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Where a design engineer can go next

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

Design engineers develop new conceptual and detailed designs. They create the look for these concepts or products and the systems used to make them. Design engineers work with engineers and marketers to enhance the functioning and efficiency of existing devices.

Also known as HVAC design engineer, industrial expert, industrial specialist, product engineer, product design engineer, designing engineer.

Professionals 49 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: equipment engineer, 73%

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 design 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 a design 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

A design engineer needs 17 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

present artistic design proposals communication, collaboration and creativity
circular economy engineering, manufacturing and construction
interpret technical requirements information skills
manage engineering project management skills
execute feasibility study information skills
define technical requirements management skills
design principles arts and humanities
assess financial viability information skills
execute analytical mathematical calculations information skills
CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Design 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 a design 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.