Profession language engineer

Language engineers work within the field of computing science, and more specifically in the field of natural language processing. They aim to close the gap in translation between accurate human translations to machine-operated translators. They parse texts, compare and map translations, and improve the linguistics of translations through programming and code.

Personality Type

• Investigative / Realistic
• Realistic / Investigative

Knowledge

• Algorithms

  The self-contained step-by-step sets of operations that carry out calculations, data processing and automated reasoning, usually to solve problems.

• Machine translation

  The computing field that researches the use of software for translating text or speech from one language to another.

• Modern languages

  All human languages still actively used today.

• Engineering processes

  The systematic approach to the development and maintenance of engineering systems.

• Computational linguistics

  The computer science field that researches the modelling of natural languages into computational and programming languages.

• Task algorithmisation

  The techniques to convert unstructured descriptions of a process into step-by-step sequence of actions of a finite number of steps.

• Natural language processing

  The technologies which enable ICT devices to understand and interact with users through human language.

• Engineering principles

  The engineering elements like functionality, replicability, and costs in relation to the design and how they are applied in the completion of engineering projects.

• Technical drawings

  Drawing software and the various symbols, perspectives, units of measurement, notation systems, visual styles and page layouts used in technical drawings.

• Principles of artificial intelligence

  The artificial intelligence theories, applied principles, architectures and systems, such as intelligent agents, multi-agent systems, expert systems, rule-based systems, neural networks, ontologies and cognition theories.

• Project management

  Understand project management and the activities which comprise this area. Know the variables implied in project management such as time, resources, requirements, deadlines, and responding to unexpected events.

Skills

• Evaluate translation technologies

  Use technologies for translation and provide observations on their use for defined purposes.

• Manage engineering project

  Manage engineering project resources, budget, deadlines, and human resources, and plan schedules as well as any technical activities pertinent to the project.

• Develop code exploits

  Create and test software exploits in a controlled environment to uncover and check system bugs or vulnerabilities.

• Conduct ICT code review

  Examine and review systematically computer source code to identify errors in any stage of development and to improve the overall software quality.

• Use technical drawing software

  Create technical designs and technical drawings using specialised software.

• Perform scientific research

  Gain, correct or improve knowledge about phenomena by using scientific methods and techniques, based on empirical or measurable observations.

• Apply statistical analysis techniques

  Use models (descriptive or inferential statistics) and techniques (data mining or machine learning) for statistical analysis and ICT tools to analyse data, uncover correlations and forecast trends.

• Define technical requirements

  Specify technical properties of goods, materials, methods, processes, services, systems, software and functionalities by identifying and responding to the particular needs that are to be satisfied according to customer requirements.

• Follow translation quality standards

  Comply with agreed standards, such as the European standard EN 15038 and the ISO 17100, to ensure that requirements for language-service providers are met and to guarantee uniformity.

• Interpret technical requirements

  Analyse, understand and apply the information provided regarding technical conditions.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB