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Where a powertrain engineer can go next

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

Powertrain engineer work on the design of propulsion mechanisms across the automotive sector. This includes technical implementation of powertrain components, such as mechanical engineering, the electronics and software used in modern vehicles, as well as coordination and optimisation of multiple energy sources in the powertrain context.

Also known as automotive propulsion mechanisms expert, automotive propulsion mechanisms engineer, powertrain expert, powertrain systems engineer, powertrain designer.

Professionals 137 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: aerodynamics engineer, 56%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
aerodynamics engineer 56% covered automotive engineering drafter 54% covered automotive engineer 54% covered equipment engineer 52% covered mechanical engineering drafter 51% covered powertrain engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from powertrain 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 powertrain 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 powertrain engineer needs 81 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
  • assess powertrain information skills
  • design hybrid operating strategies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • calibrate engines constructing
  • compare alternative vehicles information skills
  • energy saving potential of automated shift systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • fuel cell types engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • perform vehicle tests information skills
  • prepare vehicle trim handling and moving
  • assemble automotive batteries handling and moving
  • model hardware communication, collaboration and creativity
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Powertrain 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 powertrain 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.