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2026-08-14 16:51:42 +02:00

6.7 KiB

Competences — agricultural equipment design engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a5dc92b4-9712-4bc5-a08a-f6efa07b855f).

Essential

  • adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
  • advise on safety improvements (skill/competence)
  • agricultural chemicals (knowledge)
  • agricultural equipment (knowledge)
  • approve engineering design (skill/competence)
  • CAD software (knowledge)
  • e-agriculture (knowledge)
  • engineering principles (knowledge)
  • engineering processes (knowledge)
  • execute feasibility study (skill/competence)
  • industrial engineering (knowledge)
  • legislation in agriculture (knowledge)
  • manufacturing processes (knowledge)
  • mathematics (knowledge)
  • mechanical engineering (knowledge)
  • mechanics (knowledge)
  • perform scientific research (skill/competence)
  • production processes (knowledge)
  • read engineering drawings (skill/competence)
  • sustainable agricultural production principles (knowledge)
  • technical drawings (knowledge)
  • troubleshoot (skill/competence)
  • use CAD software (skill/competence)
  • use computer-aided engineering systems (skill/competence)
  • use technical drawing software (skill/competence)

Optional

  • advise on machinery malfunctions (skill/competence)
  • blueprints (knowledge)
  • CAE software (knowledge)
  • create a product's virtual model (skill/competence)
  • design prototypes (skill/competence)
  • determine production capacity (skill/competence)
  • determine production feasibility (skill/competence)
  • estimate duration of work (skill/competence)
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence)
  • maintain agricultural machinery (skill/competence)
  • maintain rotating equipment (skill/competence)
  • manage supplies (skill/competence)
  • material mechanics (knowledge)
  • monitor production developments (skill/competence)
  • operate agricultural machinery (skill/competence)
  • plan manufacturing processes (skill/competence)
  • provide cost benefit analysis reports (skill/competence)
  • read standard blueprints (skill/competence)
  • reverse engineering (knowledge)
  • set up the controller of a machine (skill/competence)
  • supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings (skill/competence)
  • use CAM software (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 8 ads, as of 2026-07-08)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • 3d modeling — 25 %
  • mechanical design — 25 %
  • natural fertilizer application — 12 %
  • network administration — 12 %
  • organizational planning — 12 %
  • outreach — 12 %
  • field validation — 12 %
  • financial oversight — 12 %
  • food systems analysis — 12 %
  • grant writing — 12 %
  • hydraulic systems — 12 %
  • incident response — 12 %
  • lifecycle management — 12 %
  • manufacturing process documentation — 12 %
  • marketing — 12 %
  • agricultural practices — 12 %
  • assembly design — 12 %
  • asset management — 12 %
  • bearing selection — 12 %
  • bushings — 12 %
  • compost creation — 12 %
  • crop production — 12 %
  • data collection — 12 %
  • data entry — 12 %
  • data record keeping — 12 %
  • data tracking — 12 %
  • cybersecurity — 12 %
  • driveline components — 12 %
  • endpoint management — 12 %
  • equipment maintenance — 12 %
  • farm management — 12 %
  • fastener selection — 12 %
  • field testing — 12 %
  • permaculture design — 12 %
  • personnel planning — 12 %
  • problem identification — 12 %
  • product development — 12 %
  • policy interpretation — 12 %
  • program leadership — 12 %
  • project planning — 12 %
  • prototype construction — 12 %
  • reforestation — 12 %
  • relationship management — 12 %
  • seed bank management — 12 %
  • sheet metal design — 12 %
  • soil conservation — 12 %
  • soil testing — 12 %
  • solution creation — 12 %
  • stakeholder engagement — 12 %
  • structural analysis — 12 %
  • systems administration — 12 %
  • sustainable agriculture — 12 %
  • vendor management — 12 %
  • vulnerability scanning — 12 %
  • weldment design — 12 %

Methods

  • sustainable agriculture — 12 %
  • user lifecycle management — 12 %
  • student mentorship — 12 %
  • regenerative agriculture — 12 %
  • precision agriculture — 12 %
  • competitive grants — 12 %
  • engineering change process — 12 %
  • cybersecurity program governance — 12 %
  • design for manufacturability (DFM) — 12 %
  • applied research — 12 %
  • bom management — 12 %
  • agroecology — 12 %
  • mass production — 12 %
  • informal education — 12 %
  • extension education — 12 %
  • permaculture — 12 %
  • network security best practices — 12 %

Responsibilities

  • vendor collaboration — 25 %
  • vegetable seedbed maintenance — 12 %
  • systems administration — 12 %
  • teaching assistance — 12 %
  • team supervision — 12 %
  • tillage — 12 %
  • project development — 12 %
  • project leadership — 12 %
  • prototype support — 12 %
  • prototype testing — 12 %
  • product development lifecycle management — 12 %
  • product improvement — 12 %
  • program delivery enhancement — 12 %
  • program expansion — 12 %
  • personnel recruitment — 12 %
  • pest control support — 12 %
  • planting — 12 %
  • safety guideline adherence — 12 %
  • security implementation — 12 %
  • site host relationship development — 12 %
  • social media support — 12 %
  • seed germination assistance — 12 %
  • soil improvement — 12 %
  • network monitoring — 12 %
  • performance management — 12 %
  • mechanical design verification — 12 %
  • mechanical part design — 12 %
  • infrastructure upkeep — 12 %
  • issue review — 12 %
  • language tutoring — 12 %
  • long-term planning — 12 %
  • grounds maintenance — 12 %
  • harvesting — 12 %
  • funding source liaison — 12 %
  • garden maintenance — 12 %
  • floor support — 12 %
  • file organization — 12 %
  • apparatus construction — 12 %
  • budget management — 12 %
  • assembly creation — 12 %
  • communication with site hosts — 12 %
  • crop rotation planning — 12 %
  • design improvement — 12 %
  • drawing maintenance — 12 %
  • endpoint software deployment — 12 %
  • event preparation — 12 %
  • field testing — 12 %