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Where a product development engineering technician can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a product development engineering technician already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Product development engineering technicians improve efficiency of product development, set up equipment and develop and test solutions to solve technical problems. They work closely with engineers and technologists, inspect products, conduct tests and collect data.

Also known as product development systems engineer, product development mechanical engineer, product development specialist, product development engineer, production test operator, product development scientist, product development automation engineer, product development consultant engineer, product development research engineer, product development electrical engineer, product development conservation engineer, product development test engineer.

Technicians and associate professionals 34 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: production engineering technician, 57%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
production engineering techni… 57% covered process engineering technician 55% covered industrial engineering techni… 52% covered pneumatic engineering technic… 47% covered mechanical engineering techni… 45% covered product development engin… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from product development engineering technician, 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 a product development engineering technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A product development engineering technician needs 14 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
  • collaborate with engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • develop product design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • material mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • analyse test data information skills
  • advise on machinery malfunctions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)
  • use CAD software working with computers
  • adjust engineering designs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • engineering processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • engineering principles engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a product development engineering technician does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Product development engineering technician is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. 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 a product development engineering technician’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.