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5.3 KiB

Competences — maintenance and repair engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/615920c5-4f63-4eb3-8b60-afaaed3ab1ff).

Essential

  • advise on efficiency improvements (skill/competence)
  • conduct quality control analysis (skill/competence)
  • conduct routine machinery checks (skill/competence)
  • create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
  • engineering principles (knowledge)
  • engineering processes (knowledge)
  • inspect industrial equipment (skill/competence)
  • inspect machinery (skill/competence)
  • maintain equipment (skill/competence)
  • maintain machinery (skill/competence)
  • maintenance operations (knowledge)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • mechanics (knowledge)
  • perform machine maintenance (skill/competence)
  • perform test run (skill/competence)
  • quality assurance procedures (knowledge)
  • resolve equipment malfunctions (skill/competence)
  • troubleshoot (skill/competence)
  • use testing equipment (skill/competence)
  • work safely with machines (skill/competence)
  • write technical reports (skill/competence)

Optional

  • analyse big data (skill/competence)
  • analyse test data (skill/competence)
  • apply technical communication skills (skill/competence)
  • assemble mechatronic units (skill/competence)
  • assemble sensors (skill/competence)
  • automation technology (knowledge)
  • battery chemistry (knowledge)
  • battery components (knowledge)
  • battery fluids (knowledge)
  • business intelligence (knowledge)
  • chemical products (knowledge)
  • cloud technologies (knowledge)
  • collaborate with designers (skill/competence)
  • communication (knowledge)
  • control engineering (knowledge)
  • coordinate communication within a team (skill/competence)
  • data analytics (knowledge)
  • data mining (knowledge)
  • data mining methods (knowledge)
  • data storage (knowledge)
  • design automation components (skill/competence)
  • develop strategy to solve problems (skill/competence)
  • electricity (knowledge)
  • electronics (knowledge)
  • environmental management standards (knowledge)
  • estimate restoration costs (skill/competence)
  • execute software tests (skill/competence)
  • fuel gas (knowledge)
  • hydraulics (knowledge)
  • hydroelectricity (knowledge)
  • information extraction (knowledge)
  • information structure (knowledge)
  • innovation processes (knowledge)
  • install automation components (skill/competence)
  • install hydraulic systems (skill/competence)
  • install mechatronic equipment (skill/competence)
  • lead process optimisation (skill/competence)
  • maintain hydraulic systems (skill/competence)
  • maintain nuclear reactors (skill/competence)
  • maintain power plants (skill/competence)
  • maintain robotic equipment (skill/competence)
  • maintain sensor equipment (skill/competence)
  • marine engineering (knowledge)
  • mechatronics (knowledge)
  • nuclear energy (knowledge)
  • offshore renewable energy technologies (knowledge)
  • operate battery test equipment (skill/competence)
  • operate hydraulic machinery controls (skill/competence)
  • operate hydraulic pumps (skill/competence)
  • operate hydrogen extraction equipment (skill/competence)
  • optimise production (skill/competence)
  • optimise production processes parameters (skill/competence)
  • perform data analysis (skill/competence)
  • perform data mining (skill/competence)
  • perform maintenance on installed equipment (skill/competence)
  • perform risk analysis (skill/competence)
  • pneumatics (knowledge)
  • provide customer information related to repairs (skill/competence)
  • quality standards (knowledge)
  • read standard blueprints (skill/competence)
  • record test data (skill/competence)
  • renewable energy (knowledge)
  • repair battery components (skill/competence)
  • research ocean energy projects (skill/competence)
  • robotic components (knowledge)
  • robotics (knowledge)
  • sensors (knowledge)
  • simulate mechatronic design concepts (skill/competence)
  • solve technical problems (skill/competence)
  • statistical analysis system software (knowledge)
  • test mechatronic units (skill/competence)
  • test sensors (skill/competence)
  • total quality control (knowledge)
  • unstructured data (knowledge)
  • use computerised maintenance management systems (skill/competence)
  • use remote control equipment (skill/competence)
  • use specific data analysis software (skill/competence)
  • utilise decision support system (skill/competence)
  • utilise machine learning (skill/competence)
  • visual presentation techniques (knowledge)
  • write records for repairs (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 12 ads, as of 2026-07-15)

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

Hard skills

  • troubleshooting — 42 %
  • root cause analysis — 33 %
  • process improvement — 25 %
  • project management — 25 %
  • technical documentation — 25 %
  • equipment maintenance — 25 %
  • manufacturing process development — 25 %
  • manufacturing engineering — 17 %
  • continuous improvement — 17 %
  • tooling design — 17 %

Methods

  • six sigma — 25 %
  • preventive maintenance — 25 %
  • continuous improvement — 17 %
  • lean manufacturing — 17 %

Responsibilities

  • manufacturing issue troubleshooting — 17 %
  • production support — 17 %