# Competences — electromechanical engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/77abfaec-a250-4765-95fa-6091e8da1bba).

## Essential

- **abide by regulations on banned materials** (skill/competence)
- **adjust engineering designs** (skill/competence)
- **analyse test data** (skill/competence)
- **approve engineering design** (skill/competence)
- **conduct literature research** (skill/competence)
- **define technical requirements** (skill/competence)
- **demonstrate disciplinary expertise** (skill/competence)
- **design drawings** (knowledge)
- **design electromechanical systems** (skill/competence)
- **design prototypes** (skill/competence)
- **electric drives** (knowledge)
- **electric generators** (knowledge)
- **electric motors** (knowledge)
- **electrical engineering** (knowledge)
- **electrical machines** (knowledge)
- **electrical wiring diagrams** (knowledge)
- **electricity** (knowledge)
- **electricity principles** (knowledge)
- **electromechanics** (knowledge)
- **engineering principles** (knowledge)
- **environmental legislation** (knowledge)
- **environmental threats** (knowledge)
- **gather technical information** (skill/competence)
- **interact professionally in research and professional environments** (skill/competence)
- **manage personal professional development** (skill/competence)
- **manage research data** (skill/competence)
- **mathematics** (knowledge)
- **mechanical engineering** (knowledge)
- **model electromechanical systems** (skill/competence)
- **monitor manufacturing quality standards** (skill/competence)
- **operate open source software** (skill/competence)
- **perform data analysis** (skill/competence)
- **perform project management** (skill/competence)
- **physics** (knowledge)
- **prepare production prototypes** (skill/competence)
- **record test data** (skill/competence)
- **report analysis results** (skill/competence)
- **synthesise information** (skill/competence)
- **test electromechanical systems** (skill/competence)
- **think abstractly** (skill/competence)
- **use technical drawing software** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- analyse big data (skill/competence)
- 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)
- assemble electromechanical systems (skill/competence)
- assemble mechatronic units (skill/competence)
- assemble sensors (skill/competence)
- automation technology (knowledge)
- build business relationships (skill/competence)
- business intelligence (knowledge)
- CAE software (knowledge)
- cloud technologies (knowledge)
- communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
- communicate with customers (skill/competence)
- conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
- control engineering (knowledge)
- coordinate engineering teams (skill/competence)
- create technical plans (skill/competence)
- data analytics (knowledge)
- data mining (knowledge)
- data storage (knowledge)
- define manufacturing quality criteria (skill/competence)
- design automation components (skill/competence)
- design firmware (skill/competence)
- develop product design (skill/competence)
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
- disseminate results to the scientific community (skill/competence)
- draft bill of materials (skill/competence)
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (skill/competence)
- electronics (knowledge)
- evaluate research activities (skill/competence)
- examine engineering principles (skill/competence)
- firmware (knowledge)
- increase the impact of science on policy and society (skill/competence)
- information extraction (knowledge)
- information structure (knowledge)
- install automation components (skill/competence)
- install mechatronic equipment (skill/competence)
- integrate gender dimension in research (skill/competence)
- maintain robotic equipment (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)
- maritime law (knowledge)
- mechatronics (knowledge)
- mentor individuals (skill/competence)
- microelectromechanical systems (knowledge)
- monitor machine operations (skill/competence)
- perform data mining (skill/competence)
- perform resource planning (skill/competence)
- perform scientific research (skill/competence)
- perform test run (skill/competence)
- power electronics (knowledge)
- power engineering (knowledge)
- prepare assembly drawings (skill/competence)
- program firmware (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)
- quality standards (knowledge)
- robotic components (knowledge)
- robotics (knowledge)
- sensors (knowledge)
- simulate mechatronic design concepts (skill/competence)
- speak different languages (skill/competence)
- statistical analysis system software (knowledge)
- teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
- test mechatronic units (skill/competence)
- test sensors (skill/competence)
- train employees (skill/competence)
- unstructured data (knowledge)
- use CAD software (skill/competence)
- use CAM software (skill/competence)
- use specific data analysis software (skill/competence)
- utilise machine learning (skill/competence)
- visual presentation techniques (knowledge)
- write routine reports (skill/competence)
- write scientific publications (skill/competence)