What You'll Do

  • Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, or talk with colleagues to stay abreast of new automotive technology or competitive products.
  • Establish production or quality control standards.
  • Prepare or present technical or project status reports.
  • Develop or implement operating methods or procedures.
  • Write, review, or maintain engineering documentation.
  • Conduct research studies to develop new concepts in the field of automotive engineering.
  • Coordinate production activities with other functional units, such as procurement, maintenance, or quality control.
  • Provide technical direction to other engineers or engineering support personnel.
  • Perform failure, variation, or root cause analyses.
  • Develop or integrate control feature requirements.

Essential Skills

Critical Thinking 4.12/5
Complex Problem Solving 4.12/5
Reading Comprehension 4.0/5
Writing 3.88/5
Speaking 3.88/5
Mathematics 3.88/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.88/5
Active Listening 3.75/5
Operations Analysis 3.75/5
Systems Analysis 3.75/5
Systems Evaluation 3.75/5
Coordination 3.5/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Integrity, Dependability, Analytical Thinking, Attention to Detail, Initiative

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Written Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Problem Sensitivity 4.0/5
Deductive Reasoning 4.0/5
Inductive Reasoning 4.0/5
Written Expression 3.88/5
Fluency of Ideas 3.88/5

Technologies & Tools

1CadCam Unigraphics Adobe Photoshop Altair Engineering MotionSolve Ambient Design ArtRage Ansys Fluent ANSYS simulation software Apache Groovy Ashlar-Vellum Graphite Atlassian Bamboo Atlassian Confluence Atlassian JIRA Autodesk Alias Automotive Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical Autodesk Inventor Autodesk SketchBook Pro AVL AVL CRUISE C C# C++

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Integrity (High importance: 4.67/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.4/5)
  • Analytical Thinking (High importance: 4.38/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.35/5)
  • Initiative (High importance: 4.33/5)

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How to Become One

Most employers require a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Some positions may also require experience through internships, co-ops, or entry-level work to strengthen your candidacy.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Automotive Designer Automotive Engineer Automotive Power Electronics Engineer Automotive Project Engineer Automotive Quality Engineer Automotive Systems Engineer Customer Quality Engineer Design Release Engineer Dimensional Integration Engineer Engineer Fuel-Efficient Automobile Designer Hybrid Powertrain Development Engineer Low-Emission Automobile Designer Powertrain Control Systems Engineer Powertrain Engineer Product Engineer Project Engineer Quality Assurance Engineer (QA Engineer) Quality Engineer Research Engineer Systems Design Engineer Transportation Design Engineer Vehicle Controls Engineer