Occupation Atlasindustrial engineer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/53d2052f-edc0-4f44-8be1-164526412bfe
industrial engineer
Industrial engineers design a vast array of production systems aiming to present efficient and effective solutions. They integrate a varied number of variables such as workers, technology, ergonomics, production flows, and product specifications for the design and implementation of production systems. They can specify and design for microsystems as well.
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Job Zone
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- 3
- 4
- 5
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 Realistic5.27
- I Investigative4.53
- C Conventional4.41
- E Enterprising3.09
- A Artistic2.22
- S Social1.60
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 Manufacturing Engineers (17-2112.03): 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 (9)
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.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- industrial engineering
- manufacturing processes
- optimise production processes parameters
- production engineering
- production processes
Optional (68)
- 3D modelling
- CAD software
- advise on manufacturing problems
- aerospace engineering
- analyse production processes for improvement
- apply advanced manufacturing
- automation technology
- automotive engineering
- build machines
- chemistry
- communicate with customers
- computer engineering
- continuous improvement philosophies
- control production
- coordinate engineering teams
- coordinate manufacturing production activities
- design automation components
- design drawings
- design principles
- design prototypes
- determine production capacity
- develop product design
- develop production line
- electrical engineering
- electromechanics
- electronics
- environmental legislation
- examine engineering principles
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- industrial research and development
- industrial tools
- instrumentation engineering
- instrumentation equipment
- integrate new products in manufacturing
- keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes
- lead process optimisation
- lean manufacturing
- liaise with engineers
- maintain industrial equipment
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- manage budgets
- manage production systems
- material mechanics
- mathematics
- mechanical engineering
- mechanics
- mechatronics
- microelectromechanical systems
- microelectronics
- optimise production
- oversee assembly operations
- perform project management
- perform test run
- physics
- plan manufacturing processes
- prepare production prototypes
- principles of mechanical engineering
- provide improvement strategies
- quality standards
- read engineering drawings
- robotics
- schedule production
- semiconductors
- technical drawings
- train employees
- types of metal
- use CAD software
- welding techniques
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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