Mid Green occupationEngineering and manufacturing
Post graduate engineer - Design and Development Engineer
Developing innovative solutions to complex technical engineering problems
Summary
The engineering sector is key to the UK economy and generates just over one quarter of total UK GDP. Engineering employers are projected to need over 180k people with engineering skills each year to 2022 and to help meet this requirement we need to double the number of graduates entering the industry. Our universities currently produce about 25k engineering and technology first degrees each year. The Post Graduate Engineer Standard will be critical in meeting the sector’s future skills needs. They will work in an area that covers a wide range of generic engineering disciplines which could include for example: software, integrated systems, mechanical, electrical, electronic, electromechanical, fluid power components/systems and materials.
Typical job titles include
- Decommissioning/ Disposal Engineer | Design and Development Engineer | Engineering Business Manager | Maintenance / Test Engineer | Manufacture / Production Engineer | Product Support (inc logistics) Engineer | Quality Assurance/Compliance Engineer | Research and Development Engineer | Supply Chain/Procurement | Systems Integration Engineer | Test / Qualification Engineer
Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)
K1:
The theoretical knowledge to solve problems in existing and emerging technologies, applying and developing analytical techniques
K2:
Understanding of business and commercial needs/constraints
K3:
Knowledge and understanding of own competencies capabilities and limitations, ability to work within these and highlight when work goes outside of these
K4:
Understanding of financial responsibilities and authorisation processes
K5:
Understanding of technical sign off responsibilities, who within their organisation needs to be involved in the sign off of product/processes
K8:
Understand the requirements and limitations (Customer, environmental, safety, cost, timescale), and how to propose design and development solutions that best address these
K9:
Understand design concepts and principles relating to the development of products, services and specifications
Technical Educational Products
- ST0456: Post graduate engineer - Design and Development Engineer (Level 7) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0456B
- Status:
Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £44,011 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 2125 Production and process engineers
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 2125/99 Production and process engineers n.e.c.
- 2121/99 Civil engineers n.e.c.
- 2122/03 Mechanical design engineers
- 2127/00 Engineering project managers and project engineers
- 2129/99 Engineering professionals n.e.c.
S1:
Safe working practices, an understanding of technical governance and quality management
S2:
Compliance with legislation and codes, but be able to seek improvements
S3:
Practical competence to deliver innovative products and services
S4:
Technical responsibility for complex engineering systems
S5:
Accountability for project(s)/programme(s), finance and personnel management
S6:
Management of trade-offs between technical and socio-economic factors
S7:
The skill sets necessary to develop other technical staff
S15:
Design and develop solutions to common or well-articulated engineering situations, problems, issues and working as part of a team apply engineering design concepts and principles to develop products, services and specifications
S16:
Validate that the design will satisfy the requirements of the product or service
S17:
Provide design and development inputs to resolve technical & performance issues, problems for a platform, product or service
S18:
Make trade-offs between requirements (Customer, environmental, safety, cost, timescale) and articulate the impact of these
S19:
Support and/or perform cost / benefit analysis for all options proposed depending on the complexity of the product or service
S20:
Critique own and others design proposals
S21:
Plan and review the outcome of the design and development activities and action changes to recover where outcomes are not as predicted
S22:
Improve designs, solutions and processes through experimenting, incorporating user feedback and working with others to seek out improvement ideas
S23:
Interpret the systems architecture, design installations, including material applications and methods as applicable
Technical Educational Products
- ST0456: Post graduate engineer - Design and Development Engineer (Level 7) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0456B
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £44,011 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 2125 Production and process engineers
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 2125/99 Production and process engineers n.e.c.
- 2121/99 Civil engineers n.e.c.
- 2122/03 Mechanical design engineers
- 2127/00 Engineering project managers and project engineers
- 2129/99 Engineering professionals n.e.c.
B1:
Knowledge and understanding: Demonstrating commitment to continue personal development, refreshing and expanding Engineering knowledge keeping up-to-date with emerging technologies
B2:
Design and development of processes, systems, services and products: Contributing proactively to the continuing development of Engineering within their domain
B3:
Responsibility, management or leadership: Taking personal responsibility for their actions, managing projects, including resource management within their remit and able to mentor and instruct others in associated standards and best practice
B4:
Communication and inter-personal skills: Being able to demonstrate a range of communication styles and methods. Understanding the importance of networks within and across functions, handling conflict, giving and using feedback effectively. Able to understand the different needs for business relationships and their associated communication requirements.
B5:
Professional commitment: Demonstrating a personal, ethical and professional commitment to society, their profession and the environment, adopting a set of values and behaviours that will maintain and enhance the reputation of the profession as well as their organisation and fulfilling requirements with respect to maintenance of personal records for Professional Registration.
Technical Educational Products
- ST0456: Post graduate engineer - Design and Development Engineer (Level 7) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0456B
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £44,011 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 2125 Production and process engineers
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 2125/99 Production and process engineers n.e.c.
- 2121/99 Civil engineers n.e.c.
- 2122/03 Mechanical design engineers
- 2127/00 Engineering project managers and project engineers
- 2129/99 Engineering professionals n.e.c.