# Competences — robotics engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/551a6797-3ca9-41fc-9dca-9a982a8fd8a6).

## Essential

- **adjust engineering designs** (skill/competence)
- **approve engineering design** (skill/competence)
- **assess financial viability** (skill/competence)
- **automatic control system** (knowledge)
- **design automation components** (skill/competence)
- **develop computer vision system** (skill/competence)
- **engineering principles** (knowledge)
- **engineering processes** (knowledge)
- **execute feasibility study** (skill/competence)
- **human-robot collaboration** (knowledge)
- **mechanical engineering** (knowledge)
- **mechanics** (knowledge)
- **perform scientific research** (skill/competence)
- **robotic components** (knowledge)
- **robotics** (knowledge)
- **technical drawings** (knowledge)
- **use technical drawing software** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advise on machinery malfunctions (skill/competence)
- analyse test data (skill/competence)
- apply advanced manufacturing (skill/competence)
- assemble mechatronic units (skill/competence)
- assemble robots (skill/competence)
- calibrate mechatronic instruments (skill/competence)
- computer engineering (knowledge)
- conduct performance tests (skill/competence)
- control production (skill/competence)
- create software design (skill/competence)
- create technical plans (skill/competence)
- debug software (skill/competence)
- design principles (knowledge)
- design prototypes (skill/competence)
- draft design specifications (skill/competence)
- electrical engineering (knowledge)
- electronics (knowledge)
- follow standards for machinery safety (skill/competence)
- industrial engineering (knowledge)
- industrial research and development (knowledge)
- keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes (skill/competence)
- maintain robotic equipment (skill/competence)
- manufacturing processes (knowledge)
- mechatronics (knowledge)
- microprocessors (knowledge)
- model based system engineering (knowledge)
- perform test run (skill/competence)
- prepare production prototypes (skill/competence)
- product data management (knowledge)
- record test data (skill/competence)
- safety engineering (knowledge)
- simulate mechatronic design concepts (skill/competence)
- state estimation (knowledge)
- test mechatronic units (skill/competence)
- use CAD software (skill/competence)
- use CAM software (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 46 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

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

### Hard skills

- system integration — **30 %**
- software development — **28 %**

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