5.1 KiB
5.1 KiB
Competences — chemical engineer
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ec21ce88-ce14-49b6-be0a-cc53cf5a3a67).
Essential
- adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
- analytical chemistry (knowledge)
- apply health and safety standards (skill/competence)
- approve engineering design (skill/competence)
- assess environmental impact (skill/competence)
- chemistry (knowledge)
- develop components separation processes (skill/competence)
- engineering principles (knowledge)
- engineering processes (knowledge)
- forecast organisational risks (skill/competence)
- green chemistry (knowledge)
- materials engineering (knowledge)
- oxidation (knowledge)
- perform chemical experiments (skill/competence)
- perform scientific research (skill/competence)
- spectroscopy (knowledge)
- test chemical samples (skill/competence)
- work with chemicals (skill/competence)
Optional
- advise on pollution prevention (skill/competence)
- advise on waste management procedures (skill/competence)
- analyse production processes for improvement (skill/competence)
- analyse test data (skill/competence)
- assess hydrogen production technologies (skill/competence)
- assess the feasibility of implementing developments (skill/competence)
- basic chemicals (knowledge)
- biological chemistry (knowledge)
- biology (knowledge)
- chemical preservation (knowledge)
- composite materials (knowledge)
- computer engineering (knowledge)
- conduct public presentations (skill/competence)
- contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products (skill/competence)
- create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
- define quality standards (skill/competence)
- design optical systems (skill/competence)
- design pharmaceutical manufacturing systems (skill/competence)
- design principles (knowledge)
- design prototypes (skill/competence)
- develop chemical products (skill/competence)
- develop material testing procedures (skill/competence)
- develop pharmaceutical drugs (skill/competence)
- draft design specifications (skill/competence)
- drug administration regulations (knowledge)
- electrical engineering (knowledge)
- electrical instrumentation engineering (knowledge)
- electricity (knowledge)
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation (skill/competence)
- ensure compliance with safety legislation (skill/competence)
- establish collaborative relations (skill/competence)
- evaluate pharmaceutical manufacturing process (skill/competence)
- examine engineering principles (skill/competence)
- examine samples in dermatology (skill/competence)
- execute feasibility study on hydrogen (skill/competence)
- explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients (skill/competence)
- good manufacturing practices (knowledge)
- human physiology (knowledge)
- improve chemical processes (skill/competence)
- industrial software (knowledge)
- integrate new products in manufacturing (skill/competence)
- intellectual property law (knowledge)
- laboratory techniques (knowledge)
- manage chemical testing procedures (skill/competence)
- manage pharmaceutical production facilities construction (skill/competence)
- manufacturing processes (knowledge)
- material mechanics (knowledge)
- mechanical engineering (knowledge)
- mechanics (knowledge)
- microbiology-bacteriology (knowledge)
- monitor plant production (skill/competence)
- nanotechnology (knowledge)
- optical engineering (knowledge)
- packaging engineering (knowledge)
- perform laboratory tests (skill/competence)
- pharmaceutical chemistry (knowledge)
- pharmaceutical drug development (knowledge)
- pharmaceutical industry (knowledge)
- pharmaceutical legislation (knowledge)
- pharmaceutical manufacturing quality systems (knowledge)
- pharmaceutical technology (knowledge)
- pharmacology (knowledge)
- pharmacovigilance legislation (knowledge)
- physics (knowledge)
- pollution legislation (knowledge)
- properties of textile materials (knowledge)
- provide information on hydrogen (skill/competence)
- provide technical expertise (skill/competence)
- quality assurance methodologies (knowledge)
- quality standards (knowledge)
- record test data (skill/competence)
- safety engineering (knowledge)
- semiconductors (knowledge)
- software architecture models (knowledge)
- supply chain management (knowledge)
- test materials (skill/competence)
- test pharmaceutical process (skill/competence)
- test production input materials (skill/competence)
- thermoplastic materials (knowledge)
- toxicology (knowledge)
- types of metal (knowledge)
- types of packaging materials (knowledge)
- types of plastic (knowledge)
- use CAD software (skill/competence)
- use chemical analysis equipment (skill/competence)
- use technical drawing software (skill/competence)
- write batch record documentation (skill/competence)
- write technical reports (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 49 ads, as of 2026-07-10)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- process optimization — 27 %
- troubleshooting — 27 %
- data analysis — 22 %