Manufacturing Engineers

Also called: Manufacturing Engineer, Plant Engineer, Process Engineer, Process Improvement Engineer

In the military: see titles from the Air Force, Army, or Navy.

What they do:

Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.

On the job, you would:

Troubleshoot new or existing product problems involving designs, materials, or processes.
Investigate or resolve operational problems, such as material use variances or bottlenecks.
Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve manufacturing processes or products or to reduce costs, using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts.

Engineering and Technology

product and service development
mechanical

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

manufacture and distribution of products

Math and Science

arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
physics

Arts and Humanities

English language

Basic Skills

reading work related information
using math to solve problems

Problem Solving

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Ideas and Logic