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Occupation

Automotive Engineers

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.

$104,110 medianBright outlookBachelor's typical

O*NET 31.0 · 17-2141.02

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Provide technical direction to other engineers or engineering support personnel.
  2. 02Perform failure, variation, or root cause analyses.
  3. 03Calibrate vehicle systems, including control algorithms or other software systems.
  4. 04Design or analyze automobile systems in areas such as aerodynamics, alternate fuels, ergonomics, hybrid power, brakes, transmissions, steering, calibration, safety, or diagnostics.
  5. 05Prepare or present technical or project status reports.
  6. 06Conduct research studies to develop new concepts in the field of automotive engineering.
  7. 07Establish production or quality control standards.
  8. 08Alter or modify designs to obtain specified functional or operational performance.
  9. 09Research or implement green automotive technologies involving alternative fuels, electric or hybrid cars, or lighter or more fuel-efficient vehicles.
  10. 10Develop calibration methodologies, test methodologies, or tools.
  11. 11Create design alternatives for vehicle components, such as camless or dual-clutch engines or alternative air-conditioning systems, to increase fuel efficiency.
  12. 12Conduct or direct system-level automotive testing.

Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0

What the posting will be called

EngineerProduct EngineerProject EngineerResearch EngineerDimensional Integration Engineer

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Knowledge the job leans on

Engineering and TechnologyPhysicsMathematicsMechanicalDesignComputers and ElectronicsTransportationEnglish Language

Skills that carry over from service

Complex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingOperations AnalysisSystems EvaluationSystems AnalysisCoordinationTime ManagementPersuasion