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Competences — engine designer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/dbc88790-a8c1-4dc4-9507-8f9dcff9c990).

Essential

  • adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
  • CAD software (knowledge)
  • calculate design costs (skill/competence)
  • calculate materials to build equipment (skill/competence)
  • conduct research on trends in design (skill/competence)
  • define part requirements (skill/competence)
  • ecological principles (knowledge)
  • motor vehicle parts drawings (knowledge)
  • quality standards (knowledge)
  • stay up-to-date with vehicle trends (skill/competence)
  • use CAD software (skill/competence)
  • vehicle electrical systems (knowledge)

Optional

  • 3D modelling (knowledge)
  • adapt to new design materials (skill/competence)
  • approve engineering design (skill/competence)
  • attend design meetings (skill/competence)
  • collaborate with designers (skill/competence)
  • collaborate with engineers (skill/competence)
  • design drawings (knowledge)
  • design process (skill/competence)
  • evaluate engine performance (skill/competence)
  • office software (knowledge)
  • packaging engineering (knowledge)
  • packaging processes (knowledge)
  • use specialised design software (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 8 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

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

Hard skills

  • mechanical design — 25 %
  • product development — 25 %
  • structural analysis — 25 %
  • repair procedure review — 12 %
  • propulsion systems knowledge — 12 %
  • quality policy deployment — 12 %
  • reverse engineering — 12 %
  • root cause analysis — 12 %
  • product quality target achievement — 12 %
  • program execution — 12 %
  • project management — 12 %
  • problem resolution — 12 %
  • process improvement — 12 %
  • product design — 12 %
  • system integration — 12 %
  • technical drawing interpretation — 12 %
  • technical problem solving — 12 %
  • technical specification creation — 12 %
  • test rig design — 12 %
  • tolerance stack-up analysis — 12 %
  • turbomachinery design — 12 %
  • technical documentation — 12 %
  • 3d cad modeling — 12 %
  • 3D geometry creation — 12 %
  • 3d modeling — 12 %
  • additive manufacturing — 12 %
  • analytical skills — 12 %
  • composite component design — 12 %
  • application engineering — 12 %
  • cost reduction — 12 %
  • data analysis — 12 %
  • design assessment — 12 %
  • design for assembly — 12 %
  • design for assembly (dfa) — 12 %
  • design for manufacturability (dfm) — 12 %
  • dfmea — 12 %
  • drawing creation — 12 %
  • engine design — 12 %
  • engine development — 12 %
  • failure analysis — 12 %
  • fatigue analysis — 12 %
  • fault analysis — 12 %
  • fea — 12 %
  • feasibility studies — 12 %
  • engineering analysis — 12 %
  • geometric dimensioning and tolerancing — 12 %
  • issue management — 12 %
  • manufacturing processes — 12 %
  • mechanical engineering design — 12 %

Methods

  • ecr/eco processes — 12 %
  • Lean manufacturing — 12 %
  • finite element analysis (FEA) — 12 %
  • fmea — 12 %
  • DFSS — 12 %
  • design for manufacturing (DFM) — 12 %
  • bills of materials (BOM) generation — 12 %
  • cross-functional team facilitation — 12 %
  • computational fluid dynamics (CFD) — 12 %
  • computer-aided engineering (CAE) — 12 %
  • computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) — 12 %
  • project management — 12 %
  • product lifecycle management (PLM) — 12 %
  • root cause analysis — 12 %
  • Shainin Red X — 12 %
  • Six Sigma — 12 %
  • standard work procedures — 12 %

Responsibilities

  • solution implementation — 12 %
  • reporting to management — 12 %
  • supplier interfacing — 12 %
  • supplier risk assessment — 12 %
  • system analysis — 12 %
  • quality standard adherence — 12 %
  • release engineer guidance — 12 %
  • prototype bom management — 12 %
  • quality assurance — 12 %
  • project commitment adherence — 12 %
  • project team leadership — 12 %
  • proposal preparation — 12 %
  • product design — 12 %
  • mechanical design — 12 %
  • technical documentation maintenance — 12 %
  • technical decision approval — 12 %
  • warranty item support — 12 %
  • technical support — 12 %
  • test planning — 12 %
  • system troubleshooting — 12 %
  • systemic approach to quality improvements — 12 %
  • compliance with development process — 12 %
  • component design — 12 %
  • component fault resolution — 12 %
  • component testing — 12 %
  • 3d model development — 12 %
  • customer solution design — 12 %
  • analysis conduction — 12 %
  • cross-functional review — 12 %
  • design optimization — 12 %
  • design change execution — 12 %
  • data interpretation — 12 %
  • design alteration — 12 %
  • dimension and tolerance determination — 12 %
  • drawing maintenance — 12 %
  • engine development support — 12 %
  • engine mechanical development oversight — 12 %
  • engine design — 12 %
  • engineering verification — 12 %
  • field concern resolution — 12 %
  • manufacturing support — 12 %
  • issue resolution — 12 %
  • geometry creation — 12 %
  • guide file maintenance — 12 %
  • information exchange — 12 %