In this exciting subject spotlight, Dave Knapton delves into sustainable engineering, exploring the evolution of sustainable design practices. In episode one, Dave looks at the evolution of sustainable design engineering as well as how it looks in a contemporary setting, outlines the role of sustainable design engineers and identifies the key skills needed for a successful career. In episode two, Dave explores the design process and digital workflow of sustainable engineering, looking at how engineers take an idea and see it through to product testing and getting it ready for manufacture. In episode three, Dave looks at sustainable manufacturing processes and how these follow on from the initial design phase. He also identifies why sustainability can be used as a differentiator within a marketplace. In the final episode, Dave looks at some of the industries where sustainability has led to huge shifts in the way that products are developed and manufactured. He then sets you an activity which encourages you to step into the shoes of a sustainability engineer and think of ways to enhance the sustainable production of a mobile phone.