For a Product Design Engineer Emigrating to Australia
Welcome to our guide on the Australian skills assessment process for a Product Design Engineer. Before we examine the skills required to be recognised as a Product Design Engineer it may be helpful to explain that the skills assessment is the first step of the emigration process. The skills Assessment of a Product Design Engineer determines their eligibility to emigrate and the visa options available. Ultimately, it will affect their employment opportunities once they are in Australia.
While we appreciate that each case is unique, we always strive to secure the best possible outcome from the Skills Assessing Authorities in Australia. Experience has proven that efforts and expertise in this area are often the keys to a successful case.
Ensuring Product Design Engineers Are In High Demand
Every skilled migrant wants to know they will be able to secure a job quickly and easily when they are in Australia. The Australian emigration system ensures that they can.
Each year, State Governments and the two territorial Governments report to the federal government on their local demand for Product Design Engineers and if they need to bring in Product Design Engineers from overseas to fill any potential shortage skills gaps. This report states the number of overseas a Product Design Engineers required in the coming year to fill the skills gap within each region.
The Skills in demand are then broken down into priority lists. These lists range from those skills in high demand across the country to those skills with only limited demand within rural areas.
Curently, Product Design Engineers are on the MLTSSL list. Being on this list means a Product Design Engineer may qualify for one of the following visa streams:
- 190, 407, 491 (S/T), TSS (S)*, 494
To read more about the shortage skills list, you can visit the government website here: MLTSSL
Skills and Experience Required To Be a Product Design Engineer
Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Product Design Engineer, their qualification, skills and experience must be independently verified via a rigorous accreditation. The process ensures all skilled migrants can do their jobs to the required Australian standards.
1. Defining the job title a Product Design Engineer:
The profession “a Product Design Engineer” can mean something slightly different in Australia to what is referred to overseas. In “official emigration terms”, this profession is aligned within the occupation category “Engineering Professionals nec” and is uniquely identified by the code 233999. This may seem weird to some people, but it is a registry system that has been in place since 2006.
2. Key Requirements for a Product Design Engineer:
For a Product Design Engineer to be deemed experienced down under, here are the essential skills, tasks, duties and responsibilities they must be familiar with:
General Duties:
Human resources
Quality control and inspections
Production processes and machinery
Communication and collaboration
Performance evaluation and efficiency improvement
Data
analytics
and databases
Records
documentation
reports and research
Business operations and financial activities
Operating procedures and processes
Digital technologies and electronics
Core Specialist Responsibilities:
Inspect or prepare finished products
Review or prepare research or technical reports
Manage services
staff or activities
Collect samples and analyse results
Inspect items for damage or defects
Collaborate and advise on educational and technical issues
Undertake project planning
Improve operational performance
Undertake or provide professional skill and knowledge development
ICT support
design and management
Develop or evaluate projects or designs
Operate and maintain computers
Develop and review technical designs and processes
Maintain operational and production records
Inspect
test or maintain equipment or systems
Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:
Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency
quality or performance
Prepare detailed work plans
Update technical knowledge
Collect samples of raw materials or finished products
Document technical design details
Resolve operational performance problems
Maintain test equipment
Operate computer systems
Inspect operational processes
Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation
Conduct validation tests of equipment or processes
Review technical documents to plan work
Inspect finished products to locate flaws
Communicate technical information to suppliers
contractors or regulatory agencies
Analyse test or validation data
Direct quality control activities
Devise research or testing protocols
Maintain operational records or records systems
3. The Australian eligibility criteria for a Product Design Engineer:
Currently Product Design Engineer’s are listed on the . This reflects the demand for the profession within Australia.
4. Emigration options:
As the profession is currently listed on the , there are places available. However, demand is high, and Australia will stop inviting further applicants to emigrate once all the places are filled.
Navigating the Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services Skills Assessment Process
For Product Design Engineers, the skills assessing body is “Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services” they are often referred to as the VETASSESS. To visit their site, follow the link: https://www.vetassess.com.au
It is important to note that the primary purpose of the Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services is to make a profit and protect their current members from migrants entering Australia, taking their members’ jobs, and driving down standards or wages.
Therefore, the VETASSESS will often look to delay, frustrate and reject cases, preventing accreditations wherever possible, with those aims in mind.
The result of a candidate’s skills assessment is often a key factor in their success. It is vital that we secure the highest possible skills accreditation.
Find out more
Emigration law is one of the most complex areas of legislation and is continuously being adapted. By definition, emigrating to Australia is a legal process where the individual must prove their case. It is not down to the government to assist in that process. In fact, in legal terms, it is the government against whom we must win our case.
To discover more, complete our assessment form for your complimentary guide and one of our friendly experts will assess your eligibility to live and work in Australia.
