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Competences — electronics engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4d34a9ee-2653-4da0-bef7-f59294577224).

Essential

  • adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
  • approve engineering design (skill/competence)
  • battery management systems (knowledge)
  • create technical plans (skill/competence)
  • design drawings (knowledge)
  • design electrical systems (skill/competence)
  • design electronic systems (skill/competence)
  • develop electronic test procedures (skill/competence)
  • electrical testing methods (knowledge)
  • electricity (knowledge)
  • electricity principles (knowledge)
  • electronic test procedures (knowledge)
  • electronics (knowledge)
  • engineering principles (knowledge)
  • environmental legislation (knowledge)
  • environmental threats (knowledge)
  • execute feasibility study (skill/competence)
  • identify customer's needs (skill/competence)
  • industrial research and development (knowledge)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • mathematics (knowledge)
  • mechanics (knowledge)
  • perform scientific research (skill/competence)
  • physics (knowledge)
  • types of electronics (knowledge)
  • use technical drawing software (skill/competence)
  • write technical reports (skill/competence)

Optional

  • abide by regulations on banned materials (skill/competence)
  • assess financial viability (skill/competence)
  • assess supplier risks (skill/competence)
  • battery design (knowledge)
  • CAD software (knowledge)
  • consumer electronics (knowledge)
  • create software design (skill/competence)
  • design circuit boards (skill/competence)
  • design integrated circuits (skill/competence)
  • design microelectromechanical systems (skill/competence)
  • design microelectronics (skill/competence)
  • design principles (knowledge)
  • design prototypes (skill/competence)
  • design user interface (skill/competence)
  • electromagnetism (knowledge)
  • electromagnets (knowledge)
  • ensure material compliance (skill/competence)
  • manufacturing processes (knowledge)
  • model based system engineering (knowledge)
  • perform project management (skill/competence)
  • perform test run (skill/competence)
  • process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006 (skill/competence)
  • product data management (knowledge)
  • programmable logic controller (knowledge)
  • project management (knowledge)
  • regulations on substances (knowledge)
  • risk management (knowledge)
  • robotic components (knowledge)
  • robotics (knowledge)
  • safety engineering (knowledge)
  • use CAD software (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

  • pcb layout — 24 %
  • analog circuit design — 21 %
  • digital circuit design — 21 %
  • pcb design — 18 %