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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)

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 %