Engineering courses can help you learn design principles, project management, systems analysis, and problem-solving techniques. You can build skills in technical drawing, materials selection, and prototyping, along with understanding regulatory standards and sustainability practices. Many courses introduce tools such as CAD software for design, simulation programs for testing, and project management platforms to streamline workflows.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Star Schema, Data Warehousing, Database Design, Data Mart, Data Modeling, Business Intelligence, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integrity, Data Transformation, Performance Tuning, Data Quality, Performance Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Wiring Diagram, Electrical Wiring, Electrical Systems, Schematic Diagrams, AutoCAD, Communication Systems, Computer-Aided Design, Engineering Drawings, Verification And Validation, Systems Design, Technical Drawing, Systems Integration, Safety Standards, Building Codes
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Spring Boot, Data Pipelines, Java, Restful API, Performance Tuning, Data Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Claude Code, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Patterns, Anthropic Claude, Prompt Engineering Tools, LLM Application, Productivity, Multimodal Prompts, OpenAI, Debugging, TypeScript, OpenAI API, AI Enablement, Agentic systems, AI Orchestration, Version Control, AI Workflows, Generative AI
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Security, Data Integrity, Data Infrastructure, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Management, Data Security, Infrastructure Security, Encryption, Private Cloud, Security Controls, Network Security, Cloud Storage, Identity and Access Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Real Time Data, Data Pipelines, Apache Spark, Scala Programming, Development Environment, Data Processing, Live Streaming, Data Transformation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Integrity, Verification And Validation, Reconciliation, Debugging, Auditing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Performance Tuning, PySpark, Database Management, Resource Allocation, Process Optimization, Scalability, Performance Analysis, Job Analysis, Debugging, System Configuration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, PySpark, Databricks, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, Big Data, Apache, Real Time Data, Python Programming, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning, SQL, Data Transformation, Performance Tuning, Distributed Computing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Technical Communication, LLM Application, Debugging, Anomaly Detection, Root Cause Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Business Metrics, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Analysis, Analysis, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Performance Metric, Generative AI, Customer Retention, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: No-Code Development, User Centered Design, Mobile Development, Web Applications, User Interface (UI) Design, Experience Design, UI/UX Research, User Feedback, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Root Cause Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Toronto
Skills you'll gain: ArcGIS, Spatial Data Analysis, Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Analysis, Geospatial Mapping, Data Mapping, Global Positioning Systems, Data Capture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months