From automotive designer to powertrain engineer
10 of the 81 essential skills of a powertrain engineer are already essential for a automotive designer — about 12% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 71
- would be new
- 12%
- of the target job covered
- 81
- essential skills of a powertrain engineer
What a powertrain engineer does
Powertrain engineer work on the design of propulsion mechanisms across the automotive sector. This includes technical implementation of powertrain components, such as mechanical engineering, the electronics and software used in modern vehicles, as well as coordination and optimisation of multiple energy sources in the powertrain context.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
71 skillsEssential for a powertrain engineer and not for a automotive designer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adjust engineering designs
- aerodynamics
- apply health and safety standards
- approve engineering design
- assemble automotive batteries
- assess financial viability
- assess powertrain
- automation technology
- automotive diagnostic equipment
- automotive engineering
- battery components
- CAE software
- calibrate engines
- car controls
- collaborate with engineers
- compare alternative vehicles
- computer technology
- conduct performance tests
- control the performance of the vehicle
- create CAD drawings
- define technical requirements
- design control systems
- design drawings
- design electrical systems
- design electronic systems
- design hybrid operating strategies
- develop electronic test procedures
- develop test procedures
- electric drives
- electric motors
- electrical testing methods
- electronic test procedures
- electronics
- energy saving potential of automated shift systems
- engine components
- evaluate engine performance
- execute software tests
- fuel cell types
- hybrid control systems
- hybrid model
and 31 more
Other moves from automotive designer
2 roles- automotive engineering technician12 skills in common
- material stress analyst10 skills in common
← automotive designerpowertrain engineer →The other way round
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