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Design and Development Engineers

Design and development engineers conceive engineering designs from product ideas or requirements in mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering.

Average Salary

£41,984

New workers start around £27,271. Normal pay is £41,984 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £60,602.

Jobs

67,956

The number of jobs in the career for the current year.

Daily Tasks

  • Prepares specifications for materials and other components.

  • Produces final design information for use in preparation of layouts, parts lists, etc..

  • Arranges construction and testing of model or prototype and modifies design if necessary.

  • Prepares working designs for steam, aero, turbine, marine and electrical engines, mechanical instruments, aircraft and missile structures, vehicle and ship structures, plant and machinery equipment, domestic electrical appliances, building systems and services, and electronic computing and telecommunications equipment.

  • Assesses product requirements, including costs, manufacturing feasibility and market requirements.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

  • New Product Development

  • SolidWorks (CAD)

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • 3D Modeling

  • Computer-Aided Design

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

  • Communications

  • Innovation

  • Management

  • Problem Solving

  • Research

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.