expected free from 2024 / Training
Occupational definition
Technical product designers specialising in machine and system design are involved in the development of systems and machines. They create three-dimensional data models and technical documentation for components and assemblies.
Requirements
- At least good secondary school leaving certificate or (technical) university entrance qualification
- Interest in scientific subjects
- Good spatial imagination
- Fun with drawing
Training info
- 3.5 years of training
- Part-time instruction
- Vocational College Technology Siegen
Type. Working areas
- Mechanical and electrical design
- Product design and construction (mechanical and plant engineering)
Main topics
- Create and apply technical documents
- Plan and design plant components and products with 3D CAD software
- Develop products, from design to calculation of components
- Distinguish and select materials and assembly techniques
- Carry out orders in a project-oriented manner
- Make test runs and optimise your designs