Mechanical technical designer - Salary and Career
Technical mechanical designers

Mechanical technical designer - Career description, activities, functions and salary

Perform drawings, projections and cutting using manual and electronic means and prepare detailed diagrams of machines and parts and of naval and aeronautical projects, defining the means of drawing execution and collecting project data, such as including dimensions, adjustment methods and other information engineering, under the supervision of a draftsman or an engineer, accompany the execution and assembly process.

How much does an Mechanical technical designer earn

A Mechanical technical designer earns between $550 and $6.166 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.176 and a median salary of $1.800 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 2.572 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Mechanical technical designer

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 2.176 26.117 544 12
1º Quartile 550 6.599 137 3
Median Salary 1.800 21.600 450 10
3º Quartile 4.702 56.430 1.176 26
Higher Salary 6.166 73.992 1.542 35


Professional job categories

  • Middle level technicians
    • middle-level technicians in the physical, chemical, engineering sciences
      • technical designers and modelers
        • technical mechanical designers

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Main workplaces

Technical mechanical designers these workers work in companies linked to the manufacture of rubber and plastic articles and metal products (machinery and equipment), basic metallurgy, manufacture and assembly of motor vehicles, trailers and bodies and electrical machinery, appliances and materials. They are employed with a formal contract and are organized into teams, with occasional supervision. They work indoors and during daytime hours, and may spend long periods in uncomfortable positions and under pressure.


What does it take to work in the field of Technical mechanical designers

The holders of the occupation are required, for entry into companies, to have a minimum education equivalent to incomplete high school, one to two years of previous experience in the function and a basic qualification course of more than four hundred class hours.


Functions and activities of Mechanical technical designer

Technical mechanical designers must:

  • executing drawings using manual and electronic means;
  • running drawings using manual and electronic means;
  • executing drawings, using manual and electronic means;
  • monitor the execution and assembly process;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • produce drawing;
  • plan the work;
  • collect project data;

  • Activities

    • acting with a spirit of leadership;
    • acting creatively;
    • sketch with the aid of measuring instruments;
    • estimate drawing execution time;
    • communicate positively and objectively;
    • identify project applicability;
    • act with a critical sense;
    • using computer resources;
    • check the assembly of the parts in relation to the drawing;
    • prepare reports;
    • create parts list of assembly;
    • meet pre-established requirements;
    • assimilate information and innovations;
    • work in an organized manner;
    • propose improvements;
    • be interested in new knowledge;
    • detail assembly and assembly drawing;
    • express yourself technically with clarity;
    • define the means of drawing execution;
    • show spatial vision;
    • acting responsibly;
    • using hand drawing tools;
    • prioritize;
    • work seeking professional development;
    • review the drawing after release by the person in charge, modifying and correcting it;
    • acting with a spirit of initiative;
    • calculate the weight and center of gravity of each part;
    • act creatively;
    • apply technical standards;
    • read and interpret drawings;
    • identify risk conditions that compromise the physical integrity of people and the company;
    • collect technical information with interface areas;
    • making copies by plotting or copier;
    • work as a team;
    • control the distribution of copies of drawings;
    • check the part against the drawing;
    • make decisions;
    • meet the overall schedule;
    • follow safety and environmental standards;
    • express yourself technically clearly;
    • using computer aided design system (cad);
    • making copies by plotting or copier;
    • focus on work;
    • represent the drawing clearly and clearly;
    • act with self-control;
    • make calculations necessary for drawing execution;
    • check drawings;
    • identify interfaces with areas involved in the project;
    • identify drawings for file;
    • organize manual and electronic drawing files;
    • identify the material of the part to be designed;
    • assist the performer in the manufacturing process;
    • work for professional development;
    • detect errors;
    • consult tables, graphs and technical standards;
    • define execution schedule;
    • set execution schedule;


    Sectors that hire Mechanical technical designer the most in the job market

    • engineering services
    • manufacture of machinery and equipment for agriculture and livestock, parts and accessories
    • manufacture of machinery and equipment for specific industrial use, parts and accessories
    • manufacture of other general purpose machinery and equipment, parts and accessories
    • manufacture of machinery and equipment for the food, beverage and tobacco industries
    • manufacture of metal structures
    • manufacture of furniture with predominant metal
    • building construction
    • manufacture of other metal products
    • business management consulting activities




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