manufacturing engineer

Manufacturing engineers design manufacturing processes for different kinds of production processes. They integrate those specificities and constraints posed by the industry or the product being produced with general and wide-spread manufacturing engineering principles into the design and planification of manufacturing processes.

Alternative Labels

manufacturing technology engineering expert

manufacturing technology engineer

manufacturing technology engineering consultant

manufacturing engineering consultant

manufacture engineer

MfgE

manufacturing engineering specialist

manufacturing technology engineering specialist

manufacturing engineering adviser

manufacturing technology engineering adviser

manufacturing engineering expert

manufacturing process engineer

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

ensure health and safety in manufacturing assess financial viability adjust engineering designs ensure material compliance advise on manufacturing problems use technical drawing software approve engineering design perform scientific research

Essential Knowledge

technical drawings industrial engineering engineering processes consumer protection engineering principles manufacturing processes production processes

Optional Skills and Competences

advise on efficiency improvements liaise with engineers provide improvement strategies keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes recommend product improvements maintain financial records ensure equipment availability draft design specifications recruit employees analyse production processes for improvement monitor plant production manage budgets apply advanced manufacturing encourage teams for continuous improvement integrate new products in manufacturing assess the life cycle of resources use CAD software use CAM software

Optional Knowledge

reverse engineering continuous improvement philosophies design principles human-robot collaboration CAE software circular economy

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6818c837-072a-4120-b913-bd360b7b14d0

Status

released

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