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2.4 KiB

Competences — product development engineering technician

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/42381741-f3a7-4b26-b35c-da6fad9f1cfd).

Essential

  • adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
  • advise on machinery malfunctions (skill/competence)
  • analyse test data (skill/competence)
  • CAD software (knowledge)
  • collaborate with engineers (skill/competence)
  • create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
  • develop product design (skill/competence)
  • engineering principles (knowledge)
  • engineering processes (knowledge)
  • inspect quality of products (skill/competence)
  • material mechanics (knowledge)
  • mechanics (knowledge)
  • troubleshoot (skill/competence)
  • use CAD software (skill/competence)

Optional

  • analyse production processes for improvement (skill/competence)
  • analyse stress resistance of materials (skill/competence)
  • analyse stress resistance of products (skill/competence)
  • assess integrated domotics systems (skill/competence)
  • assess operating cost (skill/competence)
  • blueprints (knowledge)
  • circular economy (knowledge)
  • collaborate with designers (skill/competence)
  • ensure equipment availability (skill/competence)
  • industrial research and development (knowledge)
  • manufacturing processes (knowledge)
  • perform test run (skill/competence)
  • plan manufacturing processes (skill/competence)
  • production processes (knowledge)
  • read standard blueprints (skill/competence)
  • record test data (skill/competence)
  • use computer-aided engineering systems (skill/competence)
  • use testing equipment (skill/competence)
  • write inspection reports (skill/competence)
  • write stress-strain analysis reports (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 14 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

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

Hard skills

  • data analysis — 57 %
  • product development — 29 %
  • root cause analysis — 14 %
  • test method development — 14 %
  • problem solving — 14 %
  • data collection — 14 %
  • design verification — 14 %

Methods

  • good laboratory practices (glp) — 14 %

Responsibilities

  • data collection — 14 %
  • design and development support — 14 %
  • compliance assurance — 14 %
  • customer needs understanding — 14 %