Design Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Engineering

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Design Skills List in Engineering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Design role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Design job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 34% of Design job descriptions contained design as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

design
34%
solidworks
31%
design engineer
31%
autocad
17%
engineering
14%
mechanical design
14%
design engineering
14%
designer
14%
engineer
14%
mechanical design engineer
12%
cad
12%
mechanical engineering
12%
product design
12%
aerospace
9%
solid works
9%
machinery
9%
sheet metal
9%
electro-mechanical
9%
technical drawing
6%
cad engineer
6%
solid edge
6%
cad technician
6%
inventor
6%
injection moulding
6%
design technician
6%
airbus
6%
engineering design
6%
mechanical engineer
6%
3d design
6%
machine design
6%
aviation
6%
electrical design engineer
6%
mechanical
6%
reviews
3%
electronic design
3%
production engineer
3%
southend-on-sea
3%
ely
3%
excel
3%
npi
3%
design development
3%
norfolk
3%
test
3%
pcb layout
3%
autocad technician
3%
hospital
3%
hnc
3%
recruitment
3%
draughtsperson
3%
norwich
3%
trials
3%
civil engineer
3%
amtech
3%
huntingdon
3%
hnd
3%
eusr
3%
automotive
3%
draughtsman
3%
maths
3%
product boms
3%
electrical
3%
chelmsford
3%
steel
3%
building services
3%
croydon
3%
manufacturing
3%
oil
3%
solidedge
3%
medical devices
3%
steel detailer
3%
crediton
3%
medical
3%
architectural design
3%
project designer
3%
hydraulic
3%
refrigeration
3%
steelwork
3%
development engineer
3%
morden
3%
newmarket
3%
component engineering
3%
delegated authority
3%
automotive parts
3%
pneumatic
3%
research
3%
structural engineer
3%
electrical engineer
3%
rosehill
3%
st neots
3%
comprehensive project
3%
gearboxes
3%
graduate engineer
3%
scientific
3%
3d cad
3%
exeter
3%
thetford
3%
design and technology
3%
bms
3%
siemens nx
3%
illustrator
3%
thermodynamics
3%
sutton
3%
autodesk inventor
3%
qualification
3%
bms engineer
3%
construction
3%
transmissions
3%
manufacturing design
3%
colchester
3%
product engineer
3%
dfm
3%
co
3%
building management systems
3%
steel design
3%
consumer products
3%
manufacturing engineer
3%
development
3%
manufacturing drawings
3%
pneumatics
3%
computer aided design
3%
steel framing
3%
household goods
3%
fgas
3%
electronics
3%
project mechanical design engineer
3%
analysis
3%
injection molding
3%
mechanical manufacturing
3%
maldon
3%
rs232
3%
solidworks engineer
3%
fea
3%
product development
3%
new product
3%
cambridge
3%
rs485
3%
catia
3%
automation
3%
lifecycle
3%
cadstar
3%
product development engineer
3%
r&d
3%
cradle to grave
3%
degree
3%
controls
3%
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