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Top Engineering Job Titles
The top engineering job titles have generally remained the same since 2007.
Top Ten Titles for Engineers
2007 to October 2013
Electrical
Engineer
1,180
Quality Engineer
999
Manufacturing
Engineer
Mechanical
Engineer
846
779
Process Engineer
706
Product Engineer
499
Systems Engineer
Electronics
Engineer
Validation
Engineer
Controls Engineer
483
368
346
342
Data: Burning Glass Technologies
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Top Design Job Titles
The top designer job titles on the other hand have bounced around with new titles
emerging every year and some with less prevalence.
Top Ten Titles for Designers
To-Date 2013
Design Engineer
164
Product Design Engineer
149
Mechanical Design Engineer
111
Mechanical Designer
81
Cad Designer
57
Electrical Design Engineer
52
Hardware Design Engineer
49
Senior Designer
43
Product Designer
Emerging Designer Titles in the Top Ten
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Tool Designer
Hardware Design Engineer
Electrical Design Engineer
35
Senior Design Engineer
27
Tool Designer
Less Prevalent Designer Titles Still in
the Top Ten
25
Catia Designer
22
Solidworks Designer
21
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Product Designer
Catia Designer
Data: Burning Glass Technologies
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Emerging Job Titles
Several job titles have entered online postings in the past 2 and 3 years though none
are in the Top Ten.
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Automation Engineer (emerged in 2011)
Autocad Designer (emerged in 2012)
Automotive product engineer (emerged in 2011)
Detailed CAE engineering positions such as durability, Nvh (emerged in 2010)
Mechatronics Engineer (emerged in 2011)
Product Packaging Engineer (emerged in 2012)
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Top Technical Skills in Demand
The top technical skills for engineers and designers to-date in 2013 have been top indemand skills for the past several years.
Top Technical SkillsTo-Date 2013
(Jan. 2013 to Oct. 20, 2013)
3,662
3,031
2,939
2,873
2,607
1,930
Mechanical Computer Aided Electrical
Engineering Drafting/Design Engineering
(CAD)
Validation
Product
Development
Manufacturing
Processes
1,772
1,766
Mathematics Product Design
1,362
1,304
Purchasing
CATIA
Data: Burning Glass Technologies
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Top Foundational Skills in Demand
The top foundational skills for engineers and designers have not shifted over the last
several years.
Top Foundational SkillsTo-Date 2013
(Jan. 2013 to Oct. 20, 2013)
7,307
4,251
4,112
3,532
Communication
Skills
Problem
Solving
Writing
3,365
Microsoft Excel Organizational
Skills
2,930
Leadership
2,894
Microsoft Office
2,554
2,464
2,458
Project
Management
Microsoft
Powerpoint
Planning
Data: Burning Glass Technologies
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Emerging Skills
Many postings have started specifying new skills for engineers and designers. While
demand is increasing, they are not yet top in demand skills.
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3d modeling (emerged in 2010)
Aerospace (emerged in 2010)
Circuit analysis (emerged in 2011)
Computer Aided manufacturing (CAM) (emerged in 2012)
Computer Assisted Engineering (emerged in 2010)
Configuration management (emerged in 2010)
Electrical Schematics (emerged in 2010)
Hardware and software configuration (emerged in 2010)
ISO 9001 Standards (emerged in 2010)
Linux (emerged in 2010)
Tool Design (emerged in 2010)
Wiring Diagrams (emerged in 2012)
Program Coordination (emerged in 2011)
Data Verification and Progress Documentation (emerged in 2012)
Program monitoring (emerged in 2013)
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