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2.1 KiB

Competences — research engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3dab5c3f-84d0-4d52-901d-dd262eaea509).

Essential

  • collect samples for analysis (skill/competence)
  • define technical requirements (skill/competence)
  • engineering principles (knowledge)
  • engineering processes (knowledge)
  • execute feasibility study (skill/competence)
  • gather experimental data (skill/competence)
  • industrial research and development (knowledge)
  • interpret technical requirements (skill/competence)
  • manage engineering project (skill/competence)
  • perform scientific research (skill/competence)
  • project management (knowledge)
  • scientific research methodology (knowledge)
  • technical drawings (knowledge)
  • use technical drawing software (skill/competence)

Optional

  • adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
  • apply advanced manufacturing (skill/competence)
  • apply safety procedures in laboratory (skill/competence)
  • assist scientific research (skill/competence)
  • battery design (knowledge)
  • bioeconomy (knowledge)
  • CAD software (knowledge)
  • cognitive computing (knowledge)
  • computational mechanics (knowledge)
  • conduct experiments on animals (skill/competence)
  • develop test procedures (skill/competence)
  • industrial engineering (knowledge)
  • laboratory techniques (knowledge)
  • materials engineering (knowledge)
  • perform laboratory tests (skill/competence)
  • perform project management (skill/competence)
  • physics (knowledge)
  • run laboratory simulations (skill/competence)
  • scientific literature (knowledge)
  • use CAD software (skill/competence)
  • use mathematical tools and equipment (skill/competence)
  • use non-destructive testing equipment (skill/competence)
  • write manuals (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 45 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

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

Hard skills

  • data analysis — 27 %
  • machine learning — 24 %