Product development engineer

Product engineers are responsible for managing the various phases in the development of the product, from the original idea to its launch (design, prototyping, trials, approvals, etc.). They are also involved in monitoring the manufacture, production, quality control and assembly processes, in order to optimise the launch of new or modified products. Product engineers contribute to defining and creating assembly and machining lines, in order to implement new products in factory, producing the documentation required to monitor the processes and assembly during the implementation of a project. Product engineers must have an excellent command of product planning and development techniques, as well as of tools used in the automotive industry (FMEA, PPAP, etc.). Additionally, they should be aware of manufacturing techniques (moulds, dies, machining, surface treatments, etc.) as well as related materials and components (plastics, PCBs, etc.). Where technology is concerned, they must have a command of 2D and 3D design tools (CATIA, Pro ENGINEER, CAD, etc.). In the automotive industry, product engineers work as part of multidisciplinary teams, adjusting products according to the demands of the market.

• Participation in product design, material selection and testing.
• Participation in the preparation of project documentation, defining the process and working system.
• Coordinating the development and industrialisation of new products or modifications to existing products.
• Monitoring production.
• Supervising product quality in each of the stages of industrialisation.
• Evaluating and participating in monitoring of suppliers.
  

Regulated training and graduates

• Grau: Enginyeria electrònica industrial i automàtica
• Grau: Enginyeria mecànica
• Grau: Enginyeria mecatrònica
• Grau: Enginyeria en tecnologies industrials
• Grau: Enginyeria de disseny industrial

Complementary training

Other specific skills

Learning and use of knowledge: Level 2

Planning and organisation: Level 3

Flexibility and change management: Level 2

Team work and cooperation: Level 2

Strategic orientation: Level 2

Technician

People who show an interest in the technical field find fulfilment in carrying out activities related to the design and manufacture of objects, machines, vehicles and/or infrastructures. These activities require the application of scientific and technical knowledge (laws of physics, calculations and mathematical formulas, properties of the materials, etc). Creativity is also necessary when coming up with optimal solutions for the functional requirements of the products to be designed. Therefore, the pragmatic application of scientific knowledge in order to develop solutions for the benefit of human beings is the main function of occupations in the technical field.

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• Work hours

  The work is normally full-time with a continuous or split-shift schedule.

• Salary

  Salary ranges from around 20.656 to 28.383 euros per annum gross. Median: 24.214 euros annum gross.
  
  Source: Report "Observatory of Jobs and Salaries of the Labour Market. Barcelona Activa", elaborated by ICSA Grupo. April 2015.

• Professional category

  Technician