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Overview
Automotive engineers design vehicles, mechanical parts and engineering systems, and help oversee manufacturing, modifications, testing and operation of motor vehicles.
In job descriptions, look for vehicle design, technical drawings, virtual models, test data, manufacturing processes, automotive diagnostics, safety, energy performance and cost constraints.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Automotive engineer work can sit between design, testing and production. Tasks may include modelling vehicle parts, adjusting engineering designs, reviewing technical drawings, recording test data and resolving problems in vehicle systems.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes automotive engineering, electromechanics, precision mechanics, model-based systems engineering, manufacturing processes, diagnostic equipment and virtual product models. Specialization may focus on safety, energy, drivetrains, structures or production methods.
Salary context
Pay discussions usually reflect the system area, responsibility for design decisions, validation workload, production impact and whether the role leads testing, suppliers or manufacturing changes.
Career paths
Experience can grow from mechanical design, test engineering, diagnostics or production engineering. Later moves may lead toward system ownership, validation leadership, manufacturing engineering or research on safety, energy and environmental performance.
Good to know
Read adverts for the vehicle system and project phase. A role developing virtual models differs from one troubleshooting production issues or using diagnostic equipment on prototypes.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for automotive engineer work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Automotive Engineers
17-2141.02
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Alternative labels
coach production process engineer
ACES engineer
automotive design specialist
vehicle production production process engineer
bus production process engineer
automotive designer
auto engineer
motorcycle designer
motorcycle production process engineer
vehicle production designer
automotive design expert
bus designer
car production process engineer
motor vehicle designer
lorry designer
coach designer
motor vehicle engineer
truck production process engineer
lorry production process engineer
Occupation group
mechanical engineer (2144.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8d410283-865d-4cbb-acae-ac7f69d9cf26 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2144.1.3 |
| ISCO group | 2144 |
| Concept type | Occupation |