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3.3 KiB

Competences — instrumentation engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e6800524-eec2-4c33-af0e-6f36d1d679bc).

Essential

  • abide by regulations on banned materials (skill/competence)
  • adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
  • analyse big data (skill/competence)
  • approve engineering design (skill/competence)
  • automation technology (knowledge)
  • control systems (knowledge)
  • design control systems (skill/competence)
  • design drawings (knowledge)
  • develop instrumentation systems (skill/competence)
  • electricity (knowledge)
  • electricity principles (knowledge)
  • electronics (knowledge)
  • engineering principles (knowledge)
  • environmental legislation (knowledge)
  • environmental threats (knowledge)
  • execute feasibility study (skill/competence)
  • instrumentation engineering (knowledge)
  • instrumentation equipment (knowledge)
  • mathematics (knowledge)
  • perform data analysis (skill/competence)
  • perform scientific research (skill/competence)
  • physics (knowledge)
  • test sensors (skill/competence)
  • use remote control equipment (skill/competence)
  • use specific data analysis software (skill/competence)

Optional

  • analyse production processes for improvement (skill/competence)
  • apply health and safety standards (skill/competence)
  • assemble instrumentation equipment (skill/competence)
  • assess financial viability (skill/competence)
  • CAD software (knowledge)
  • carry out work-related measurements (skill/competence)
  • cloud technologies (knowledge)
  • conduct quality control analysis (skill/competence)
  • create software design (skill/competence)
  • data mining (knowledge)
  • data storage (knowledge)
  • define quality standards (skill/competence)
  • design microelectromechanical systems (skill/competence)
  • design principles (knowledge)
  • design prototypes (skill/competence)
  • develop test procedures (skill/competence)
  • engineering control theory (knowledge)
  • ensure compliance with safety legislation (skill/competence)
  • ensure equipment availability (skill/competence)
  • inspect offshore constructions (skill/competence)
  • manage instrumentation systems (skill/competence)
  • manage system testing (skill/competence)
  • manufacturing processes (knowledge)
  • marine engineering (knowledge)
  • marine technology (knowledge)
  • mechanics (knowledge)
  • nuclear energy (knowledge)
  • offshore constructions and facilities (knowledge)
  • offshore renewable energy technologies (knowledge)
  • oversee pre-assembly operations (skill/competence)
  • perform project management (skill/competence)
  • perform test run (skill/competence)
  • power plant instrumentation (knowledge)
  • product data management (knowledge)
  • project management (knowledge)
  • record test data (skill/competence)
  • supervise staff (skill/competence)
  • use CAD software (skill/competence)
  • use technical drawing software (skill/competence)
  • utilise decision support system (skill/competence)
  • utilise machine learning (skill/competence)
  • write work-related reports (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 50 ads, as of 2026-07-14)

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

Hard skills

  • control systems design — 22 %