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2.7 KiB

Competences — design engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6fc8f605-98b9-4218-b5e2-91c4c9c55c4d).

Essential

  • assess financial viability (skill/competence)
  • CAD software (knowledge)
  • circular economy (knowledge)
  • define technical requirements (skill/competence)
  • design principles (knowledge)
  • engineering principles (knowledge)
  • engineering processes (knowledge)
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence)
  • execute feasibility study (skill/competence)
  • interpret technical requirements (skill/competence)
  • manage engineering project (skill/competence)
  • mathematics (knowledge)
  • perform scientific research (skill/competence)
  • present artistic design proposals (skill/competence)
  • project management (knowledge)
  • technical drawings (knowledge)
  • use technical drawing software (skill/competence)

Optional

  • adapt to new design materials (skill/competence)
  • adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
  • analyse stress resistance of materials (skill/competence)
  • analyse stress resistance of products (skill/competence)
  • analyse test data (skill/competence)
  • build a product's physical model (skill/competence)
  • CAE software (knowledge)
  • conduct performance tests (skill/competence)
  • conduct research on trends in design (skill/competence)
  • create a product's virtual model (skill/competence)
  • create technical plans (skill/competence)
  • design management (knowledge)
  • design power plant systems (skill/competence)
  • design prototypes (skill/competence)
  • determine suitability of materials (skill/competence)
  • develop test procedures (skill/competence)
  • draft design specifications (skill/competence)
  • draw design sketches (skill/competence)
  • industrial research and development (knowledge)
  • keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes (skill/competence)
  • liaise with engineers (skill/competence)
  • manufacturing processes (knowledge)
  • model based system engineering (knowledge)
  • nuclear physics (knowledge)
  • perform test run (skill/competence)
  • prepare production prototypes (skill/competence)
  • product data management (knowledge)
  • record test data (skill/competence)
  • supervise work on design planning (skill/competence)
  • thermohydraulics (knowledge)
  • use CAD software (skill/competence)
  • use testing equipment (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 33 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

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

Hard skills

  • mechanical design — 27 %