Table 1Transition record

application engineertologistics engineer

A application engineer already meets 60% of what the logistics engineer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From application engineer

60%

Overlap1

To logistics engineer

18 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

40.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 40.2

This move: 40.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the logistics 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A logistics 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 transportation engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held carry out inventory planning management skills
already held implement efficiency plans for logistics operations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held warehouse operations business, administration and law
already held manage distribution channels management skills
already held process customer orders management skills

All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the logistics engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 6 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 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held direct logistical functions required
required, not held manage logistics required

optional, not held administer multi-modal logistics optional
optional, not held manage warehouse operations optional
optional, not held manage warehouse organisation optional

02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required

optional, not held analyse logistic changes optional
optional, not held maintain logistics databases optional
optional, not held use methods of logistical data analysis optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held logistics required

optional, not held green logistics optional
optional, not held lean manufacturing optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held mathematics required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage contracts optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held product packaging requirements optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a logistics 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 18 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 perform scientific research skill
already held project management knowledge
already held supply chain management knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held analyse supply chain strategies skill
already held analyse supply chain trends skill
already held carry out inventory planning skill
already held implement efficiency plans for logistics operations skill
already held manage distribution channels skill
already held process customer orders skill
already held transportation engineering knowledge
already held warehouse operations knowledge

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held administer multi-modal logistics optional
optional, not held analyse logistic changes optional
optional, not held green logistics optional
optional, not held lean manufacturing optional
optional, not held maintain logistics databases optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held manage warehouse operations optional
optional, not held manage warehouse organisation optional
optional, not held product packaging requirements optional
optional, not held use methods of logistical data analysis optional

71 held skills the logistics 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 test data skill
not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work 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 engineering knowledge
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 estimate duration of work skill
not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
not needed by the target role human-robot collaboration knowledge
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 install machinery skill
not needed by the target role integrate system components skill

31 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 logistics required
required, not held mathematics required
optional, not held green logistics optional
optional, not held lean manufacturing optional
optional, not held product packaging requirements 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.