5.1 KiB
5.1 KiB
Competences — rolling stock engineering technician
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0f2c04f1-9001-4a77-884f-1ea16949f6f6).
Essential
- adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
- assess railway operations (skill/competence)
- CAE software (knowledge)
- check for defects in railcars (skill/competence)
- control compliance of railway vehicles regulations (skill/competence)
- engineering principles (knowledge)
- engineering processes (knowledge)
- ensure maintenance of railway machinery (skill/competence)
- ensure maintenance of trains (skill/competence)
- execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence)
- ICT software specifications (knowledge)
- inspect manufacture of rolling stock (skill/competence)
- liaise with engineers (skill/competence)
- maintain inventory of rail track parts (skill/competence)
- maintain ride parts inventory (skill/competence)
- material mechanics (knowledge)
- mathematics (knowledge)
- mechanics (knowledge)
- mechanics of trains (knowledge)
- monitor railway vehicles documentation (skill/competence)
- multimedia systems (knowledge)
- perform maintenance work on rail tracks (skill/competence)
- physics (knowledge)
- prepare railway technical studies (skill/competence)
- read engineering drawings (skill/competence)
- troubleshoot (skill/competence)
Optional
- analyse production processes for improvement (skill/competence)
- analyse stress resistance of products (skill/competence)
- assess operating cost (skill/competence)
- CAD software (knowledge)
- calibrate electronic instruments (skill/competence)
- disassemble engines (skill/competence)
- disassemble equipment (skill/competence)
- ensure equipment availability (skill/competence)
- follow production schedule (skill/competence)
- guarantee customer satisfaction (skill/competence)
- inspect data (skill/competence)
- manage health and safety standards (skill/competence)
- manage supplies (skill/competence)
- monitor vehicle fleet operations (skill/competence)
- operate precision measuring equipment (skill/competence)
- operate railway freight monitoring technologies (skill/competence)
- order supplies (skill/competence)
- oversee quality control (skill/competence)
- perform physical stress tests on models (skill/competence)
- perform test run (skill/competence)
- perform wagon coupling (skill/competence)
- plan manufacturing processes (skill/competence)
- position engine on test stand (skill/competence)
- product data management (knowledge)
- re-assemble engines (skill/competence)
- record test data (skill/competence)
- use CAD software (skill/competence)
- use testing equipment (skill/competence)
- write inspection reports (skill/competence)
- write stress-strain analysis reports (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 8 ads, as of 2026-07-19)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- mechanical repair — 50 %
- locomotive maintenance — 25 %
- air brake inspection — 25 %
- electrical repair — 25 %
- electrical system repair — 25 %
- regulatory paperwork completion — 25 %
- troubleshooting — 25 %
- rolling stock solutions — 12 %
- platform development — 12 %
- pneumatic fault rectification — 12 %
- rail engineering — 12 %
- safety inspections — 12 %
- rail maintenance — 12 %
- systems design — 12 %
- engineering solutions development — 12 %
- electrical fault finding — 12 %
- electrical modification — 12 %
- fault diagnosis — 12 %
- application development — 12 %
- corrective maintenance — 12 %
- mechanical fault finding — 12 %
- mechanical modification — 12 %
- fault finding — 12 %
- hardware engineering — 12 %
- hydraulic fault rectification — 12 %
Methods
- apprenticeship program — 25 %
- apprenticeship programme — 12 %
- hands-on work placement — 12 %
- structured learning — 12 %
Responsibilities
- system troubleshooting — 25 %
- inspection communication — 25 %
- locomotive inspection — 25 %
- passenger car inspection — 25 %
- modification implementation — 12 %
- on-the-job training — 12 %
- maintenance assistance — 12 %
- maintenance checks — 12 %
- academic studies — 12 %
- hands-on experience — 12 %
- cleaning — 12 %
- college learning — 12 %
- corrective maintenance — 12 %
- daily safety inspections — 12 %
- departmental placements — 12 %
- fault diagnosis — 12 %
- equipment maintenance — 12 %
- train maintenance — 12 %
- studying towards a BEng degree — 12 %
- sustainable rolling stock development — 12 %
- safety regulation compliance — 12 %
- rail engineering projects — 12 %
- safety compliance — 12 %
- repair and part replacement — 12 %
- repair and replacement — 12 %
- waste disposal — 12 %
- work placements — 12 %