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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

application engineer

Application engineers deal with the technical requirements, management, and design for the development of various engineering applications, such as systems, new product designs, or the improvements of processes.

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Description

Application engineers deal with the technical requirements, management, and design for the development of various engineering applications, such as systems, new product designs, or the improvements of processes. They are responsible for the implementation of a design or process improvement, they offer technical support for products, answer questions about the technical functionality and assist the sales team.

Theoretical Knowledge
ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
technical drawingsadvanced materialsproject managementcomputer scienceengineering principlesintegrated development environment softwarecomputer programmingsoftware anomaliescomputer engineeringengineering processesalgorithmsproduct data managementtask algorithmisation
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
quality standardsPerlprecision mechanicsABAPmanufacturing processesTypeScriptsupply chain managementproduction processesAssembly (computer programming)roboticsVBScripthuman-robot collaborationmodel based system engineeringMicrosoft Visual C++principles of artificial intelligencelinguisticscost managementrobotic componentstransportation engineeringRICT debugging toolsSAS languagemechatronicswarehouse operations
Practical Skills
ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
collect customer feedback on applicationsmanage engineering projectuse technical drawing softwareuse an application-specific interfaceinterpret technical requirementsmanage product testingidentify customer requirementsidentify customer's needsconduct ICT code reviewdefine quality standardsanalyse software specificationsuse software librariesconduct research on trends in designdefine technical requirementsprocess customer ordersuse software design patternsperform scientific researchintegrate system componentsdetermine suitability of materialsanalyse test data
OPTIONALOptional competences
create a product's virtual modelperform test runmaintain contract administrationconduct quality control analysishandle customer complaintsdebug softwareutilise computer-aided software engineering toolsrun laboratory simulationsread engineering drawingsmeet contract specificationsdevelop test proceduresimplement efficiency plans for logistics operationsprepare production prototypesmanage localisationcreate technical planspresent artistic design proposalsanalyse supply chain strategiesinstall machinerydevelop translation memory softwarearchive documentation related to workmanage distribution channelsdesign user interfaceuse automatic programminganalyse supply chain trendscarry out inventory planningcompare contractors' bidsperform project managementutilise machine learningdevelop software prototypeadjust engineering designsmanage budgetsestimate duration of work

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SKILLS OVERVIEW

89 total
33 essential · 56 optional

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)

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