electromechanical-drafter/references/skills.md

Competences — electromechanical drafter

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1e2aaeff-5bf1-4649-9f09-9ebbd5cc3501).

Essential

• CAD software (knowledge)
• create technical plans (skill/competence)
• customise drafts (skill/competence)
• design drawings (knowledge)
• design electromechanical systems (skill/competence)
• design prototypes (skill/competence)
• electrical engineering (knowledge)
• electrical equipment regulations (knowledge)
• electrical machines (knowledge)
• electrical wiring diagrams (knowledge)
• electricity (knowledge)
• electromechanics (knowledge)
• interpret electrical diagrams (skill/competence)
• liaise with engineers (skill/competence)
• manual draughting techniques (knowledge)
• mathematics (knowledge)
• mechanical engineering (knowledge)
• model electromechanical systems (skill/competence)
• technical drawings (knowledge)
• use CAD software (skill/competence)
• use technical drawing software (skill/competence)

Optional

• analyse big data (skill/competence)
• analyse test data (skill/competence)
• apply technical communication skills (skill/competence)
• business intelligence (knowledge)
• CAE software (knowledge)
• cloud technologies (knowledge)
• communicate test results to other departments (skill/competence)
• communicate with customers (skill/competence)
• create a product's virtual model (skill/competence)
• data mining (knowledge)
• data storage (knowledge)
• define part requirements (skill/competence)
• design electrical systems (skill/competence)
• develop assembly instructions (skill/competence)
• draft bill of materials (skill/competence)
• draw blueprints (skill/competence)
• electric drives (knowledge)
• electric generators (knowledge)
• electric motors (knowledge)
• engineering principles (knowledge)
• information extraction (knowledge)
• information structure (knowledge)
• keep records of work progress (skill/competence)
• manage data (skill/competence)
• manage quantitative data (skill/competence)
• manufacturing processes (knowledge)
• mechatronics (knowledge)
• perform data mining (skill/competence)
• plan manufacturing processes (skill/competence)
• prepare assembly drawings (skill/competence)
• review drafts (skill/competence)
• statistical analysis system software (knowledge)
• train employees (skill/competence)
• unstructured data (knowledge)
• use manual draughting techniques (skill/competence)
• use specific data analysis software (skill/competence)
• utilise machine learning (skill/competence)
• visual presentation techniques (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 6 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

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

Hard skills

• mechanical drafting — 50 %
• electrical drafting — 33 %
• electrical system design — 33 %
• electromechanical drafting — 33 %
• 3d modeling — 33 %
• change management — 33 %
• bill of materials creation — 17 %
• cad design — 17 %
• configuration control — 17 %
• configuration management — 17 %
• data collection — 17 %
• design rule checking — 17 %
• dimensioning — 17 %
• documentation control — 17 %
• documentation management — 17 %
• drafting — 17 %
• drawing accuracy — 17 %
• drawing layout — 17 %
• engineering change operations — 17 %
• electro/mechanical design — 17 %
• drawing development — 17 %
• engineering documentation — 17 %
• impact analysis — 17 %
• sheet metal design — 17 %
• system architecture interpretation — 17 %
• technical reporting — 17 %
• wiring diagrams — 17 %

Methods

• standardization — 33 %
• best practices — 33 %
• ANSI/ASME Y 14.5 M-1994 drafting standards — 17 %
• configuration control — 17 %
• physical configuration audits — 17 %
• engineering change notice (ECN) — 17 %
• engineering change proposal (ECP) — 17 %

Responsibilities

• web page maintenance — 17 %
• engineering change order maintenance — 17 %
• drawing development — 17 %
• layout coordination — 17 %
• library maintenance — 17 %
• manufacturing package creation — 17 %
• error review — 17 %
• handoff enablement — 17 %
• product documentation maintenance — 17 %
• prototype building — 17 %
• report generation — 17 %
• schematic maintenance — 17 %
• meeting attendance — 17 %
• model creation — 17 %
• part number generation — 17 %
• parts list creation — 17 %
• status report preparation — 17 %
• system drawing creation — 17 %
• technical documentation support — 17 %
• sketch management — 17 %
• customer communication — 17 %
• 2d to 3d conversion — 17 %
• drawing maintenance — 17 %
• drawing modification — 17 %
• drawing package development — 17 %
• drawing package maintenance — 17 %
• drawing validation — 17 %
• drawing creation — 17 %
• documentation generation — 17 %
• documentation improvement — 17 %
• documentation alignment — 17 %
• design work — 17 %
• database management — 17 %
• design package checking — 17 %