2.9 KiB
2.9 KiB
Competences — manufacturing engineer
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6818c837-072a-4120-b913-bd360b7b14d0).
Essential
- adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
- advise on manufacturing problems (skill/competence)
- approve engineering design (skill/competence)
- assess financial viability (skill/competence)
- consumer protection (knowledge)
- engineering principles (knowledge)
- engineering processes (knowledge)
- ensure health and safety in manufacturing (skill/competence)
- ensure material compliance (skill/competence)
- industrial engineering (knowledge)
- manufacturing processes (knowledge)
- perform scientific research (skill/competence)
- production engineering (knowledge)
- production processes (knowledge)
- technical drawings (knowledge)
- use technical drawing software (skill/competence)
Optional
- advise on efficiency improvements (skill/competence)
- analyse production processes for improvement (skill/competence)
- apply advanced manufacturing (skill/competence)
- assess the life cycle of resources (skill/competence)
- CAE software (knowledge)
- circular economy (knowledge)
- continuous improvement philosophies (knowledge)
- create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement (skill/competence)
- design principles (knowledge)
- draft design specifications (skill/competence)
- ensure equipment availability (skill/competence)
- human-robot collaboration (knowledge)
- industrial research and development (knowledge)
- integrate new products in manufacturing (skill/competence)
- keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes (skill/competence)
- liaise with engineers (skill/competence)
- maintain financial records (skill/competence)
- manage budgets (skill/competence)
- monitor plant production (skill/competence)
- provide improvement strategies (skill/competence)
- recommend product improvements (skill/competence)
- recruit employees (skill/competence)
- reverse engineering (knowledge)
- use CAD software (skill/competence)
- use CAM software (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 22 ads, as of 2026-07-15)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- data analysis — 27 %
- process improvement — 27 %
- project management — 27 %
- manufacturing engineering — 27 %
- manufacturing process development — 18 %
- supply chain management — 18 %
- business process reengineering — 18 %
Methods
- lean manufacturing — 18 %
- Lean Six Sigma — 18 %
- total productive maintenance (TPM) — 18 %
- total quality management (TQM) — 18 %
Responsibilities
- team leadership — 27 %
- thought leadership contribution — 18 %
- client relationship management — 18 %