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If a knowledge of Pro-Engineer or related CAD/CAM design software is their main criteria for hiring, they aren't looking for an engineer, they're looking for a CAD/CAM software operator. The best engineers I know don't rely on high-end software, they use their minds and experience, and can do more on the back of a napkin with a pencil than any hot-shot fresh out of school workstation jockey with the latest whiz bang software.

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No, they want a cracker jack machinist or tool-maker. The college educated paper holders don't hold a candle to a fella who has a half dozen years of floor experience actually working with the software and the results it produces.

[rahbert]

Could be that they are looking for a plug-in writer which
would require some familiarity with coding to some API.

Of course, any reasonable C++ coder should be able to do that but they want minimum learn curve.