What Does Automotive ENGINEERS Really Do?

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Do you like the idea of creating and shaping new technologies in transport and mobility, making things better, cleaner, more efficient and maybe even faster too? Then this is the career for you! Automotive engineers work closely with:

• design either designing new products or improving existing ones
• research and development: finding solutions to engineering problems
• production: planning and designing new production processes

The variety of skills and tasks automotive engineers get involved are almost endless! Here are some examples to get you started:

• developing new test procedures, using both conventional and innovative methods
• bringing new products to market and being involved in problem-solving and project management
• devising and organising tests, to answer questions from clients, consumers and other engineers involved in vehicle development
• anticipating vehicle or component behaviour in different conditions with computer modelling software
• analysing and intepreting technical data into reports or presentations and answering any queries about the results
• building an individual specialism within a larger team and working independently
• contributing to regular team meetings to update colleagues on progress, problems and new developments
• managing all details of projects, including projected costs
• recognising the benefits of engineering developments to related departments in order to market projects and secure internal funding
• negotiating costs of development and engineering work with commercial departments
• monitoring any related systems or engineering issues associated with the component and final product
• supervising technical staff, engineers or designers (dependent upon specific role)
• operating in cross-functional or internationally-based teams to design experiments in order to test the validity and competence of new technology.

Careers in automotive engineering technology and mechanical / automotive engineering are not mutually exclusive. Many people start in automotive engineering technology and go on to earn Masters Degrees in automotive engineering.

Take a look at the CEOs of automotive companies too, the majority of automotive CEOs come from an automotive engineering background of some kind, so an appreciation of automotive engineering is important at all levels!