AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

Professional Skills

According to the Resolution CNE/CES 11, of 11 March 2002, that establishes the national curriculum guidelines for undergraduate engineering programs, the training of engineers aims to provide the professional knowledge required for the engineering practice, endowing students with the following skills and competencies:

• Applying mathematical, scientific, technological and instrumental knowledge to engineering;
• Designing and conducting experiments as well as interpreting results;
• Conceiving, designing and analyzing systems, products and processes;
• Planning, supervising, developing and coordinating engineering projects and services;
• Identifying, formulating and solving engineering problems;
• Developing and/or using new tools and techniques;
• Supervising the operation and maintenance of systems;
• Critically evaluating the operation and maintenance of systems;
• Communicating effectively in written, oral and graphic forms;
• Working in multidisciplinary teams;
• Understanding and applying professional ethics and responsibility;
• Assessing the impact of engineering activities on the social and environmental context;
• Assessing the economic feasibility of engineering projects;
• Taking the attitude of constant pursuit for professional development.

In particular, the UFSC Automotive Engineering graduate will be able to:

• Evaluate, deploy, manage and maintain systems requiring technological knowledge in the various areas involved in the process of developing and updating a vehicle, its components and systems;
• Plan, implement and monitor projects of automotive systems, sub-assemblies and auto parts;
• Identify possibilities and limitations, proposing solutions for the problems detected during the various stages of the development of automotive products, by applying the existing scientific and technological knowledge in the area;
• Design manufacturing support systems for automotive systems, sub-assemblies and auto parts;
• Manage and analyze vehicle tests;
• Manage and develop manufacturing and assembly processes;
• Apply rules and legislation in force in the field of Automotive Engineering, that impact on their area of training focused on the field of industry;
• Analyze impacts of environmental and collective health and security actions in the commodity chain and in the business processes of the companies in which they work;
• Prepare and interpret technical documentation, scaling resources and analyzing project implementation costs;
• Propose improvement solutions in the functionality, operation, development and production of automotive components and systems;
• Analyze the economic and environmental viability of mechanical processes and products.

CREA – Regional Council of Engineering and Agronomy

The Automotive Engineering program at UFSC is registered with the professional regulatory body CREA (Regional Council of Engineering and Agronomy), which grants professional licenses allowing engineers to work in the field. In process 9-000130025-0, under the professional title “Automotive Engineer” (Code 131-13-00), graduates of the program are authorized to practice in accordance with Confea Resolution No. 1,105, dated September 28, 2018.

“Article 2 – It is the responsibility of the automotive engineer to perform the duties established in Article 7 of Law No. 5,194 of 1966, in conjunction with activities 1 to 18 of Article 5, §1 of Resolution No. 1,073 of April 19, 2016, related to automotive vehicles.”

“Article 3 – The automotive engineer may also engage in the duties established in Article 7 of Law No. 5,194 of 1966, combined with activities 1 to 18 of Article 5, §1 of Resolution No. 1,073 of 2016, involving mechanical processes, machinery, industrial and mechanical installations, mechanical and electromechanical equipment, and air conditioning systems applied to the automotive industry, strictly in accordance with the program’s focus and pedagogical project, at the discretion of the specialized chamber.”