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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 %