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Overview
Product development engineering technicians set up equipment, inspect products, run tests and collect data so technical problems can be solved during product development.
In job descriptions, look for test runs, product design, CAD, material mechanics, troubleshooting, test data analysis, quality inspection and cooperation with engineers or designers.
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This work sits between engineering ideas and practical test activity. Technicians prepare equipment, adjust designs, run trials, inspect products and turn test results into usable feedback for development decisions.
Skills and specializations
Relevant signals include CAD, material mechanics, troubleshooting, product inspection, test data analysis, equipment availability, test runs, production process improvement and cooperation with designers or engineers.
Salary context
Salary context depends on how much independent testing, fault analysis, product responsibility and equipment setup the role carries, plus whether the work supports prototypes, production changes or cost assessment.
Career paths
Possible next steps include senior test technician, product development coordinator, quality technician, manufacturing process technician, CAD or CAE support, reliability testing or a focused product area.
Good to know
Read adverts for the balance between hands-on test work and engineering analysis. A role that owns data interpretation and design adjustments is different from one that mainly prepares equipment.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial occupation context, not official labour-market statistics or exact salary data for this occupation.
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.
MANUFACTURING
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include process engineering technician, production engineering technician and instrumentation engineering technician.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
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
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3026.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
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.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
CMANUFACTURING
Alternative labels
product development systems engineer
product development mechanical engineer
product development specialist
product development engineer
production test operator
product development scientist
product development automation engineer
product development consultant engineer
product development research engineer
product development electrical engineer
product development conservation engineer
product development test engineer
product development equipment engineer
Occupation group
Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere classified (3119)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/42381741-f3a7-4b26-b35c-da6fad9f1cfd |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3119.15 |
| ISCO group | 3119 |
| Concept type | Occupation |