# Tools & technology — precision engineer Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 17-2141.00 (Mechanical Engineers) — manual nearest-occupation mapping via ISCO group 2144; the official ESCO crosswalk has no entry for this ESCO occupation. | Software | Category | Hot technology | |---|---|---| | Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes | | Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | | Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | | Autodesk Revit | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | | Bentley MicroStation | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | | C | Development environment software | yes | | C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | Chef | Configuration management software | yes | | Dassault Systemes SolidWorks | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | | ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system | yes | | Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | | Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | | Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | | Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | | Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | | Microsoft Project | Project management software | yes | | Microsoft SharePoint | Document management software | yes | | Microsoft SQL Server | Data base user interface and query software | yes | | Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software | yes | | Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | yes | | Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA | Development environment software | yes | | Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | | Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management | Project management software | yes | | Perl | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | Puppet | Configuration management software | yes | | Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | R | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | | Shell script | Operating system software | yes | | Teradata Database | Data base management system software | yes | | The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | yes | | Trimble SketchUp Pro | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes | | 1CadCam Unigraphics | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software | | | Accelerated life testing software | Analytical or scientific software | | | Adobe ActionScript | Development environment software | | | ANSYS simulation software | Analytical or scientific software | | | Bill of materials software | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | | | Blink | Instant messaging software | | | Blue Ridge Numerics CFDesign | Analytical or scientific software | | | Computational fluid dynamics CFD software | Analytical or scientific software | | | Computer aided design and drafting software CADD | Computer aided design CAD software | | | Computer numerical control CNC software | Industrial control software | | | Cost estimating software | Financial analysis software | | | Dassault Systemes CATIA | Computer aided design CAD software | | | Data acquisition software | Analytical or scientific software | | | Design of experiments DOE software | Analytical or scientific software | | | Failure assessment software | Computer aided design CAD software | | | Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software | Analytical or scientific software | | | Finite element method FEM software | Analytical or scientific software | | | G-code | Object or component oriented development software | | | Geographic information system GIS software | Geographic information system | | | Grid generation software | Analytical or scientific software | | | Hewlett-Packard HP Graphics Language HPGL | Development environment software | | | Human machine interface HMI software | Industrial control software | | | IBM Notes | Electronic mail software | | | InnovMetric PolyWorks | Computer aided design CAD software | | | Intergraph Plant Design System PDS | Computer aided design CAD software | | | Ladder Logic | Development environment software | | | Lambda Research OSLO | Computer aided design CAD software | | | Life cycle cost software | Analytical or scientific software | | | Mathsoft Mathcad | Computer aided design CAD software | | | MAYA Nastran | Analytical or scientific software | | | Mesh generation software | Analytical or scientific software | | | Metrix Imageware Surfacer | Computer aided design CAD software | | | Microsoft Dynamics | Customer relationship management CRM software | | | Microsoft Exchange | Electronic mail software | | | Minitab | Analytical or scientific software | | | Modal analysis software | Analytical or scientific software | | | Motion analysis software | Analytical or scientific software | | | MUMPS M | Development environment software | | | National Instruments LabVIEW | Development environment software | | | Optical analysis software | Computer aided design CAD software | | | Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | | | Perforce Helix software | Configuration management software | | | PTC Creo Parametric | Computer aided design CAD software | | | Rapid prototyping software | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software | | | Reliability analysis software | Analytical or scientific software | | | ReliaSoft Alta 6 Pro | Analytical or scientific software | | | ReliaSoft BlockSim | Analytical or scientific software | | | ReliaSoft Weibull++ 6 | Analytical or scientific software | | | Reverse engineering software | Computer aided design CAD software | | | Rockwell Automation software | Development environment software | | | Sigmetrix CETOL 6 Sigma | Analytical or scientific software | | | SmugMug Flickr | Graphics or photo imaging software | | | SolidWorks COSMOSWorks | Computer aided design CAD software | | | Statistical energy analysis SEA software | Analytical or scientific software | | | Statistical software | Analytical or scientific software | | | Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software | Industrial control software | | | UGS I-DEAS | Computer aided design CAD software | | | Verilog | Development environment software | | | Video analysis software | Analytical or scientific software | | | Zemax | Computer aided design CAD software | | ## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 19 ads, as of 2026-07-18) Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs. ### Tools - SolidWorks — **21 %** - CAD software — **16 %**