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As a design or development engineer, you’ll use your technical knowledge and creativity to come up with engineering designs that are based on product ideas. Learn more about a career in design and development engineering, find out what it involves and what you’ll need to study and do to get a role.
Generally, career progression comes with experience. The more experience you get, the more products you’ll work on and the more career progression you should see.
Many design and development engineers start out on a graduate training programme that usually provides experience in a range of areas. After this, it’s common for engineers to work towards becoming chartered.
Self-employment is possible when you have enough experience and it’s becoming more common for graduates to work on a freelance basis after graduating.
While you’ll learn things on the job, there may also be opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD) throughout your career, to keep improving your skillset and knowledge.
Working towards becoming chartered means you attend courses and training events and will get support and feedback from a more experienced mentor.
Professional organisations you could join include the Engineering Council and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
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