Occupation Atlasmechanical engineer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/579254cf-6d69-4889-9000-9c79dc568644
mechanical engineer
Mechanical engineers research, plan and design mechanical products and systems and supervise the fabrication, operation, application, installation and repair of systems and products. They research and analyse data.
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Job Zone
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- 4
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.39
- I Investigative5.12
- C Conventional4.83
- A Artistic2.02
- E Enterprising1.97
- S Social1.22
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 Mechanical Engineers (17-2141.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (40)
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.
- 3D modelling
- CAE software
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- building automation
- computer simulation
- continuum mechanics
- coordinate engineering teams
- create technical plans
- define part requirements
- define technical requirements
- design a solar absorption cooling system
- design engineering components
- design heating and cooling emission systems
- design prototypes
- draft design specifications
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- fluid mechanics
- industrial engineering
- integrated design
- manage engine-room resources
- material mechanics
- mechanical engineering
- mechanics
- mechanics of motor vehicles
- mechanics of trains
- mechatronics
- perform a feasibility study on solar absorption cooling
- perform feasibility study on solar heating
- perform scientific research
- pneumatics
- principles of mechanical engineering
- solar absorption cooling system
- solid mechanics
- sustainable installation materials
- technical drawings
- use precision tools
- use technical drawing software
Optional (52)
- advise on machinery malfunctions
- aerodynamics
- aircraft mechanics
- assess financial viability
- automation technology
- automotive engineering
- blueprints
- build machines
- calibrate mechatronic instruments
- combined heat and power generation
- create a product's virtual model
- design a domotic system in buildings
- design automation components
- design drawings
- design principles
- determine production capacity
- develop mechatronic test procedures
- disassemble engines
- electric current
- electromechanics
- environmental legislation
- evaluate engine performance
- gather technical information
- hydraulics
- inspect engine rooms
- install automation components
- install mechatronic equipment
- instruct on energy saving technologies
- keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain robotic equipment
- manage supplies
- manage the operation of propulsion plant machinery
- mathematical modelling
- micromechatronic engineering
- operate precision machinery
- operate ship propulsion system
- perform data analysis
- precision mechanics
- prepare production prototypes
- quality and cycle time optimisation
- re-assemble engines
- read engineering drawings
- read standard blueprints
- repair engines
- robotic components
- robotics
- set up automotive robot
- set up the controller of a machine
- simulate mechatronic design concepts
- test mechatronic units
- transmission towers
O*NET equivalents
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