Patent engineer is a technical title set by the personnel department of local government for technical personnel engaged in intellectual property work in enterprises in recent years, which is similar to the usual technical titles such as assistant engineer, engineer and senior engineer. At present, it is set up in some developed intellectual property areas in Jiangsu and Shanghai, and many areas are still in the exploration stage. Of course, many companies recruit intellectual property managers, who are also called patent engineers. This situation is only the name of the enterprise content, not the title recognized by the state.

Patent engineers don't need to be qualified as patent agents, of course, some are qualified.

The main work is responsible for patent retrieval, patent application, patent management, patent strategy formulation and patent infringement detection.