If you want to develop in this direction, in addition to learning your major subjects, you must also learn English and computer.
English speaking, at worst, to be able to communicate with foreigners with the help of gestures. Written at worst, you should be able to read about 10 pages of equipment manuals with the help of dictionaries and translation software, and be able to write simple product design instructions. Of course, it would be better if you could be better at this.
Computer must be proficient in the following software: Auto CAD, Solidworks (or Por / E, UG in any one), office, of course, can master a little more better.
Out of school after the first enterprise choice is very important, it is recommended that you choose: more formal, well-known enterprises, anyway, the first year of treatment are about the same, in the first year you need to lay the foundation for their own practice, which is necessary, and then you jump to other enterprises generally care about what you used to work in the enterprise, if you say that they come from a what agricultural machinery factory people will be Zou! Frown, on the contrary, you say from a very famous formal machinery factory will be very popular. After a year of work in large enterprises, you feel that there are prospects for development to stay, no prospects for development to jump in a hurry.
Now non-standard equipment, medical equipment, packaging equipment, new textile equipment, ultrasonic welding equipment manufacturers are better, the treatment of designers is also higher.
The direction of personal development and their own major has a certain connection, but not necessarily in practice, perhaps you will be very successful in the future in the management of management, management is also good, just a little more than the design distraction.
Wish you success!