Automotive Engineer Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of an Automotive Engineer includes the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Assessing project requirements
  • Organizing and carrying out tests
  • Working closely with design, production and manufacturing engineeers
  • Making improvements to vehicles in response to customer feedback
  • Undertaking relevant research
  • Providing technical advice and answering queries from clients
  • Interpreting and analyzing results and data
  • Giving presentations
  • Developing and implementing test procedures
  • Sourcing vehicle components
  • Supervising junior staff
  • Using specialist computer modelling software.
  • Writing reports and documentation
  • Agreeing and negotiating project budgets, timescales and specifications with clients and managers

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Automotive Engineer duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Automotive Engineer roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.