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Job Description
Develop new or improved designs for vehicle structural members, engines, transmissions, or other vehicle systems, using computer-assisted design technology. Direct building, modification, or testing of vehicle or components.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2141.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Automotive Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Automotive Engineers
- Technical Specialist
- Technical Services Manager
- Senior Project Engineer
- Senior Engineering Team Leader
- Product Engineer
- Director, Product Safety
- Director of Engineering, Quality & Program Management.
- Dimensional Integration Engineer
- Development System Efficiency Manager
- Chief Engineer
- Vehicle Controls Engineer
- Quality Engineer
- Quality Assurance Engineer
- Powertrain Engineer
- Powertrain Control Systems Engineer
- Low-Emission Automobile Designer
- Hybrid Powertrain Development Engineer
- Fuel-Efficient Automobile Designer
- Engineering Manager
- Automotive Project Engineer
- Automotive Power Electronics Engineer
- Automotive Engineer
- Automotive Designer
Tasks for “Technical Specialist”
- Develop calibration methodologies, test methodologies, or tools.
- Coordinate production activities with other functional units, such as procurement, maintenance, or quality control.
- Establish production or quality control standards.
- Develop or integrate control feature requirements.
- Perform failure, variation, or root cause analyses.
- Prepare or present technical or project status reports.
- Research or implement green automotive technologies involving alternative fuels, electric or hybrid cars, or lighter or more fuel-efficient vehicles.
- Alter or modify designs to obtain specified functional or operational performance.
- Create design alternatives for vehicle components, such as camless or dual-clutch engines or alternative air-conditioning systems, to increase fuel efficiency.
- Develop or implement operating methods or procedures.
- Design control systems or algorithms for purposes such as automotive energy management, emissions management, or increased operational safety or performance.
- Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, or talk with colleagues to stay abreast of new automotive technology or competitive products.
- Build models for algorithm or control feature verification testing.
- Conduct or direct system-level automotive testing.
- Develop specifications for vehicles powered by alternative fuels or alternative power methods.
- Design vehicles for increased recyclability or use of natural, renewable, or recycled materials in vehicle construction.
- Calibrate vehicle systems, including control algorithms or other software systems.
- Conduct automotive design reviews.
- Research computerized automotive applications, such as telemetrics, intelligent transportation systems, artificial intelligence, or automatic control.
- Write, review, or maintain engineering documentation.
- Design or analyze automobile systems in areas such as aerodynamics, alternate fuels, ergonomics, hybrid power, brakes, transmissions, steering, calibration, safety, or diagnostics.
- Design vehicles that use lighter materials, such as aluminum, magnesium alloy, or plastic, to improve fuel efficiency.
- Conduct research studies to develop new concepts in the field of automotive engineering.
- Develop engineering specifications or cost estimates for automotive design concepts.
- Provide technical direction to other engineers or engineering support personnel.
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- Carbon dioxide analyzers
- Sand blasters
- Digital cameras
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- Climate test chambers
- Pressure indicators
- Plasma cutters
- Oxygen analyzers
- Hydraulic hoists
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Floor drill presses
- Computerized numerical control CNC lathes
- Hydraulic winches
- Bench drill presses
- Horizontal band saws
- Transmission dynamometers
- Air compressors
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- Miliohm meters
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- Spectrometers
- Overhead cranes
- Three-axis vertical mills
- Wind tunnels
- Workshop cranes
- Spectroscopes
- Engine test dynamometers
- Five-axis machining centers
- Multitasking lathes
- Gas analyzers
- Three-dimensional prototyping printer
- Rotary vehicle lifts
- Bench grinders
- Maplesoft Maple
- Ride simulators
- LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ANSYS FLUENT
- Microsoft Office
- Gamma Technologies GT-SUITE
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- Think3 ThinkDesign Engineering
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- Minitab
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- Maplesoft MapleSim
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- IBM Notes
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- Extensible markup language XML
- AVL AVL CRUISE
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- Autodesk SketchBook Pro
- Portalgraphics openCanvas
- GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMP
- The MathWorks Simulink
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- Metrologic Group Metrolog XG
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