Several product design processes were proposed in the literature. Their implementations in curriculums, however, do not equip students with the range of skills needed for designing innovative products. To address this issue, the proper integration of reverse engineering in product development processes can have a significant advantage for pouring insightful knowledge into their associated hands-on activities. This work illustrates the integration of reverse engineering techniques into a widely used process in engineering education. In order to test its relevance, the results of it use by a class of engineering student is illustrated. This approach is thought to provide students with a more effective design process for the acquisition of both explicit and tacit knowledge of design.