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2.6 KiB

Competences — materials engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4a375b68-88a0-4e5f-99ce-9b01341dfb81).

Essential

  • adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
  • advanced materials (knowledge)
  • analyse production processes for improvement (skill/competence)
  • analytical chemistry (knowledge)
  • apply health and safety standards (skill/competence)
  • approve engineering design (skill/competence)
  • assess environmental impact (skill/competence)
  • chemistry (knowledge)
  • composite materials (knowledge)
  • create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
  • develop advanced materials (skill/competence)
  • develop material testing procedures (skill/competence)
  • engineering principles (knowledge)
  • engineering processes (knowledge)
  • forecast organisational risks (skill/competence)
  • integrate new products in manufacturing (skill/competence)
  • integrated design (knowledge)
  • manufacturing processes (knowledge)
  • material mechanics (knowledge)
  • materials engineering (knowledge)
  • perform chemical experiments (skill/competence)
  • perform scientific research (skill/competence)
  • sustainable building materials (knowledge)
  • test chemical samples (skill/competence)
  • test materials (skill/competence)
  • thermoplastic materials (knowledge)
  • work with chemicals (skill/competence)

Optional

  • advise on pollution prevention (skill/competence)
  • advise on waste management procedures (skill/competence)
  • assess the feasibility of implementing developments (skill/competence)
  • basic chemicals (knowledge)
  • define quality standards (skill/competence)
  • design prototypes (skill/competence)
  • develop chemical products (skill/competence)
  • electricity (knowledge)
  • envelope systems for buildings (knowledge)
  • green chemistry (knowledge)
  • laboratory techniques (knowledge)
  • mechanics (knowledge)
  • perform laboratory tests (skill/competence)
  • pollution legislation (knowledge)
  • properties of textile materials (knowledge)
  • quality standards (knowledge)
  • rubber technology (knowledge)
  • semiconductors (knowledge)
  • types of metal (knowledge)
  • types of plastic (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 50 ads, as of 2026-07-17)

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

Hard skills

  • failure analysis — 30 %
  • materials engineering — 26 %
  • root cause analysis — 24 %
  • data analysis — 22 %