# Competences — test engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c8fa93eb-7c2c-42c3-b135-c2e825a6615e).

## Essential

- **adjust engineering designs** (skill/competence)
- **analyse scientific data** (skill/competence)
- **analyse test data** (skill/competence)
- **approve engineering design** (skill/competence)
- **demonstrate disciplinary expertise** (skill/competence)
- **engineering principles** (knowledge)
- **engineering processes** (knowledge)
- **industrial engineering** (knowledge)
- **interact professionally in research and professional environments** (skill/competence)
- **manage personal professional development** (skill/competence)
- **manage research data** (skill/competence)
- **manufacturing processes** (knowledge)
- **operate open source software** (skill/competence)
- **perform project management** (skill/competence)
- **production processes** (knowledge)
- **synthesise information** (skill/competence)
- **technical drawings** (knowledge)
- **test hardware** (skill/competence)
- **test procedures** (knowledge)
- **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)
- communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
- conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
- conduct routine machinery checks (skill/competence)
- develop ICT test suite (skill/competence)
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
- disseminate results to the scientific community (skill/competence)
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (skill/competence)
- electrical engineering (knowledge)
- evaluate research activities (skill/competence)
- follow nuclear plant safety precautions (skill/competence)
- in-circuit test (knowledge)
- increase the impact of science on policy and society (skill/competence)
- instrumentation engineering (knowledge)
- instrumentation equipment (knowledge)
- integrate gender dimension in research (skill/competence)
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data (skill/competence)
- manage intellectual property rights (skill/competence)
- manage open publications (skill/competence)
- mentor individuals (skill/competence)
- monitor nuclear power plant systems (skill/competence)
- nuclear energy (knowledge)
- perform scientific research (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)
- speak different languages (skill/competence)
- teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
- test electrical equipment (skill/competence)
- test electronic units (skill/competence)
- test instrumentation equipment (skill/competence)
- test materials (skill/competence)
- test microelectromechanical systems (skill/competence)
- test optoelectronics (skill/competence)
- test performance of power plants (skill/competence)
- write routine reports (skill/competence)
- write scientific publications (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 21 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

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

### Hard skills

- troubleshooting — **33 %**
- data analysis — **29 %**
- system testing — **24 %**
- electrical troubleshooting — **19 %**

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