2.1 KiB
2.1 KiB
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)
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 %