Career Details

Automotive Engineer
Determine the practicality of proposed product design changes and plan and carry out tests on experimental test devices or equipment for performance, durability, or efficiency.

Overview

Determine the practicality of proposed product design changes and plan and carry out tests on experimental test devices or equipment for performance, durability, or efficiency.

What you'll do

  • Analyze performance of vehicles or components that have been redesigned to increase fuel efficiency, such as camless or dual-clutch engines or alternative types of air-conditioning systems. 
  • Analyze test data for automotive systems, subsystems, or component parts.
  • Build instrumentation or laboratory test equipment for special purposes.

Abilities you'll need

Attention SpanCategorizationComprehensionDependabilityGood CommunicationsMathematical ReasoningProblem RecognitionProblem SolvingReasoning

Knowledge you'll gain

ChemistryComputers and ElectronicsDesignEngineering and TechnologyMathematicsMechanicalPhysicsProduction and Processing

Skills

CommunicationComputersCritical ThinkingDependabilityMath SkillsMechanical SkillsMonitoringProblem SolvingSystems EvaluationTeamworkTime Management

Technology

Adobe Creative SuiteC++CNC MastercamComputer Aided Design (CAD) SoftwareComputer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) SoftwareComputersMicrosoft Office Software