| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment. |
| Confer with engineering, marketing, production, or sales departments, or with customers, to establish and evaluate design concepts for manufactured products. |
| Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends. |
| Direct and coordinate the fabrication of models or samples and the drafting of working drawings and specification sheets from sketches. |
| Evaluate feasibility of design ideas, based on factors such as appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods, and market characteristics. |
| Present designs and reports to customers or design committees for approval, and discuss need for modification. |
| Develop manufacturing procedures and monitor the manufacture of their designs in a factory to improve operations and product quality. |
| Investigate product characteristics such as the product`s safety and handling qualities, its market appeal, how efficiently it can be produced, and ways of distributing, using and maintaining it. |
| Research production specifications, costs, production materials and manufacturing methods, and provide cost estimates and itemized production requirements. |
| Participate in new product planning or market research, including studying the potential need for new products. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
| Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
| Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
