Where an industrial tool design engineer can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an industrial tool design engineer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Industrial tool design engineers design various industrial tools in accordance with customer needs, manufacturing requirements, and building specifications. They test the designs, look for solutions to any problems, and oversee production.
Also known as industrial tool technology engineering adviser, industrial tool designer, industrial tool technology engineering specialist, industrial tool engineer, industrial tool test engineer, industrial tool engineering expert, industrial tool technology engineering consultant, industrial tool technology engineer, industrial tool production supervisor, industrial tool engineering specialist, tool design engineer, industrial tool developer.
Professionals 42 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: rotating equipment engineer, 79%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
An industrial tool design engineer needs 24 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- define part requirements information skills
- inspect industrial equipment constructing
- industrial tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
- use specialised design software working with computers
- industrial engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- execute feasibility study information skills
- production processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- design prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
- design drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction
- approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an industrial tool design engineer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- rotating equipment engineer 76% covered · difficulty 30.4
- container equipment design engineer 76% covered · difficulty 30.6
- agricultural equipment design engineer 73% covered · difficulty 32.7
- tooling engineer 65% covered · difficulty 41.8
- packing machinery engineer 63% covered · difficulty 42.6
- fluid power engineer 62% covered · difficulty 43.5
- industrial engineer 58% covered · difficulty 47.5
- mechanical engineer 49% covered · difficulty 55.3
- 3D printing technician 44% covered · difficulty 59.9
- industrial designer 38% covered · difficulty 65
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Industrial tool design engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an industrial tool design 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.