Automotive Engineers

Develop new or improved designs for vehicle structural members, engines, transmissions, or other vehicle systems, using computer-assisted design technology. Direct building, modification, or testing of vehicle or components.

On the job, you would:

• Conduct or direct system-level automotive testing.
• Provide technical direction to other engineers or engineering support personnel.
• Perform failure, variation, or root cause analyses.

Education

• bachelor's degree
• master's degree

Engineering and Technology

• product and service development
• mechanical

Math and Science

• physics
• arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Transportation

• movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road

Arts and Humanities

• English language

Basic Skills

• thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
• reading work related information

Problem Solving

• noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

• thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
• figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Realistic

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

• Integrity
• Analytical Thinking
• Dependability
• Attention to Detail
• Initiative
• Persistence

Verbal

• communicate by speaking
• listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

• make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
• notice when problems happen

Math

• choose the right type of math to solve a problem
• add, subtract, multiply, or divide