engine designer

Job Zone

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5

Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order

• R Realistic6.39
• I Investigative5.12
• C Conventional4.83
• A Artistic2.02
• E Enterprising1.97
• S Social1.22

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Mechanical Engineers (17-2141.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.

Typically associated skills

Essential (12)

ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.

• CAD software
• adjust engineering designs
• calculate design costs
• calculate materials to build equipment
• conduct research on trends in design
• define part requirements
• ecological principles
• motor vehicle parts drawings
• quality standards
• stay up-to-date with vehicle trends
• use CAD software
• vehicle electrical systems