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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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# Competences — automation engineer
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Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bb609566-3ab6-44dd-8f48-cf0b15b96827).
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## Essential
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- **adjust engineering designs** (skill/competence)
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- **analyse test data** (skill/competence)
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- **approve engineering design** (skill/competence)
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- **automatic control system** (knowledge)
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- **automation technology** (knowledge)
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- **computer engineering** (knowledge)
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- **conduct literature research** (skill/competence)
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- **conduct quality control analysis** (skill/competence)
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- **control engineering** (knowledge)
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- **define technical requirements** (skill/competence)
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- **demonstrate disciplinary expertise** (skill/competence)
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- **design automation components** (skill/competence)
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- **design drawings** (knowledge)
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- **design prototypes** (skill/competence)
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- **develop electronic test procedures** (skill/competence)
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- **develop mechatronic test procedures** (skill/competence)
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- **electrical engineering** (knowledge)
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- **electronics** (knowledge)
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- **engineering principles** (knowledge)
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- **engineering processes** (knowledge)
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- **gather technical information** (skill/competence)
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- **industrial engineering** (knowledge)
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- **interact professionally in research and professional environments** (skill/competence)
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- **manage personal professional development** (skill/competence)
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- **manage research data** (skill/competence)
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- **manufacturing processes** (knowledge)
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- **mathematics** (knowledge)
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- **mechanical engineering** (knowledge)
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- **mechatronics** (knowledge)
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- **monitor manufacturing quality standards** (skill/competence)
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- **operate open source software** (skill/competence)
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- **perform project management** (skill/competence)
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- **physics** (knowledge)
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- **prepare production prototypes** (skill/competence)
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- **production processes** (knowledge)
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- **record test data** (skill/competence)
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- **report analysis results** (skill/competence)
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- **robotic components** (knowledge)
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- **robotics** (knowledge)
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- **sensors** (knowledge)
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- **simulate mechatronic design concepts** (skill/competence)
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- **synthesise information** (skill/competence)
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- **technical drawings** (knowledge)
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- **think abstractly** (skill/competence)
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- **use technical drawing software** (skill/competence)
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## Optional
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- apply blended learning (skill/competence)
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- apply for research funding (skill/competence)
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- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
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- assemble hardware components (skill/competence)
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- assemble mechatronic units (skill/competence)
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- assemble sensors (skill/competence)
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- build business relationships (skill/competence)
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- CAE software (knowledge)
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- communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
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- communicate with customers (skill/competence)
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- conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
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- coordinate engineering teams (skill/competence)
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- create technical plans (skill/competence)
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- define manufacturing quality criteria (skill/competence)
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- design firmware (skill/competence)
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- develop product design (skill/competence)
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- develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
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- disseminate results to the scientific community (skill/competence)
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- draft bill of materials (skill/competence)
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- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (skill/competence)
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- electromechanics (knowledge)
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- evaluate research activities (skill/competence)
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- examine engineering principles (skill/competence)
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- firmware (knowledge)
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- follow standards for machinery safety (skill/competence)
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- guidance, navigation and control (knowledge)
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- increase the impact of science on policy and society (skill/competence)
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- install automation components (skill/competence)
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- install mechatronic equipment (skill/competence)
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- install software (skill/competence)
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- integrate gender dimension in research (skill/competence)
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- maintain control systems for automated equipment (skill/competence)
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- maintain robotic equipment (skill/competence)
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- maintain safe engineering watches (skill/competence)
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- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data (skill/competence)
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- manage intellectual property rights (skill/competence)
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- manage open publications (skill/competence)
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- marine technology (knowledge)
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- maritime law (knowledge)
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- mentor individuals (skill/competence)
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- microelectromechanical systems (knowledge)
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- microelectronics (knowledge)
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- model based system engineering (knowledge)
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- monitor automated machines (skill/competence)
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- perform resource planning (skill/competence)
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- perform scientific research (skill/competence)
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- perform test run (skill/competence)
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- program firmware (skill/competence)
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- promote open innovation in research (skill/competence)
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- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities (skill/competence)
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- promote the transfer of knowledge (skill/competence)
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- publish academic research (skill/competence)
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- quality standards (knowledge)
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- replace machines (skill/competence)
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- safety engineering (knowledge)
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- set up automotive robot (skill/competence)
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- speak different languages (skill/competence)
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- teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
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- test mechatronic units (skill/competence)
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- test sensors (skill/competence)
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- use CAD software (skill/competence)
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- use CAM software (skill/competence)
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- write routine reports (skill/competence)
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- write scientific publications (skill/competence)
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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 59 ads, as of 2026-07-09)
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Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
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### Hard skills
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- troubleshooting — **31 %**
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- test automation — **20 %**
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