This standard identifies the competences you need to create engineering designs, in accordance with approved procedures. You will be required to obtain the information from a design brief, and to create a design to meet the design brief objectives. In addition, you will be expected to communicate and report any changes or difficulties to the appropriate people.

Your responsibilities will require you to comply with organisational policy and procedures for ensuring the successful creation of designs, and to report any problems that you cannot personally resolve to the relevant authority. You will be expected to work unsupervised, either on your own or as part of a team, which you may lead or direct, taking full responsibility for your actions, and possibly for the work of colleagues or subordinates.

Your underpinning knowledge will provide a good understanding of general and discipline-specific engineering principles and processes. You will be fully conversant with organisational procedures and systems, and will understand patents, copyright and intellectual property issues. You will be able to present your designs to the client and to other interested people, using appropriate methods and formats.

You will be fully aware of any health, safety and environmental requirements, and the appropriate legislative and regulatory frameworks applicable to your area of responsibility. You will be required to ensure that safe working practices are maintained throughout, and will understand the responsibility you owe to yourself and others in the workplace.

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1. work safely at all times, complying with health and safety and other relevant regulations, directives and guidelines
2. create designs that meet the client's requirements as specified in the design brief for the engineering product or process
3. apply approved engineering concepts, processes, principles to achieve the design brief
4. create a suitable range of designs for the client to consider
5. obtain suitable advice and guidance to assist in the design work
6. present the designs in suitable formats and with sufficient information to allow the client to assess them
7. identify any variations from the design brief and provide a suitable rationale for them
8. ensure that the designs comply with all relevant regulations, standards directives or codes of practice
9. deal promptly and effectively with problems within your control and seek help and guidance from the relevant people if you have problems that you cannot resolve
10. ensure that the designs are protected in line with organisational procedures

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1. the specific safety precautions to be taken when working with computer systems (to include safety guidance relating to the use of visual display unit (VDU) equipment and work station environment (such as lighting, seating, positioning of equipment), repetitive strain injury (RSI); the dangers of trailing leads and cables; how to spot faulty or dangerous electrical leads, plugs and connections)
2. the methods and procedures used to minimise the chances of infecting a computer with a virus
3. the implications if the computer you are using does become infected with a virus and who to contact if it does occur
4. the relevant sources and methods for obtaining any required technical information relevant to the design being produced
5. identify of the correct design software/package and the factors that must be considered
6. the regulations, standards, directives and codes of practice that are relevant, and any implications they have on the design
7. how to obtain information on regulations, standards directives and codes of practice
8. the national, international and organisational standards and conventions that are used for the design
9. the underlying engineering or manufacturing principles and concepts required to produce fit for purpose designs
10. the functionality of the design including any interrelationships required with other components/products/systems or technologies
11.  how and where to obtain the design brief/specification
12. the different types of design brief that could be required
13. how to address any necessary variations from the design brief
14. the types and level of detail that should be included in a design
15. the methods for achieving different types of design
16. the design formats that are most suitable to meet the client's needs
17. the number of different designs that are necessary to provide a client with options
18. the sources of advice and guidance on designs
19. how to present designs to the client
20. the potential risks to a design, and how can it be protected
21. the need for effective document and data control and the implications if these are not applied
22. the need to create backup copies, and to file them in a separate and safe location
23. the procedures used for making changes or amendments to the design
24. the limits of your own authority, and to whom you should report if you have problems that you cannot resolve

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1. Carry out all of the following activities when creating the designs:

   1. obtain and review existing information with reference to the specified design requirements
   2. prepare outline ideas for the designs, and agree them with interested parties
   3. carry out the design process, utilising the appropriate technology
   4. document all facets of the design activity
   5. communicate the outcomes of the design process to the appropriate people
   6. deliver the designs in the appropriate format
   7. ensure that the design cannot be changed or amended without authorisation

2. Carry out the design process, taking into account all of the following:

   1. client requirements                                                
   2. legal/copyright considerations
   3. design brief                                                            
   4. legislative requirements
   5. design constraints

3. Use three of the following to obtain the necessary data to produce the required design:

   1. drawing brief/request                                        
   2. specifications
   3. change order/modification request                    
   4. regulations
   5. manuals                                                           
   6. sample/prototype/model
   7. calculations                                                      
   8. previous drawings/designs
   9. sketches                                                          
   10. test/trial data
   11. modelling data
   12. standards reference documents
   13. notes from meetings/discussions
   14. other specific source

4. Create designs which take into consideration twelve of the following:

   1. function
   2. financial constraints
   3. manufacturing or installation requirements
   4. installation or commissioning requirements 
   5. building redundancy into the design               
   6. appropriate materials                
   7. technology
   8. aesthetics                                
   9. performance/capability
   10. reliability
   11. life cycle of product, system or process
   12. compatibility
   13. maintenance and repair                           
   14. product features
   15. availability of resources
   16. characteristics                           
   17. corporate branding                      
   18. components to be used
   19. any interface requirements
   20. future client support
   21. timescales
   22. diversity/alternatives
   23. safety
   24. environmental/sustainability factors
   25. other specific factor

5. Produce designs which include ten of the following:

   1. straight lines       
   2. symbols and abbreviations  
   3. hidden detail
   4. hatching or shading
   5. dimensions      
   6. curved/contour lines                        
   7. sectional detail
   8. surface detail/profiles
   9. insertion of standard components (such as mechanical, 
      electrical, electronic, fluid power)
   10. angled lines              
   11. circles or ellipses 
   12. parts lists
   13. technical data and information                    
   14. tolerances
   15. test points
   16. connection or termination points
   17. component coding
   18. routing details
   19. system interface
   20. component, equipment, system or site layout
   21. fault diagrams/trees
   22. component type, rating or specification 
   23. other specific design feature

6. Ensure that engineering designs comply with three of the following:

   1. organisational guidelines and procedures      
   2. recognised compliance agency/body's standards, directives or codes of practice
   3. equipment manufacturer's operating specification/range                                                                    
   4. customer standards and requirements
   5. British, European or International standards or directives
   6. health, safety and environmental requirements

7. Communicate details of the engineering designs to the appropriate people, using:

   1. a verbal report

plus one from the following:
2. computer-based presentation
3. computer generated report                                           
4. specific company document
5. other appropriate media

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​Additional Information

You will be able to apply the appropriate behaviours required in the workplace to meet the job profile and overall company objectives, such as:

• strong work ethic
• positive attitude
• team player
• dependability
• responsibility
• honesty
• integrity
• motivation
• commitment

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SEMEM4-08

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Corporate Managers and Senior Officials, Engineering, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, Functional Managers

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Engineering; leading; design; process; maintenance; quality; customer; function; features; objectives; manufacturing; installation; commissioning; testing; carrying out; problems; specifications; quality; research; create

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