What kind of education do you need to design, develop or maintain CNC machine tools? Is there a big demand for jobs there?

Maintenance requirements are low, but you should be familiar with CNC system, electrical, mechanical structure, sealing, sheet metal and so on.

Design research and development needs a high degree of specialization, otherwise the basic knowledge is not enough and it cannot be carried out.

Numerical control machine tool is a typical mechatronics equipment, which requires a wide range of knowledge. Knowing the mechanical design of machine tools makes it easy to find the mechanical design of other equipment. So employment is not a problem.