5.4 KiB
5.4 KiB
Competences — sensor engineer
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4f4d33a1-0b41-4dd9-8a42-aeba5a3974ab).
Essential
- abide by regulations on banned materials (skill/competence)
- adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
- analyse test data (skill/competence)
- approve engineering design (skill/competence)
- computer simulation (knowledge)
- conduct literature research (skill/competence)
- conduct quality control analysis (skill/competence)
- control engineering (knowledge)
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise (skill/competence)
- design drawings (knowledge)
- design prototypes (skill/competence)
- design sensors (skill/competence)
- develop electronic test procedures (skill/competence)
- digital twin technology (knowledge)
- electricity (knowledge)
- electricity principles (knowledge)
- electronic equipment standards (knowledge)
- electronic test procedures (knowledge)
- electronics (knowledge)
- engineering principles (knowledge)
- environmental legislation (knowledge)
- environmental threats (knowledge)
- interact professionally in research and professional environments (skill/competence)
- manage personal professional development (skill/competence)
- manage research data (skill/competence)
- mathematics (knowledge)
- microsensors (knowledge)
- model sensor (skill/competence)
- operate open source software (skill/competence)
- operate scientific measuring equipment (skill/competence)
- perform data analysis (skill/competence)
- perform project management (skill/competence)
- physics (knowledge)
- prepare production prototypes (skill/competence)
- read engineering drawings (skill/competence)
- record test data (skill/competence)
- report analysis results (skill/competence)
- sensors (knowledge)
- synthesise information (skill/competence)
- test sensors (skill/competence)
- think abstractly (skill/competence)
- use technical drawing software (skill/competence)
Optional
- apply blended learning (skill/competence)
- apply for research funding (skill/competence)
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
- apply technical communication skills (skill/competence)
- automation technology (knowledge)
- automotive engineering (skill/competence)
- biomedical engineering (knowledge)
- biotechnology (knowledge)
- build business relationships (skill/competence)
- building automation (knowledge)
- CAE software (knowledge)
- communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
- communicate with customers (skill/competence)
- computer engineering (knowledge)
- conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
- consumer electronics (knowledge)
- coordinate engineering teams (skill/competence)
- create technical plans (skill/competence)
- define manufacturing quality criteria (skill/competence)
- design firmware (skill/competence)
- develop product design (skill/competence)
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
- digital camera sensors (knowledge)
- disseminate results to the scientific community (skill/competence)
- draft bill of materials (skill/competence)
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (skill/competence)
- electrical engineering (knowledge)
- environmental engineering (knowledge)
- evaluate research activities (skill/competence)
- firmware (knowledge)
- holography (knowledge)
- hybrid control systems (knowledge)
- increase the impact of science on policy and society (skill/competence)
- industrial research and development (knowledge)
- integrate gender dimension in research (skill/competence)
- maintain safe engineering watches (skill/competence)
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data (skill/competence)
- manage intellectual property rights (skill/competence)
- manage open publications (skill/competence)
- mathematical modelling (knowledge)
- mechanical engineering (knowledge)
- mentor individuals (skill/competence)
- microelectromechanical systems (knowledge)
- microelectronics (knowledge)
- microprocessors (knowledge)
- MOEM (knowledge)
- optics (knowledge)
- optoelectronics (knowledge)
- perform resource planning (skill/competence)
- perform scientific research (skill/competence)
- perform test run (skill/competence)
- precision mechanics (knowledge)
- prepare assembly drawings (skill/competence)
- promote open innovation in research (skill/competence)
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities (skill/competence)
- promote the transfer of knowledge (skill/competence)
- publish academic research (skill/competence)
- quantum computing (knowledge)
- safety engineering (knowledge)
- speak different languages (skill/competence)
- teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
- train employees (skill/competence)
- use CAD software (skill/competence)
- use CAM software (skill/competence)
- use precision tools (skill/competence)
- write scientific publications (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
- signal processing — 24 %
- systems engineering — 22 %