Which activities are listed in mechanical engineering technician job advertisements and how often? What is required?

Advertisements for mechanical engineering technician jobs contain all the requirements that a company places on new employees for the vacant job profile. Jobseekers will find all the important information about the vacancy in the job advertisements, such as

  • the activities
  • the requirements (previous education, professional experience, personal skills and characteristics)
  • Further employer information

This information on the mechanical engineering technician job varies from company to company. We have collected the information from the relevant job advertisements from various recruitment agencies, looked at it and compiled it for you*:

 

Different job titles:

  • Mechanical engineer
  • Mechanical engineering technician
  • Design engineer
  • Mechanical designer
  • Mechanical design engineer
  • Project manager construction
  • Team Leader Production
  • Mechanical engineering technician
  • Development technician mechanical engineering
  • Technical Product Manager
  • Key Account Manager Mechanical Engineering
  • Maintenance planner mechanical engineering

 

Distribution of individual tasks in a mechanical engineering technician job:

Project management, technical support for purchasing, production, sales, logistics and contact person for customers approx. 25% of the time
Concepts for new developments, design and calculation of new products, further development and design revision of existing products approx. 35% of the time
Calculation, design, construction and testing of prototypes approx. 15% of the time
Creating and updating procurement documents, manufacturing and production documents and specifications. Responsibility for technical documentation approx. 25% of working time

Requirements mentioned in job advertisements for a mechanical engineering technician job

Professional requirements
  • Basic technical training
  • Completed further training as a mechanical engineering technician HF
  • Practical professional experience as a design engineer in an industrial environment
Specialist knowledge for a mechanical engineering technician job
  • Experience in the field / industry
  • Good user knowledge
  • Skilled in using 3D CAD systems and calculation tools
  • Project management skills
  • Good knowledge of German and English
Personal characteristics
  • Goal-oriented, analytical and structured way of working
  • Creative in finding solutions, pragmatic in implementation
  • Outstanding organizational talent
  • Team-oriented, independent personality
  • Understanding of cross-divisional activities
Other for mechanical engineer job / mechanical engineer job Problem solving skills, i.e. the ability to diagnose technical problems and find solutions through strong analytical thinking and required detail orientation

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*The information listed here comes from a specific ad hoc study to give you a unique insight into the job market in question. So that you know what is currently required in a mechanical engineer job.

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