# Competences — flight test engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/608edf30-fe37-4ae5-bdd1-2d3a8fd347bd).

## Essential

- **adjust engineering designs** (skill/competence)
- **aircraft flight control systems** (knowledge)
- **analyse test data** (skill/competence)
- **approve engineering design** (skill/competence)
- **aviation meteorology** (knowledge)
- **common aviation safety regulations** (knowledge)
- **engineering principles** (knowledge)
- **engineering processes** (knowledge)
- **ensure aircraft compliance with regulation** (skill/competence)
- **industrial engineering** (knowledge)
- **manufacturing processes** (knowledge)
- **operate radio navigation instruments** (skill/competence)
- **operate two-way radio systems** (skill/competence)
- **oversee aircraft sensor and recording systems** (skill/competence)
- **perform scientific research** (skill/competence)
- **plan test flights** (skill/competence)
- **production processes** (knowledge)
- **technical drawings** (knowledge)
- **use technical drawing software** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- aerodynamics (knowledge)
- aerospace engineering (knowledge)
- conduct performance tests (skill/competence)
- electrical engineering (knowledge)
- electronics (knowledge)
- inspect aircraft manufacturing (skill/competence)
- instrumentation engineering (knowledge)
- instrumentation equipment (knowledge)
- mechanical engineering (knowledge)
- operate cockpit control panels (skill/competence)
- perform flight manoeuvres (skill/competence)
- perform routine flight operations checks (skill/competence)
- perform take off and landing (skill/competence)
- record test data (skill/competence)
- visual flight rules (knowledge)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 54 ads, as of 2026-07-12)

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

### Hard skills

- flight test planning — **46 %**
- data analysis — **37 %**
- test execution — **19 %**
- test planning — **19 %**
- troubleshooting — **19 %**

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