All about the profession of a leading engineer

One of the most in-demand specialties today is the profession of a leading engineer. This is a person with the most versatile responsibilities associated with the technical side of the production process. In our review, we will consider everything about the profession of a leading engineer, we will dwell in more detail on the job responsibilities of this specialist, as well as the qualification requirements for applicants for this position.

A leading engineer is an employee whose duties include full control over all technical and technological processes at the enterprise. Usually, an applicant with a higher technical education is appointed to this position, while it is mandatory to have work experience in the profession. Depending on the characteristics of the completed educational program, the specialization of the leading engineer or the direction of his future work is largely formed. An employee in this position must know well all the teaching materials that are required within each specific industry. This person should be sociable and inquisitive.

Working in a particular field of science and technology, the leading engineer must clearly know all the standards, technical and technological documentation, legal and regulatory materials that may have anything to do with his activities... It is important that he constantly studied additional literature, which determines the order of registration of technical documents or patents. This specialist must have the knowledge and practical skills of work in terms of the organization of the work process, ergonomics and economics. Since the position of a leading engineer is a managerial one, this employee is required to comply with the current Labor Code of the Russian Federation, knowledge of labor protection standards and rules.

It is obvious that a person planning to take the position of a leading engineer must be truly highly skilled workers. This position assumes active participation in the creation and implementation of production projects, the development of technical documentation and the organization of laboratory research. This person is engaged in the collection of the necessary information, its systematization, as well as processing and analysis. Its functionality includes quality control of the work performed and verification of their compliance with the standards required by law.

In accordance with the ECTS adopted, approving professional standards for each position, the leading engineer has the OKPDTR code 22446 9 1 2149 05. This specialist, in strict accordance with the job description, must perform the following functional duties:

• participate in the organization and conduct of scientific and practical research and the implementation of laboratory and technical developments;
• produce data collection and analysis in order to monitor the efficiency of production and create a set of measures to increase its efficiency;
• provide timeliness and appropriate quality of all workrelated to the technical and production part;
• achieve compliance of the implemented production projects with accepted standards, as well as the technical capabilities of the enterprise;
• supervise the design of circuits in various directions, as well as methods and means of monitoring the progress of experiments and tests, drawing up laboratory models;
• make up description of the basic principles of the designed objects and products, as well as make calculations to justify the adoption of certain technical solutions;
• supervise the installation and commissioning of new equipment;
• provide compliance with safety requirements when performing production work;
• participate in formation and implementation of a set of measures aimed at reducing costs for the production and technical component of the project;
• organize implementation of the achievements of Russian and foreign science at the enterprise;
• prepare reviews based on research and development data;
• make up qualified opinions on technical documentationwhich may come from any third party;
• participate in the evaluation of scientific works, as well as the preparation of publications;
• file patent applications and prototypes;
• take part in scientific seminars and conferencesheld among representatives of the technical communities;
• realize guidance of technicians and engineers.

In addition to responsibilities, the lead engineer also has his own rights. So, he must be constantly aware of all projects that are in one way or another related to his work. The leading engineer has the right to make proposals regarding the efficiency of his work and the rational use of production capacities and resources. The lead engineer has the right, on his own initiative, to prepare materials for the opening of any new project. This employee can report to management on any shortcomings and problems that come to light during the work on the project.

To qualify for the position of a lead engineer, an employee must be well aware of the following:

• materials that, to one degree or another, determine the direction of development of a particular branch of industry, science, technology, economy;
• prospects for further development of the field in which the leading specialist works;
• basic research methodology, organization of testing, experiments and laboratory experiments;
• Russian and foreign achievements in the field of science and technology;
• methodological literature in terms of the developed problems or related issues;
• current technical specifications, standards, GOSTs and other standards for the operation of production and technological systems;
• requirements for the development and implementation of technical documents;
• principles of registration of patents and patent science;
• methodological bases for dispatching the production process;
• methodology of procurement procedures;
• requirements approved by law for the rules of organization and work rationing;
• the basics of the current labor legislation;
• fire safety rules and regulations.

In accordance with the existing qualification requirements, only a person with a higher professional education, whose work experience in the specialty is at least 5 years, can be appointed to the position of a leading engineer. Please note that the interpretation of this requirement must be literal and exclude any extended understanding. In particular, this applies to seniority requirements. In this case, it is meant that an applicant for the position of a leading engineer must have been working in the position of an engineer for 5 or more years... Confirmation of this is considered to be the entries in his work book, where the word "engineer" must certainly appear.

A leading engineer is required in enterprises of a wide variety of categories. A specialist in this category can be found in the staffing table of invention and design departments of companies. A professional in this field can use his knowledge and skills in factories and factories, as well as in research institutes and even in schools. The position of a leading engineer is in demand in metallurgy, construction of buildings and structures, instrument and mechanical engineering, medicine, military production, energy and many other areas. In science, a lead engineer often studies neighboring subject areas such as, for example, ecology or economics.

The lead engineer-inventor is usually closer to working in a design office. For a practical engineer, work in the manufacturing sector or any other industry is more suitable. Some leading engineers move over time to teaching jobs. In our country, a leading engineer has a pretty good chance of developing his talent. However, only on condition that he has a high level of qualifications.

In order to be realized in the profession, the most active young engineers, even in their student years, are looking for a place for an internship, earn extra money in technical schools or laboratories at their own departments. Thus, By the time they receive their diploma, they have sufficient practical experience, as well as knowledge sufficient to apply for one or another engineering position.

Engineering in Russia is becoming more and more promising every year.Workers in this sector have more and more chances for good career growth and high salaries - many areas of activity that require such employees are rapidly developing these days thanks to government grants and commercial investments. The most ambitious and hardworking employees, who are not afraid to generate promising, bold and practically grounded ideas, get every chance to implement them on their own in the future.