automotive engineer vs engineer

automotive engineer and engineer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
automotive engineer	Yes	No	No	No
engineer	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, engineer is a hypernym of automotive engineer; that is, engineer is a word with a broader meaning than automotive engineer:

automotive engineer: an engineer concerned with the design and construction of automobiles
engineer: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

Other hypernyms of automotive engineer include applied scientist, technologist.

automotive engineer (noun)	engineer (noun)
an engineer concerned with the design and construction of automobiles	a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
	the operator of a railway locomotive

automotive engineer (verb)	engineer (verb)
	plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
	design as an engineer