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Competences — quality engineering technician

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/998a0bf4-b1be-42ab-aee5-0096c9be3319).

Essential

  • conduct performance tests (skill/competence)
  • ensure compliance with company regulations (skill/competence)
  • ensure compliance with legal requirements (skill/competence)
  • execute software tests (skill/competence)
  • inspect material (skill/competence)
  • inspect quality of products (skill/competence)
  • oversee quality control (skill/competence)
  • perform test run (skill/competence)
  • quality assurance methodologies (knowledge)
  • quality assurance procedures (knowledge)
  • quality standards (knowledge)
  • record test data (skill/competence)
  • report test findings (skill/competence)
  • set quality assurance objectives (skill/competence)
  • test procedures (knowledge)
  • undertake inspections (skill/competence)
  • write inspection reports (skill/competence)

Optional

  • analyse test data (skill/competence)
  • apply health and safety standards (skill/competence)
  • apply statistical analysis techniques (skill/competence)
  • automation technology (knowledge)
  • communicate test results to other departments (skill/competence)
  • create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
  • database quality standards (knowledge)
  • develop material testing procedures (skill/competence)
  • electricity (knowledge)
  • electronics (knowledge)
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation (skill/competence)
  • maintain test equipment (skill/competence)
  • manage chemical testing procedures (skill/competence)
  • manage manufacturing documentation (skill/competence)
  • mechanics (knowledge)
  • non-destructive testing (knowledge)
  • perform laboratory tests (skill/competence)
  • perform physical stress tests on models (skill/competence)
  • perform product testing (skill/competence)
  • read standard blueprints (skill/competence)
  • statistics (knowledge)
  • support implementation of quality management systems (skill/competence)
  • train employees (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 41 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

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

Hard skills

  • quality control — 34 %
  • data analysis — 29 %