# Tools & technology — satellite engineer

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 17-2072.00 (Electronics Engineers, Except Computer) — manual nearest-occupation mapping via ISCO group 2152; the official ESCO crosswalk has no entry for this ESCO occupation.

| Software | Category | Hot technology |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Subversion SVN | File versioning software | yes |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| C | Development environment software | yes |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Dassault Systemes SolidWorks | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system | yes |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software | yes |
| Linux | Operating system software | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes |
| Oracle Database | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | yes |
| Trimble SketchUp Pro | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes |
| UNIX | Operating system software | yes |
| Agile Product Lifecyle Management PLM | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |  |
| Ansoft Simplorer | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Cadence PSpice | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Canu | Development environment software |  |
| Dassault Systemes CATIA | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Embarcadero Delphi | Object or component oriented development software |  |
| Field programmable gate array FPGA design software | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Formula translation/translator FORTRAN | Development environment software |  |
| Graphics software | Graphics or photo imaging software |  |
| Hewlett-Packard HP OpenVMS | Operating system software |  |
| IBM Lotus Notes | Electronic mail software |  |
| Magellan Firmware | Operating system software |  |
| Mathsoft Mathcad | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| MathWorks Simulink | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| McCabe Software TRUEchange | Project management software |  |
| Mentor Graphics PADS | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Microsoft Visual Basic.NET | Object or component oriented development software |  |
| Microsoft Visual C# .NET | Object or component oriented development software |  |
| National Instruments LabVIEW | Development environment software |  |
| OrCAD Capture | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Rabbit Semiconductor Dynamic C | Compiler and decompiler software |  |
| Real time operating system RTOS software | Operating system software |  |
| Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software | Industrial control software |  |
| Synopsys Saber | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| SystemVerilog | Development environment software |  |
| Three-dimensional 3D computer aided design CAD software | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Two-dimensional 2D computer aided design CAD software | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Verilog | Development environment software |  |
| Very high speed integrated circuit VHSIC hardware description language VHDL simulation software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Very high-speed integrated circuit VHSIC hardware description language VHDL | Development environment software |  |
| Visual Numerics PV-WAVE | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |  |
| Xilinx Integrated Software Environment ISE | Computer aided design CAD software |  |

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 55 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

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

### Tools

- Python — **24 %**

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