Agricultural equipment design engineer to agricultural engineer
An agricultural equipment design engineer already meets 59% of what the agricultural engineer role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.
43.9/ 100
1 How much of what an agricultural engineer is expected to do is already part of an agricultural equipment design engineer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the agricultural engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An agricultural engineer role treats 13 of its required skills as things an agricultural equipment design engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- e-agriculture
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute feasibility study
What stands in the way is 1 required skill the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An agricultural engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an agricultural equipment design engineer background worth leading with.
- already held maintain agricultural machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held legislation in agriculture business, administration and law
- already held sustainable agricultural production principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held e-agriculture agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held execute feasibility study information skills
- already held design prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
All 17 carried skills, including the 13 the agricultural engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn assess financial viability required
- optional, not held use agronomic modelling optional
- optional, not held analyse test data optional
- optional, not held record test data optional
- optional, not held research improvement of crop yields optional
- optional, not held advise on irrigation projects optional
- optional, not held design an artificial lighting system optional
- optional, not held provide advice to farmers optional
- optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held draft design specifications optional
- optional, not held control production optional
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
- optional, not held develop agricultural policies optional
- optional, not held oversee construction project optional
- optional, not held climate smart agriculture optional
- optional, not held irrigation systems optional
- optional, not held integrated food-energy systems optional
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held product data management optional
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
- optional, not held perform test run optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 1 entries an agricultural engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 17 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held e-agriculture knowledge
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held execute feasibility study skill
- already held legislation in agriculture knowledge
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use technical drawing software skill
- already held design prototypes skill
- already held maintain agricultural machinery skill
- already held sustainable agricultural production principles knowledge
- already held use CAD software skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held civil engineering optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held design principles optional
- optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
- optional, not held biology optional
26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on irrigation projects optional
- optional, not held climate smart agriculture optional
- optional, not held design an artificial lighting system optional
- optional, not held irrigation systems optional
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held provide advice to farmers optional
- optional, not held use agronomic modelling optional
- optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held analyse test data optional
- optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
- optional, not held biology optional
- optional, not held civil engineering optional
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
- optional, not held control production optional
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
- optional, not held design principles optional
- optional, not held develop agricultural policies optional
- optional, not held draft design specifications optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held integrated food-energy systems optional
- optional, not held oversee construction project optional
- optional, not held perform test run optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held product data management optional
- optional, not held record test data optional
- optional, not held research improvement of crop yields optional
30 held skills the agricultural engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
- not needed by the target role agricultural chemicals knowledge
- not needed by the target role agricultural equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role blueprints knowledge
- not needed by the target role create a product's virtual model skill
- not needed by the target role determine production capacity skill
- not needed by the target role determine production feasibility skill
- not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
- not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain rotating equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role material mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor production developments skill
- not needed by the target role operate agricultural machinery skill
- not needed by the target role plan manufacturing processes skill
- not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
- not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
- not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role reverse engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill
- not needed by the target role supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
- not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
- not needed by the target role use computer-aided engineering systems skill
10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held climate smart agriculture optional
- optional, not held irrigation systems optional
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held biology optional
- optional, not held civil engineering optional
- optional, not held design principles optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held integrated food-energy systems optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held product data management optional
Other moves recorded from agricultural equipment design engineer
- fluid power engineer 81% covered · adjacent
- industrial tool design engineer 73% covered · moderate
- tooling engineer 72% covered · moderate
- surface engineer 55% covered · moderate
Full index of moves from agricultural equipment design engineer
Common questions about this move
Can an agricultural equipment design engineer become an agricultural engineer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An agricultural equipment design engineer already covers 59% of what an agricultural engineer is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 13 of which the agricultural engineer role treats as required.
What skills does an agricultural equipment design engineer need to become an agricultural engineer?
1 required skills are missing, plus 26 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is assess financial viability.
How hard is the move from agricultural equipment design engineer to agricultural engineer?
Its learning distance is 43.9 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.