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# Competences — mechanical engineering technician
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b31e404e-9af6-457d-a58a-208f612eeba3).
## Essential
- **adjust engineering designs** (skill/competence)
- **analyse test data** (skill/competence)
- **CAE software** (knowledge)
- **define part requirements** (skill/competence)
- **design engineering components** (skill/competence)
- **engineering principles** (knowledge)
- **engineering processes** (knowledge)
- **liaise with engineers** (skill/competence)
- **mathematics** (knowledge)
- **mechanical engineering** (knowledge)
- **mechanics** (knowledge)
- **principles of mechanical engineering** (knowledge)
- **read engineering drawings** (skill/competence)
- **troubleshoot** (skill/competence)
## Optional
- analyse production processes for improvement (skill/competence)
- assess operating cost (skill/competence)
- blueprints (knowledge)
- CAD software (knowledge)
- create technical plans (skill/competence)
- ensure equipment availability (skill/competence)
- fluid mechanics (knowledge)
- health and safety in the workplace (knowledge)
- interpret technical requirements (skill/competence)
- maintain power plants (skill/competence)
- manage supplies (skill/competence)
- material mechanics (knowledge)
- monitor nuclear power plant systems (skill/competence)
- nuclear energy (knowledge)
- order supplies (skill/competence)
- oversee quality control (skill/competence)
- perform maintenance on installed equipment (skill/competence)
- perform test run (skill/competence)
- read standard blueprints (skill/competence)
- record test data (skill/competence)
- technical drawings (knowledge)
- technical terminology (knowledge)
- use CAD software (skill/competence)
- use computer-aided engineering systems (skill/competence)
- use testing equipment (skill/competence)
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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 32 ads, as of 2026-07-17)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
### Hard skills
- troubleshooting — **22 %**
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