Occupation Atlasmotor vehicle engine inspector
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8b490c1a-2f8c-4693-bcfa-ecfc88838a8e
motor vehicle engine inspector
Motor vehicle engine inspectors inspect diesel, gas, petrol and electric engines used for cars, buses, trucks etc. in assembly facilities such as factories and mechanic shops to ensure compliance with safety standards and regulations. They conduct routine, post-overhaul, pre-availability and post-casualty inspections. They provide documentation for repair activities and technical support to maintenance and repair centres. They review administrative records, analyse the operating performance of engines and report their findings.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- I Investigative5.37
- C Conventional4.45
- A Artistic1.41
- E Enterprising1.25
- S Social1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Automotive Engineering Technicians (17-3027.01): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (20)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- conduct performance tests
- create solutions to problems
- electromechanics
- engine components
- engineering processes
- evaluate engine performance
- inspect quality of products
- manage health and safety standards
- mechanics
- mechanics of motor vehicles
- operate precision measuring equipment
- operation of different engines
- quality assurance procedures
- read engineering drawings
- read standard blueprints
- supervise motor vehicles manufacture
- use automotive diagnostic equipment
- use technical documentation
- use testing equipment
- write inspection reports
Optional (16)
- act as contact person during equipment incident
- diagnose defective engines
- disassemble engines
- engineering principles
- issue licences
- lead inspections
- liaise with engineers
- maintain test equipment
- manage maintenance operations
- perform test run
- prepare audit activities
- re-assemble engines
- record test data
- send faulty equipment back to assembly line
- supervise staff
- supervise work
O*NET equivalents
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