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Overview
Dependability engineers analyse test data, perform failure and risk analysis, develop test procedures, troubleshoot problems and recommend design or process improvements.
In job descriptions, look for predictive maintenance, quality standards, Six Sigma methods, test runs, production costs, safety engineering, reports and engineering projects.
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Dependability engineers work with systems, machines or production processes where failures are expensive or unsafe. The role links testing, failure analysis, risk analysis and improvement proposals for design, maintenance or process teams.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes engineering principles, test procedures, predictive maintenance, quality standards, Six Sigma, production costs and analysing test data. Some roles lean toward safety engineering or quality-control systems.
Salary context
Pay context is driven by system criticality, testing responsibility, failure-analysis depth, engineering project scope, budget influence, safety exposure and the cost impact of downtime or defects.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward reliability lead, quality engineering, maintenance strategy, safety engineering, process improvement, engineering project management or specialist failure analysis.
Good to know
Read adverts for the product or process, test methods, data tools, failure history, reporting audience and whether the engineer can adjust designs, maintenance plans or production routines.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include quality engineer, installation engineer and test engineer.
Explore this activityAll other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include quality engineer, test engineer and commissioning engineer.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
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The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Manufacturing Engineers
17-2112.03
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
71.12Engineering activities and related technical consultancy74.99All other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified (2149)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/07dfff6d-a0d0-4202-a697-fe9176c15999 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2149.7 |
| ISCO group | 2149 |
| Concept type | Occupation |