Skills
49 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
8 skills
Essential skills / competences
9 skills
Optional knowledge
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Optional skills / competences
24 skills
Overview
Design engineers turn product ideas into conceptual and detailed designs, using engineering principles, CAD work, technical drawings and feasibility checks to improve devices or systems.
In job descriptions, look for technical requirements, CAD software, product models, feasibility studies, design proposals, test data, manufacturing processes and cooperation with engineers or marketing teams.
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Design engineers work between product ideas, technical requirements, drawings, models and manufacturing constraints. They translate concepts into designs that engineers, prototype builders and marketers can evaluate.
Skills and specialization
Useful depth includes CAD software, technical drawings, engineering calculations, feasibility studies, product models, performance tests, stress analysis, manufacturing processes and presenting design proposals.
Salary context
Salary context depends on product complexity, ownership of requirements, project responsibility, CAD and simulation depth, test accountability and whether the role influences manufacturing decisions.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward product engineering, application engineering, design management, research and development, systems engineering, project leadership or specialist work with materials and testing.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name CAD tools, product type, prototype work, test data, manufacturing interface and decision authority. Clear roles separate styling work from technical design accountability.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Occupation group
application engineer (2149.2)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6fc8f605-98b9-4218-b5e2-91c4c9c55c4d |
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| ESCO code | 2149.2.4 |
| ISCO group | 2149 |
| Concept type | Occupation |