Table 1Transition record

application engineertoequipment engineer

A application engineer already meets 61% of what the equipment engineer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From application engineer

61%

Overlap1

To equipment engineer

19 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

39.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Strong match

61%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

39.9/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the equipment engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the application engineer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A equipment engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a application engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

define technical requirements
engineering principles
engineering processes
interpret technical requirements
manage engineering project
manufacturing processes

What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A equipment engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a application engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held human-robot collaboration engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held manage product testing management skills
already held interpret technical requirements information skills
already held robotic components engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held computer engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held product data management business, administration and law

All 19 carried skills, including the 11 the equipment engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held assess financial viability required
required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
required, not held execute feasibility study required

optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
optional, not held record test data optional

02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held mathematics required

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary

optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electronics optional

04 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held control production optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held maintain equipment optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held design principles optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a equipment 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

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held define technical requirements skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held interpret technical requirements skill
already held manage engineering project skill
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held production processes knowledge
already held project management knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held analyse test data skill
already held computer engineering knowledge
already held estimate duration of work skill
already held human-robot collaboration knowledge
already held manage product testing skill
already held product data management knowledge
already held robotic components knowledge
already held robotics knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held design prototypes optional

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional

09 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CAD software optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held control production optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
optional, not held maintain equipment optional
optional, not held record test data optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

70 held skills the equipment engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ABAP knowledge
not needed by the target role Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
not needed by the target role Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
not needed by the target role Perl knowledge
not needed by the target role R knowledge
not needed by the target role SAS language knowledge
not needed by the target role TypeScript knowledge
not needed by the target role VBScript knowledge
not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
not needed by the target role advanced materials knowledge
not needed by the target role algorithms knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse software specifications skill
not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
not needed by the target role analyse supply chain trends skill
not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work skill
not needed by the target role carry out inventory planning skill
not needed by the target role collect customer feedback on applications skill
not needed by the target role compare contractors' bids skill
not needed by the target role computer programming knowledge
not needed by the target role computer science knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct ICT code review skill
not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
not needed by the target role conduct research on trends in design skill
not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
not needed by the target role create a product's virtual model skill
not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
not needed by the target role debug software skill
not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
not needed by the target role design user interface skill
not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials skill
not needed by the target role develop software prototype skill
not needed by the target role develop test procedures skill
not needed by the target role develop translation memory software skill
not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
not needed by the target role identify customer requirements skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role implement efficiency plans for logistics operations skill
not needed by the target role install machinery skill
not needed by the target role integrate system components skill

30 further entries not listed here

5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held mathematics required
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electronics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from application engineer

Full index of moves from application engineer

Note

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.