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# 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)
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## 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 %**
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