Automobile Engineering (AUE)

Automobile Engineers are mainly classified into three streams like Product or Design Engineers, Development Engineers and Manufacturing Engineers. Product Engineers or Design Engineers are those who deal with the designing and testing of the components and systems of automobiles. They design and test each part of the visualized automobile, seeing that it meets all requirements, performs as required, that the material meets desired durability, and so on. Manufacturing Engineers deal with activities like how to create and assemble the whole parts of automobiles. They have to design and layout the equipment’s, machine rates and line rates, specification of automation equipment, and manufacturing safety procedures. Automobile engineering deals with designing the vehicle, manufacturing new products, repairing, and servicing vehicles. It is indeed a sub-branch of mechanical engineering and also known as automotive engineering or vehicle engineering. It involves studying motor systems, design, technology and many more. The rapid advancement in technology in recent years has ushered in a new era of hi-tech vehicles, making the business environment in the Indian auto industry very conducive. Your prospects as an automobile engineer will be favourable, as the sector is growing at a very fast clip. Automobile engineering field requires a lot of determination, dedication and hard work.

Job opportunities –

PRIVATE SECTOR-

TATA, Apollo Tyres, Bajaj, Hero Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, Honda, Caterpillar, Escorts, Yamaha, Mahindra & Mahindra and many other companies.

Govt. SECTOR-

• Scooters India Limited
• Tyre Corporation of India Limited
• Automotive Research Association of India 
• National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project.

Higher studies-

M.Tech in Automobile Engineering, Doctorate etc..