Automotive Design Engineer Job Description

Responsible for designing and supervising the production of automobiles, buses, trucks, motorcycles, and other earthbound vehicles.

Primary responsibilities

• Design and test parts for moving vehicles.
• Design, manufacture, and operate engineering subsystems.
• Engineer attributes of an automobile.
• Produce visual interpretations of automobiles and their parts.
• Select materials for production.
• Use mechanical, thermodynamic, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical principles to resolve engineering problems.
• Research designs and past machinery.
• Build prototypes.
• Develop test procedures and test moving vehicles.
• Supervise the process of manufacturing, installation, and operation of vehicles.
• Inspect vehicle for defects.
• Investigate mechanical failures.
• Select and purchase appropriate materials.
• Prepare cost and timing estimates.
• Supervise technicians and technologists.
• Review, change, and approve designs.
• Test drive vehicles and check for faults.
• Specify functional requirements during development phase.
• Integrate components into the final design.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the design and change if necessary.
• Estimate cost, reliability, and safety factors.
• Test products thoroughly for safety issues and defects.
• Use computers extensively to produce and analyze designs.
• Generate specifications for parts.
• Control the efficiency of processes.

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