Occupation Atlasautomotive designer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1d8f8111-79dd-41dc-aa2a-12f3192dde3c
automotive designer
Automotive designers create model designs in 2D or 3D and prepare isometric drawings and graphics. They work closely with computer hardware engineers to develop hardware designs for the next generation of automotive applications including advanced driver-assistance and vehicle-to-everything systems. They re-evaluate vehicle design, materials and manufacturing technologies, anticipating changes to vehicle architecture and power management, vehicle features and seating functionality and safety.
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Job Zone
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- 4
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.17
- I Investigative5.67
- C Conventional4.06
- A Artistic2.55
- E Enterprising2.13
- S Social1.37
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 Automotive Engineers (17-2141.02): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (20)
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
- CADD software
- CAM software
- advanced materials
- aesthetics
- draw design sketches
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- green automotive technologies
- liaise with engineers
- material mechanics
- mathematics
- mechanics
- mechanics of motor vehicles
- physics
- read engineering drawings
- use CAD software
- use CAM software
- vehicle manufacturing process
Optional (28)
- 3D printing process
- adjust engineering designs
- advanced driver assistant systems
- analyse production processes for improvement
- analyse stress resistance of products
- anticipate change in car technology
- assess operating cost
- battery design
- build a product's physical model
- computer simulation
- conduct performance tests
- create a product's virtual model
- defense system
- design prototypes
- ergonomics
- estimate duration of work
- examine engineering principles
- manage supplies
- manual draughting techniques
- monitor technology trends
- perform market research
- perform physical stress tests on models
- synthetic natural environment
- use CADD software
- use manual draughting techniques
- use spreadsheets software
- vehicle-to-everything technologies
- write stress-strain analysis reports
O*NET equivalents
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