5.6 KiB
5.6 KiB
Competences — automation engineer
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bb609566-3ab6-44dd-8f48-cf0b15b96827).
Essential
- adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
- analyse test data (skill/competence)
- approve engineering design (skill/competence)
- automatic control system (knowledge)
- automation technology (knowledge)
- computer engineering (knowledge)
- conduct literature research (skill/competence)
- conduct quality control analysis (skill/competence)
- control engineering (knowledge)
- define technical requirements (skill/competence)
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise (skill/competence)
- design automation components (skill/competence)
- design drawings (knowledge)
- design prototypes (skill/competence)
- develop electronic test procedures (skill/competence)
- develop mechatronic test procedures (skill/competence)
- electrical engineering (knowledge)
- electronics (knowledge)
- engineering principles (knowledge)
- engineering processes (knowledge)
- gather technical information (skill/competence)
- industrial engineering (knowledge)
- interact professionally in research and professional environments (skill/competence)
- manage personal professional development (skill/competence)
- manage research data (skill/competence)
- manufacturing processes (knowledge)
- mathematics (knowledge)
- mechanical engineering (knowledge)
- mechatronics (knowledge)
- monitor manufacturing quality standards (skill/competence)
- operate open source software (skill/competence)
- perform project management (skill/competence)
- physics (knowledge)
- prepare production prototypes (skill/competence)
- production processes (knowledge)
- record test data (skill/competence)
- report analysis results (skill/competence)
- robotic components (knowledge)
- robotics (knowledge)
- sensors (knowledge)
- simulate mechatronic design concepts (skill/competence)
- synthesise information (skill/competence)
- technical drawings (knowledge)
- think abstractly (skill/competence)
- use technical drawing software (skill/competence)
Optional
- apply blended learning (skill/competence)
- apply for research funding (skill/competence)
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
- assemble hardware components (skill/competence)
- assemble mechatronic units (skill/competence)
- assemble sensors (skill/competence)
- build business relationships (skill/competence)
- CAE software (knowledge)
- communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
- communicate with customers (skill/competence)
- conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
- coordinate engineering teams (skill/competence)
- create technical plans (skill/competence)
- define manufacturing quality criteria (skill/competence)
- design firmware (skill/competence)
- develop product design (skill/competence)
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
- disseminate results to the scientific community (skill/competence)
- draft bill of materials (skill/competence)
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (skill/competence)
- electromechanics (knowledge)
- evaluate research activities (skill/competence)
- examine engineering principles (skill/competence)
- firmware (knowledge)
- follow standards for machinery safety (skill/competence)
- guidance, navigation and control (knowledge)
- increase the impact of science on policy and society (skill/competence)
- install automation components (skill/competence)
- install mechatronic equipment (skill/competence)
- install software (skill/competence)
- integrate gender dimension in research (skill/competence)
- maintain control systems for automated equipment (skill/competence)
- maintain robotic equipment (skill/competence)
- maintain safe engineering watches (skill/competence)
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data (skill/competence)
- manage intellectual property rights (skill/competence)
- manage open publications (skill/competence)
- marine technology (knowledge)
- maritime law (knowledge)
- mentor individuals (skill/competence)
- microelectromechanical systems (knowledge)
- microelectronics (knowledge)
- model based system engineering (knowledge)
- monitor automated machines (skill/competence)
- perform resource planning (skill/competence)
- perform scientific research (skill/competence)
- perform test run (skill/competence)
- program firmware (skill/competence)
- promote open innovation in research (skill/competence)
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities (skill/competence)
- promote the transfer of knowledge (skill/competence)
- publish academic research (skill/competence)
- quality standards (knowledge)
- replace machines (skill/competence)
- safety engineering (knowledge)
- set up automotive robot (skill/competence)
- speak different languages (skill/competence)
- teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
- test mechatronic units (skill/competence)
- test sensors (skill/competence)
- use CAD software (skill/competence)
- use CAM software (skill/competence)
- write routine reports (skill/competence)
- write scientific publications (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 59 ads, as of 2026-07-09)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- troubleshooting — 31 %
- test automation — 20 %