OCR As Level Design Engineering Paper 1 Question Paper

Download the official OCR AS Level Design and Technology: Design Engineering H004/01 Principles of Design Engineering question paper for the June 2025 examination series. This examiner-authentic OCR PDF contains the complete OCR AS Design Engineering assessment covering product evolution, environmental design, 3D printing, prosthetics, embedded systems, manufacturing methods, electronics, mechanisms and engineering mathematics.

The paper includes detailed engineering and design questions based on games consoles, gaming accessories, 3D printed jewellery holders, prosthetic legs, electric pencil sharpeners and propelling pencils. Students are required to apply engineering calculations, design analysis, manufacturing knowledge and systems thinking to realistic industrial and consumer-product scenarios.

Questions explore technological advances in games consoles, environmental impacts of online gaming accessories, stakeholder testing, physical product testing and structural reinforcement in games controllers. Mathematical-engineering sections include probability calculations, energy and power calculations, volume calculations for curved trinket trays, ratio-based container-volume calculations and trigonometry involving triangulated prosthetic-leg structures.

The assessment also covers computer-aided engineering (CAE), one-off production methods, bespoke prosthetic manufacture, metal-alloy properties, health and safety risks associated with 3D printing and embedded microcontroller systems. Electronics and systems questions include designing circuits for an electric pencil sharpener, analysing gear systems and developing mechanisms that convert rotational motion into reciprocating motion.

Manufacturing and industrial-production sections examine batch manufacture of metal helical sharpening blades, automated material-handling systems, robot arms, quality-control systems and statistical data analysis using frequency tables and bar charts. Extended-response questions assess analytical reasoning, environmental awareness and technical communication using OCR’s level-of-response assessment style.

This OCR H004/01 June 2025 question paper is ideal for timed exam practice, mock examinations, engineering revision and OCR AS Design Engineering preparation. It helps students understand OCR question structure, command words, mathematical requirements and examiner expectations across the Principles of Design Engineering specification.

Perfect for students preparing for the 2026 OCR examination series, teachers creating classroom assessments and tutors supporting OCR Design Engineering revision. Pair this paper with the official OCR H004/01 June 2025 mark scheme for complete examiner-guided preparation and assessment practice. Fully compatible with desktop, tablet and mobile PDF viewing.

This document is designed for OCR AS Level Design Engineering students preparing for the 2026 examination series, especially candidates studying product design, manufacturing systems, engineering mathematics, electronics and embedded systems. It is particularly useful for learners aiming to improve technical problem solving, engineering calculations, analytical discussion and extended-response exam technique.

It is also highly valuable for teachers, tutors, revision-course providers and independent learners who require authentic OCR exam material for classroom assessment, mock examinations, manufacturing analysis, circuit-design exercises and targeted OCR Design Engineering revision.