# Competences — mechatronics engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ab360abd-32e2-4e03-967d-a10758efffa7).

## Essential

- **adjust engineering designs** (skill/competence)
- **analyse test data** (skill/competence)
- **approve engineering design** (skill/competence)
- **automation technology** (knowledge)
- **computer engineering** (knowledge)
- **conduct literature research** (skill/competence)
- **conduct quality control analysis** (skill/competence)
- **control engineering** (knowledge)
- **define technical requirements** (skill/competence)
- **demonstrate disciplinary expertise** (skill/competence)
- **design automation components** (skill/competence)
- **design drawings** (knowledge)
- **design prototypes** (skill/competence)
- **develop electronic test procedures** (skill/competence)
- **develop mechatronic test procedures** (skill/competence)
- **electrical engineering** (knowledge)
- **electronics** (knowledge)
- **engineering principles** (knowledge)
- **engineering processes** (knowledge)
- **follow standards for machinery safety** (skill/competence)
- **gather technical information** (skill/competence)
- **interact professionally in research and professional environments** (skill/competence)
- **manage personal professional development** (skill/competence)
- **manage research data** (skill/competence)
- **mathematics** (knowledge)
- **mechanical engineering** (knowledge)
- **mechanics** (knowledge)
- **mechatronics** (knowledge)
- **monitor manufacturing quality standards** (skill/competence)
- **operate open source software** (skill/competence)
- **perform data analysis** (skill/competence)
- **perform project management** (skill/competence)
- **physics** (knowledge)
- **prepare production prototypes** (skill/competence)
- **report analysis results** (skill/competence)
- **robotics** (knowledge)
- **simulate mechatronic design concepts** (skill/competence)
- **synthesise information** (skill/competence)
- **technical drawings** (knowledge)
- **test mechatronic units** (skill/competence)
- **think abstractly** (skill/competence)
- **use technical drawing software** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- apply blended learning (skill/competence)
- apply for research funding (skill/competence)
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
- apply technical communication skills (skill/competence)
- assemble mechatronic units (skill/competence)
- automatic control system (knowledge)
- build business relationships (skill/competence)
- CAE software (knowledge)
- calibrate mechatronic instruments (skill/competence)
- communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
- communicate with customers (skill/competence)
- conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
- coordinate engineering teams (skill/competence)
- create technical plans (skill/competence)
- cybernetics (knowledge)
- define manufacturing quality criteria (skill/competence)
- design firmware (skill/competence)
- develop product design (skill/competence)
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
- disseminate results to the scientific community (skill/competence)
- draft bill of materials (skill/competence)
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (skill/competence)
- electromechanics (knowledge)
- evaluate research activities (skill/competence)
- examine engineering principles (skill/competence)
- firmware (knowledge)
- hydraulics (knowledge)
- increase the impact of science on policy and society (skill/competence)
- install automation components (skill/competence)
- install mechatronic equipment (skill/competence)
- integrate gender dimension in research (skill/competence)
- keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes (skill/competence)
- maintain control systems for automated equipment (skill/competence)
- maintain safe engineering watches (skill/competence)
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data (skill/competence)
- manage intellectual property rights (skill/competence)
- manage open publications (skill/competence)
- mathematical modelling (knowledge)
- mentor individuals (skill/competence)
- microelectromechanical systems (knowledge)
- micromechatronic engineering (knowledge)
- model based system engineering (knowledge)
- monitor automated machines (skill/competence)
- optoelectronics (knowledge)
- perform resource planning (skill/competence)
- perform scientific research (skill/competence)
- perform test run (skill/competence)
- pneumatics (knowledge)
- prepare assembly drawings (skill/competence)
- program firmware (skill/competence)
- promote open innovation in research (skill/competence)
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities (skill/competence)
- promote the transfer of knowledge (skill/competence)
- publish academic research (skill/competence)
- quality standards (knowledge)
- replace machines (skill/competence)
- safety engineering (knowledge)
- set up automotive robot (skill/competence)
- speak different languages (skill/competence)
- teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
- telecommunications engineering (knowledge)
- train employees (skill/competence)
- use CAD software (skill/competence)
- use CAM software (skill/competence)
- write routine reports (skill/competence)
- write scientific publications (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 38 ads, as of 2026-07-17)

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

### Hard skills

- mechanical design — **42 %**
- system integration — **29 %**
- troubleshooting — **24 %**

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