2.3 KiB
2.3 KiB
Competences — printed circuit board designer
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/91e35fd9-ac59-48ef-8416-c06a201b2da8).
Essential
- CAD software (knowledge)
- create technical plans (skill/competence)
- design circuit boards (skill/competence)
- design drawings (knowledge)
- draft design specifications (skill/competence)
- electricity (knowledge)
- electronics (knowledge)
- execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence)
- interpret circuit diagrams (skill/competence)
- mathematics (knowledge)
- printed circuit boards (knowledge)
- test printed circuit boards (skill/competence)
- use CAD software (skill/competence)
- use technical drawing software (skill/competence)
Optional
- CADD software (knowledge)
- create a product's virtual model (skill/competence)
- design prototypes (skill/competence)
- develop assembly instructions (skill/competence)
- draw blueprints (skill/competence)
- electrical engineering (knowledge)
- electrical wiring plans (knowledge)
- ensure equipment maintenance (skill/competence)
- identify customer's needs (skill/competence)
- manual draughting techniques (knowledge)
- manufacturing processes (knowledge)
- monitor manufacturing quality standards (skill/competence)
- plan manufacturing processes (skill/competence)
- use CADD software (skill/competence)
- use manual draughting techniques (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 16 ads, as of 2026-07-18)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- pcb design — 50 %
- signal integrity analysis — 44 %
- pcb layout — 38 %
- power integrity analysis — 25 %
- rf circuit design — 19 %
- schematic capture — 19 %
- pcb layout design — 19 %
- analog circuit design — 19 %
- design rule implementation — 19 %
- digital circuit design — 19 %
- emi mitigation — 19 %
- high-speed digital design — 19 %
- thermal management — 19 %
Methods
- ipc standards — 19 %
Responsibilities
- pcb layout and routing — 19 %
- pcb layout development — 19 %
- technical guidance — 19 %
- vendor interface — 19 %