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Where an innovation engineer can go next

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

Innovation engineers participate in the planning, organisation and execution of innovation product projects. They design and develop new products and prototypes involving technologies, optimisation and automation processes that drive innovative growth within an organisation. Innovation engineers identify potential development areas, patent opportunities, innovation trends and the needs of customers.

Also known as innovation engineer expert, innovation engineer consultant, innovation engineer specialist.

Professionals 34 skills on file 2 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: innovation officer, 59%

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

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

The 2 nearest destinations from innovation 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 innovation engineer already covers. All 2 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Only 2 moves are listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

innovation officer 59% covered · difficulty 40.1

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

chief product officer 19% covered · difficulty 77.9

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An innovation engineer needs 25 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

apply for patents information skills
advise on patents communication, collaboration and creativity
lead technology development of an organisation management skills
patents business, administration and law
develop new products communication, collaboration and creativity
innovate in ICT communication, collaboration and creativity
plan engineering activities management skills
keep updated on innovations in various business fields information skills
perform product planning management skills
identify potential markets for companies management skills

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Innovation 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 innovation 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.