A design engineer usually needs a degree or an HND in a related subject. This could be anything from engineering product design, industrial design, computer, and design engineering or a mechanical, electrical or civil engineering higher qualification.
"The following competences should be obtained:
the ability to recognise the essence of a design task, to analyse its requirements, and document them in a comprehensible way
the ability to acquire appropriate information in line with the latest artistic, scientific, technical as well as social and cultural developments and to translate it into the design
the ability to recognise the difference between artistic and scientific methods and to employ both in a meaningful way
the mobilisation of creative potentials for exploring new solutions
an understanding of the complexity of the design process and concept development
the ability to visualise, convey, and convincingly argue ideas and concepts
self-organisation, organisation of the work flow in a scheduled context, project organisation and project management
command of presentation techniques, prototyping
the ability to judge and criticize and a capacity for (self-)assessment
a capacity for teamwork, work in interdisciplinary teams
the ability to consciously deal with diversity
the ability to participate in national and international discourses
an understanding of the boundaries of design".
(Taken from the page of Industrial Design program at the University of Applied Arts Vienna)
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https://www.dieangewandte.at/industrialdesign_en
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