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Where an automotive engineer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an automotive engineer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Automotive engineers design and oversee the manufacturing process and operation of motor vehicles such as motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses and their respective engineering systems. They design new vehicles or mechanical parts, supervise modifications and resolve technical problems. They make sure the designs comply with cost specifications and other constraints. They also conduct research studying environmental, energy and safety aspects.

Also known as 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.

Professionals 55 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: aerospace engineer, 68%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from automotive engineer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an automotive engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An automotive engineer needs 21 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

anticipate change in car technology information skills
hybrid vehicle architecture engineering, manufacturing and construction
green automotive technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
automotive engineering communication, collaboration and creativity
control production management skills
information structure information and communication technologies (icts)
industrial engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
execute feasibility study information skills
production processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
assess financial viability information skills

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an automotive engineer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Automotive engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an automotive engineer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.