MAE 5270

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  • Schedule of Classes - March 17, 2025 8:55AM EDT

MAE 5270
Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

In industry, engineers are often tasked with the mitigation of technical and functional risks associated with the development and launch of new products. A Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) is a controlled process by which a product concept, a customer specification, and other system functional requirements are transformed into a fully validated (robust) product design whose product risks can be recorded, minimized, and communicated to the greater organization prior to product launch. This course will explore the realization of validated designs through the utilization of the DFMEA process.


Prerequisites REF-FA25/Corequisites REF-FA25 equivalent CAD-based design course plus 2.5 years of engineering mathematics, including probability and statistics. Corequisites: None.

Enrollment Priority REF-FA25 Enrollment limited to: M.Eng. or graduate students in MAE.

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Outcomes REF-FA25

  • Students will be able to better understand the role of design engineers as related to industry.
  • Students will be able to understand Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) as it applied to design of mechanical systems.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 10658 MAE 5270   LEC 001

    • W
    • Oct 15 - Dec 5, 2025

    • O'Shea, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) students in the fields of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

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