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5.0 KiB

Competences — electrical engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/86ca306c-ab99-420a-9e2a-aa73c5c4de22).

Essential

  • abide by regulations on banned materials (skill/competence)
  • adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
  • approve engineering design (skill/competence)
  • artificial lighting systems (knowledge)
  • assemble electromechanical systems (skill/competence)
  • automation technology (knowledge)
  • automotive engineering (skill/competence)
  • battery management systems (knowledge)
  • computer technology (knowledge)
  • define technical requirements (skill/competence)
  • design circuit boards (skill/competence)
  • design drawings (knowledge)
  • design electric power systems (skill/competence)
  • design electrical systems (skill/competence)
  • design electromechanical systems (skill/competence)
  • design smart grids (skill/competence)
  • electric drives (knowledge)
  • electric generators (knowledge)
  • electric motors (knowledge)
  • electrical engineering (knowledge)
  • electrical equipment components (knowledge)
  • electrical equipment regulations (knowledge)
  • electrical instrumentation engineering (knowledge)
  • electrical testing methods (knowledge)
  • electrical wiring diagrams (knowledge)
  • electricity (knowledge)
  • electricity principles (knowledge)
  • electromechanics (knowledge)
  • engineering principles (knowledge)
  • ensure safety in electrical power operations (skill/competence)
  • integrated design (knowledge)
  • interpret circuit diagrams (skill/competence)
  • maintain electrical engines (skill/competence)
  • model electromagnetic products (skill/competence)
  • perform energy simulations (skill/competence)
  • perform scientific research (skill/competence)
  • perform smart grid feasibility study (skill/competence)
  • power engineering (knowledge)
  • robotics (knowledge)
  • smart grids systems (knowledge)
  • sustainable technologies (knowledge)
  • use technical drawing software (skill/competence)

Optional

  • align software with system architectures (skill/competence)
  • analyse production processes for improvement (skill/competence)
  • analyse test data (skill/competence)
  • assemble hardware components (skill/competence)
  • Assembly (computer programming) (knowledge)
  • assess financial viability (skill/competence)
  • battery design (knowledge)
  • biotechnology (knowledge)
  • CAM software (knowledge)
  • combined heat and power generation (knowledge)
  • create electrical wiring diagram (skill/competence)
  • design a mini wind power system (skill/competence)
  • design an electric heating system (skill/competence)
  • design electromagnets (skill/competence)
  • design prototypes (skill/competence)
  • design sensors (skill/competence)
  • design user interface (skill/competence)
  • domestic cooling systems (knowledge)
  • electric heating systems (knowledge)
  • electrical machines (knowledge)
  • electrical wiring plans (knowledge)
  • electromagnetic spectrum (knowledge)
  • electromagnetism (knowledge)
  • electromagnets (knowledge)
  • electronics (knowledge)
  • engineering control theory (knowledge)
  • ensure equipment availability (skill/competence)
  • environmental legislation (knowledge)
  • hardware components (knowledge)
  • hardware materials (knowledge)
  • hybrid control systems (knowledge)
  • install operating system (skill/competence)
  • instruct on energy saving technologies (skill/competence)
  • instrumentation equipment (knowledge)
  • integrated circuits (knowledge)
  • manage system testing (skill/competence)
  • mathematics (knowledge)
  • mechanics (knowledge)
  • microelectronics (knowledge)
  • microsensors (knowledge)
  • mini wind power generation (knowledge)
  • model electromechanical systems (skill/competence)
  • model hardware (skill/competence)
  • monitor machine operations (skill/competence)
  • nanotechnology (knowledge)
  • Objective-C (knowledge)
  • operate precision machinery (skill/competence)
  • optoelectronics (knowledge)
  • perform a feasibility study on combined heat and power (skill/competence)
  • perform data analysis (skill/competence)
  • PHP (knowledge)
  • physics (knowledge)
  • precision mechanics (knowledge)
  • prepare production prototypes (skill/competence)
  • process customer orders (skill/competence)
  • product data management (knowledge)
  • program firmware (skill/competence)
  • R (knowledge)
  • select sustainable technologies in design (skill/competence)
  • test electromechanical systems (skill/competence)
  • test microelectronics (skill/competence)
  • test sensors (skill/competence)
  • use CAE software (skill/competence)
  • use precision tools (skill/competence)
  • VBScript (knowledge)
  • Visual Basic (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 51 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

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

Hard skills

  • electrical system design — 24 %
  • power distribution — 20 %