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Competences — industrial tool design engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8bc48c43-d976-458a-9e3c-ee784572351d).

Essential

  • adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
  • approve engineering design (skill/competence)
  • CAD software (knowledge)
  • create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
  • define part requirements (skill/competence)
  • design drawings (knowledge)
  • design prototypes (skill/competence)
  • execute feasibility study (skill/competence)
  • identify customer's needs (skill/competence)
  • industrial engineering (knowledge)
  • industrial tools (knowledge)
  • inspect industrial equipment (skill/competence)
  • manufacturing processes (knowledge)
  • mathematics (knowledge)
  • mechanical engineering (knowledge)
  • mechanics (knowledge)
  • perform scientific research (skill/competence)
  • production processes (knowledge)
  • read engineering drawings (skill/competence)
  • technical drawings (knowledge)
  • troubleshoot (skill/competence)
  • use CAD software (skill/competence)
  • use specialised design software (skill/competence)
  • use technical drawing software (skill/competence)

Optional

  • 3D modelling (knowledge)
  • advise on machinery malfunctions (skill/competence)
  • advise on safety improvements (skill/competence)
  • build a product's physical model (skill/competence)
  • create a product's virtual model (skill/competence)
  • determine production capacity (skill/competence)
  • determine production feasibility (skill/competence)
  • engineering principles (knowledge)
  • engineering processes (knowledge)
  • estimate duration of work (skill/competence)
  • maintain industrial equipment (skill/competence)
  • manage supplies (skill/competence)
  • material mechanics (knowledge)
  • monitor production developments (skill/competence)
  • plan manufacturing processes (skill/competence)
  • provide cost benefit analysis reports (skill/competence)
  • reverse engineering (knowledge)
  • use computer-aided engineering systems (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 22 ads, as of 2026-07-14)

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

Hard skills

  • tool design — 45 %
  • tooling design — 41 %
  • 3d modeling — 27 %
  • fixture design — 18 %
  • mechanical design — 18 %

Responsibilities

  • drawing creation — 18 %