# Competences — rolling stock engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7c2fbf7d-b934-4f62-8167-0ed90fb2a16f).

## Essential

- **adjust engineering designs** (skill/competence)
- **analyse production processes for improvement** (skill/competence)
- **approve engineering design** (skill/competence)
- **assess financial viability** (skill/competence)
- **control compliance of railway vehicles regulations** (skill/competence)
- **control production** (skill/competence)
- **design wayside signalling interlockings** (skill/competence)
- **engineering principles** (knowledge)
- **engineering processes** (knowledge)
- **execute feasibility study** (skill/competence)
- **industrial engineering** (knowledge)
- **manufacturing processes** (knowledge)
- **perform scientific research** (skill/competence)
- **production processes** (knowledge)
- **quality standards** (knowledge)
- **technical drawings** (knowledge)
- **use technical drawing software** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- apply advanced manufacturing (skill/competence)
- build a product's physical model (skill/competence)
- CAE software (knowledge)
- conduct performance tests (skill/competence)
- create a product's virtual model (skill/competence)
- design electromechanical systems (skill/competence)
- design principles (knowledge)
- design prototypes (skill/competence)
- develop test procedures (skill/competence)
- draft design specifications (skill/competence)
- electrical engineering (knowledge)
- electromechanics (knowledge)
- electronics (knowledge)
- ensure maintenance of railway machinery (skill/competence)
- ensure maintenance of trains (skill/competence)
- maintain electromechanical equipment (skill/competence)
- manage product testing (skill/competence)
- mechanical engineering (knowledge)
- mechanics of trains (knowledge)
- perform test run (skill/competence)
- precision mechanics (knowledge)
- record test data (skill/competence)
- safety engineering (knowledge)
- use CAD software (skill/competence)
- use CAM software (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 7 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

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

### Hard skills

- air brake testing — **43 %**
- emergency response — **43 %**
- locomotive operation — **43 %**
- railroad operating rules compliance — **43 %**
- train movement coordination — **43 %**
- rail vehicle engineering — **29 %**
- contract management — **29 %**
- design review — **29 %**
- design oversight — **14 %**
- railway maintenance — **14 %**
- rolling stock overhaul — **14 %**
- rolling stock procurement — **14 %**
- fault resolution — **14 %**
- problem-solving — **14 %**
- project management — **14 %**
- quality assurance auditing — **14 %**
- technical oversight — **14 %**
- specification development — **14 %**
- troubleshooting — **14 %**
- vendor oversight — **14 %**
- testing procedures approval — **14 %**

### Methods

- witness point inspection — **14 %**
- site acceptance testing — **14 %**
- first article inspection — **14 %**
- factory acceptance testing — **14 %**

### Responsibilities

- passenger transport — **43 %**
- safe train operation — **43 %**
- safety adherence — **29 %**
- incident response — **29 %**
- equipment handling — **29 %**
- dispatch communication — **29 %**
- capital project management — **14 %**
- change order review — **14 %**
- compliance assurance — **14 %**
- factory inspections — **14 %**
- maintaining situational awareness — **14 %**
- manufacturing oversight — **14 %**
- adhering to regulations — **14 %**
- operational performance assurance — **14 %**
- pay request review — **14 %**
- schedule adherence — **14 %**
- record maintenance — **14 %**
- reporting incidents — **14 %**
- rolling stock maintenance — **14 %**
- technical oversight — **14 %**
- supplier performance monitoring — **14 %**
- technical excellence assurance — **14 %**
- technical issue resolution — **14 %**

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