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Where an automation engineer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an automation engineer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Automation engineers research, design, and develop applications and systems for the automation of the production process. They implement technology and reduce, whenever applicable, human input to reach the full potential of industrial robotics. Automation engineers oversee the process and ensure all systems run safely and smoothly.

Also known as engineer in automation, electric vehicles automation engineer, automated systems engineer, manufacturing engineer in automation, mining automation engineer, agricultural automation engineer, unmanned vessel engineer, vessel autonomy engineer, automation systems engineer, battery and microgrids automation engineer, fleet autonomy system engineer, specialist in automation systems.

Professionals 109 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: test engineer, 76%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from automation engineer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an automation engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An automation engineer needs 45 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

develop mechatronic test procedures communication, collaboration and creativity
gather technical information information skills
develop electronic test procedures management skills
simulate mechatronic design concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
design automation components communication, collaboration and creativity
automatic control system information and communication technologies (icts)
conduct literature research information skills
robotic components engineering, manufacturing and construction
computer engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
control engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an automation engineer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

electromechanical engineer 79% covered · difficulty 36.5

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Automation engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an automation engineer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.