One recent specialisation for Gen Z is Product Design and Technology (PDT) which is a mix of computer and engineering skills to create designers who are technology-focused and yet creative. The main objective of this course is to train manpower in developing product prototypes, new product design, applied research and product testing. The manpower must have knowledge of materials, components and processes used in product creation.

PDT plans the accuracy and quality control for prototypes. It also focuses on waste management.

Product design is a response to the real life problems and offers a suitable solution in terms of design. This is a dynamic response as consumer demands keep on changing. It is all the more challenging when there are more alternatives of components and materials that go into making of the products. Thus the existing technologies must be used to build digital tools that facilitate the design function. These tools use autonomous skillsets from diverse fields — data refinement, AI, analytics, cloud , IoT etc. There is an interface of electronics, programming and mechanics for product designing.

There is an appreciation of digital tool visualisation through AR and VR, and using Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) 3D printing. PDT also uses CAD and CAM.