Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an engine designer can go next

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

Engine designers carry out engineering duties in designing mechanical equipment such as machines and all types of engines. They also supervise their installation and maintenance.

Also known as engine tool production designer, engine design technician, engine design engineer, engine development engineer, engine design technologist, industrial engine developer, engine design expert, electrical engine designer, engine production supervisor, engine production specialist engineer, engine design developer, engine design producer.

Professionals 25 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: industrial tool design engineer, 24%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
industrial tool design engine… 24% covered mechanical engineering drafter 23% covered product development engineeri… 21% covered product development engineeri… 21% covered 3D printing technician 18% covered engine designer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from engine designer, 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 engine designer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An engine designer needs 12 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
  • stay up-to-date with vehicle trends information skills
  • motor vehicle parts drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • ecological principles natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • calculate materials to build equipment information skills
  • conduct research on trends in design information skills
  • vehicle electrical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • calculate design costs information skills
  • define part requirements information skills
  • CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)
  • use CAD software working with computers
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Engine designer 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 engine designer’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.