Design engineer is a general term that covers multiple engineering disciplines including electrical, mechanical and civil engineering, architectural engineers in the U.S. and building engineers in the U.K.

The design engineer is distinguished from the designer/drafter by virtue of the fact that a design engineer takes care of the inner workings/engineering of a design. While industrial designers may be responsible for the aesthetic and ergonomic aspects of a design, the design engineer usually works with a team of engineers and designers to develop the preliminary design and the most critical parts. He/she may work with industrial designers and marketing to develop the product concept and specifications, and he/she may direct the design effort from that point. Products are usually designed with input from a number of sources such as manufacturing, purchasing, tool making and packaging engineering.

In many engineering areas, a distinction is made between the design engineer and the planning engineer in design. Planning engineers are more concerned with designing on a more systems engineering level, and overlaps onto the operational side are often necessary. Design engineers, in contrast, are more concerned with designing a particular new product or system. However the design process and concepts will usually start with an ideation session from the industrial designer/s. Analysis is important for planning engineers, while synthesis is paramount for design engineers.

When the design involves public safety, the design engineer is usually required to be licensed, for example a Professional Engineer in the U.S. There is usually an 'industrial exemption' for design engineers working on project internal to companies.

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i'm a mechanical design engineer in usa. How much salary can i expect in bangalore?
Q. Have 5yrs work exp as mechanical design engineer. Education: M.S. in mechanical engg.
Asked by excogitate - Fri Aug 29 10:25:33 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
How can i find CAD/Draughtsman/Design Engineer jobs in America the location i would like is New York.?
Q. I would like to move and work in America or Australia i have about 3 to 4 years of Draughting experience can anyone help me out.
Asked by m r - Wed Feb 4 10:37:14 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Your best bet would be to look for a job in the UK with a US based employer or a UK employer with US offices and then try for an internal transfer. There are only two ways to get the proper paperwork to work in the US. Either by green card lottery or by work visa. Since you are from the UK you are SOL on the green card lottery. It's a diversity lottery and being a Brit you are exempt, there are too many Brits working in the US as it is. The other way is through a work VISA, however you need to be sponsored by an employer. Working as a CAD draftsman isn't that specialized of a job to have an employer sponsor you from overseas, hence the internal transfer route suggested.
Answered by harry k - Wed Feb 4 10:43:23 2009

what is the hourly charge out of an IT consultant, a design engineer or a visual basic developer?
Q. i am an engineer and i have just won some private work for a major company and i am putting together a quotation. what should i charge my time out at for developing engineering software? i'd be interested to hear from anyone who also charges big companies privately for their time. sorry, i have been approached to do some work for a company i used to work for. they are big but i can't disclose the name of the company. i am putting together a quotation so that i can secure the contract. i am in the uk, with a degree and 5yrs exp, and sending off chartership application in the next 2 weeks.
Asked by Cassie - Sun Jul 9 10:31:41 2006 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. phone an agency for your industry, pretend you want a contract, and ask what rates are at the moment. The agency adds at least 20% if you go through them.
Answered by arnold - Mon Jul 10 08:24:33 2006

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