The Collar360

Precision engineer

Other names

precision engineering expert, precision engineering specialist, precision engineering adviser, precision engineers, precision engineering consultant

Mechanical, industrial and other engineering

Precision engineers design processes, machines, fixtures and other equipment that have exceptionally low engineering tolerances, are repeatable and stable over time.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.

  2. 2

    Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.

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    Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
ingénieur mécanique de précision/ingénieure mécanique de précision
español
ingeniero de precisión/ingeniera de precisión
العربية
مهندس الدقة / مهندسة الدقة
português
Engenheiro de precisão/Engenheira de precisão
Deutsch
Ingenieur Feinwerktechnik/Ingenieurin Feinwerktechnik
italiano
ingeniere nel settore della meccanica di precisione

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