Core

• Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, or talk with colleagues to stay abreast of new automotive technology or competitive products.
• Establish production or quality control standards.
• Prepare or present technical or project status reports.
• Develop or implement operating methods or procedures.
• Write, review, or maintain engineering documentation.
• Conduct research studies to develop new concepts in the field of automotive engineering.
• Coordinate production activities with other functional units, such as procurement, maintenance, or quality control.
• Provide technical direction to other engineers or engineering support personnel.
• Perform failure, variation, or root cause analyses.
• Develop or integrate control feature requirements.
• Develop engineering specifications or cost estimates for automotive design concepts.
• Develop calibration methodologies, test methodologies, or tools.
• Conduct automotive design reviews.
• Calibrate vehicle systems, including control algorithms or other software systems.
• Build models for algorithm or control feature verification testing.
• Alter or modify designs to obtain specified functional or operational performance.
• Design or analyze automobile systems in areas such as aerodynamics, alternate fuels, ergonomics, hybrid power, brakes, transmissions, steering, calibration, safety, or diagnostics.
• Conduct or direct system-level automotive testing.
• Design control systems or algorithms for purposes such as automotive energy management, emissions management, or increased operational safety or performance.
• Create design alternatives for vehicle components, such as camless or dual-clutch engines or alternative air-conditioning systems, to increase fuel efficiency.
• Design vehicles that use lighter materials, such as aluminum, magnesium alloy, or plastic, to improve fuel efficiency.
• Develop specifications for vehicles powered by alternative fuels or alternative power methods.
• Research or implement green automotive technologies involving alternative fuels, electric or hybrid cars, or lighter or more fuel-efficient vehicles.