Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)

Designation of occupation

Technical product designer
Recognised by ordinance of 24 June 2005 (BGBl. I p. 1804)

Duration of traineeship

3 years
The venues for training are company and part-time vocational school (Berufsschule).

Field of activity

Technical product designers work in the industrial sectors of the aeroplane, ship and car manufacturing industry, in machine and plant construction, and in the toy, packaging and consumer goods industry.

Occupational skills

Technical product designers

• plan and produce visual drawings using 3D/CAD software programs

• use construction, design, configuration and customer specifications and from these, produce 3D/CAD data records and technical documentation

• evaluate production, assembly and joining procedures and incorporate these results into the forming, design and construction process

• produce technical support documentation and make calculations for their specialist field

• differentiate between materials and auxiliary materials and use material standards specific to their sector

• apply the company-specific simulation procedures, while examining the behaviour of components and subassemblies

• produce and present technical documentation, products, goods and services with the help of 3D/CAD software programs, using the latest communications, graphics and picture editing programs

• conduct searches in databases and data networks, taking into account the regulations regarding data protection, structure and record data and facts, and administer, secure and manage files

• assist in informing, advising and supporting customers

• plan, organise and coordinate sequences of operations and construction and design processes

• apply quality assurance measures and monitor and evaluate work results

• work in a team, process and project-oriented manner, and apply methods for planning, implementing and monitoring projects

• use basic cost calculation and process calculation principles, produce invoices for work orders and conduct performance reviews

• use English language documentation, and correspond and communicate with customers in English.
  

Last modified on: December 12, 2006