# Competences — process engineering technician

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/53be4843-8f31-4645-b25c-9a5bbb04f6b6).

## Essential

- **adjust engineering designs** (skill/competence)
- **advise on manufacturing problems** (skill/competence)
- **analyse test data** (skill/competence)
- **CAE software** (knowledge)
- **collaborate with engineers** (skill/competence)
- **conduct routine machinery checks** (skill/competence)
- **create solutions to problems** (skill/competence)
- **engineering principles** (knowledge)
- **engineering processes** (knowledge)
- **identify process improvements** (skill/competence)
- **manufacturing processes** (knowledge)
- **perform maintenance on installed equipment** (skill/competence)
- **read engineering drawings** (skill/competence)
- **record test data** (skill/competence)
- **resolve equipment malfunctions** (skill/competence)
- **troubleshoot** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- analyse production processes for improvement (skill/competence)
- assess operating cost (skill/competence)
- blueprints (knowledge)
- CAD software (knowledge)
- create technical plans (skill/competence)
- industrial research and development (knowledge)
- manage supplies (skill/competence)
- mathematics (knowledge)
- mechanics (knowledge)
- operate soldering equipment (skill/competence)
- operate welding equipment (skill/competence)
- order supplies (skill/competence)
- oversee quality control (skill/competence)
- perform test run (skill/competence)
- production engineering (knowledge)
- read standard blueprints (skill/competence)
- secure working area (skill/competence)
- sustainable technologies (knowledge)
- use CAD software (skill/competence)
- use computer-aided engineering systems (skill/competence)
- use testing equipment (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 24 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

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

### Hard skills

- troubleshooting — **38 %**
- process improvement — **33 %**
- data analysis — **29 %**
- root cause analysis — **17 %**

### Methods

- lean manufacturing — **29 %**

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