification for the Competitive Edge in Integrated Design, Proceedings of the 19th CIRP Design Conference – Competitive Design, Cranfield University, 30-31 March 2009, pp560978-0-9557436-4-1http://hdl.handle.net/1826/3644Organised by: Cranfield UniversityCompetitive Product Design is more and more linked to mastering the challenge of the complexity and multidisciplinary nature of modern products in an integrated fashion from the very earliest phases of product development. Design Engineers are increasingly confronted with the need to master several different engineering disciplines in order to get a sufficient understanding of a product or service. Industrialists demand for the certification of these skills, as well as for their international recognition and exchangeability. This paper describes the approach that EMIRAcle takes together with the ECQA in order to define and establish job roles, curricula and certifications in the domain of Integrated Engineering on a European level.enCopyright: Cranfield University 2009Integrated Engineering,Integrated Design EngineerSystem CompetenceSystem Competence, Product Development ImprovementLifelong LearningCertificationProfessional TrainingConference paper