The Collar360

Powertrain engineer

Other names

automotive propulsion mechanisms expert, automotive propulsion mechanisms engineer, powertrain expert, powertrain systems engineer, powertrain designer

Mechanical, industrial and other engineering

They design and test the parts that make a vehicle move, and fix problems in them.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Conduct or direct system-level automotive testing.

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    Perform failure, variation, or root cause analyses.

  3. 3

    Calibrate vehicle systems, including control algorithms or other software systems.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
ingénieur en motopropulsion/ingénieure en motopropulsion
español
ingeniero de grupos motopropulsores/ingeniera de grupos motopropulsores
العربية
مهندس نقل القدرة
português
engenheiro especializado em grupos motopropulsores/engenheira especializada em grupos motopropulsores
Deutsch
Ingenieur für Antriebsstränge/Ingenieurin für Antriebsstränge
italiano
ingegnere progettista di gruppi propulsori

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