Automation engineer to electromechanical engineer
An automation engineer already meets 69% of what the electromechanical engineer role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
49.6/ 100
1 How much of what an electromechanical engineer is expected to do is already part of an automation 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 electromechanical engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An electromechanical engineer role treats 27 of its required skills as things an automation engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- analyse test data
- approve engineering design
- conduct literature research
- define technical requirements
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
What stands in the way is 14 required skills 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 87 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An electromechanical engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an automation engineer background worth leading with.
- already held gather technical information information skills
- already held design firmware communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held simulate mechatronic design concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held design automation components communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held microelectromechanical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held assemble sensors handling and moving
All 87 carried skills, including the 27 the electromechanical engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 35 missing skills fall into 11 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 electric drives required
- still to learn electric motors required
- still to learn electric generators required
- still to learn electrical machines required
- still to learn electrical wiring diagrams required
- still to learn electricity required
- still to learn electricity principles required
- optional, not held power electronics optional
- optional, not held power engineering optional
- still to learn design electromechanical systems required
- optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
- optional, not held prepare assembly drawings optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- still to learn perform data analysis required
- optional, not held use specific data analysis software optional
- optional, not held perform data mining optional
- optional, not held utilise machine learning optional
- still to learn environmental legislation required
- optional, not held business intelligence optional
- still to learn model electromechanical systems required
- optional, not held assemble electromechanical systems optional
- still to learn environmental threats required
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an electromechanical engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 abide by regulations on banned materials practise this
- 02 electric drives study this
- 03 electric motors study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 87 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held analyse test data skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held conduct literature research skill
- already held define technical requirements skill
- already held demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
- already held design drawings knowledge
- already held design prototypes skill
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held gather technical information skill
- already held interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held manage research data skill
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
- already held operate open source software skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held physics knowledge
- already held prepare production prototypes skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held report analysis results skill
- already held synthesise information skill
- already held think abstractly skill
- already held use technical drawing software skill
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held apply blended learning skill
- already held apply for research funding skill
- already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
- already held assemble mechatronic units skill
- already held assemble sensors skill
- already held automation technology knowledge
- already held build business relationships skill
- already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
- already held communicate with customers skill
- already held conduct research across disciplines skill
- already held control engineering knowledge
- already held coordinate engineering teams skill
- already held create technical plans skill
- already held define manufacturing quality criteria skill
- already held design automation components skill
- already held design firmware skill
- already held develop product design skill
- already held develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
- already held disseminate results to the scientific community skill
- already held draft bill of materials skill
- already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held evaluate research activities skill
- already held examine engineering principles skill
- already held firmware knowledge
- already held increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
- already held install automation components skill
- already held install mechatronic equipment skill
- already held integrate gender dimension in research skill
- already held maintain robotic equipment skill
- already held maintain safe engineering watches skill
- already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
- already held manage intellectual property rights skill
- already held manage open publications skill
- already held maritime law knowledge
- already held mechatronics knowledge
- already held mentor individuals skill
- already held microelectromechanical systems knowledge
- already held perform resource planning skill
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held program firmware skill
- already held promote open innovation in research skill
- already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities skill
- already held promote the transfer of knowledge skill
- already held publish academic research skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held robotic components knowledge
- already held robotics knowledge
- already held sensors knowledge
- already held simulate mechatronic design concepts skill
- already held speak different languages skill
- already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
- already held test mechatronic units skill
- already held test sensors skill
- already held use CAD software skill
- already held use CAM software skill
- already held write routine reports skill
- already held write scientific publications skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn abide by regulations on banned materials required
- still to learn test electromechanical systems required
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held data storage optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held information structure optional
- optional, not held unstructured data optional
- optional, not held data analytics optional
- optional, not held analyse big data optional
- optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held use specific data analysis software optional
- optional, not held assemble electromechanical systems optional
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held data storage optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held information structure optional
- optional, not held perform data mining optional
- optional, not held unstructured data optional
- optional, not held utilise machine learning optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held analyse big data optional
- optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
- optional, not held business intelligence optional
- optional, not held data analytics optional
- optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
- optional, not held power electronics optional
- optional, not held power engineering optional
- optional, not held prepare assembly drawings optional
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
22 held skills the electromechanical engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assemble hardware components skill
- not needed by the target role automatic control system knowledge
- not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
- not needed by the target role develop electronic test procedures skill
- not needed by the target role develop mechatronic test procedures skill
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow standards for machinery safety skill
- not needed by the target role guidance, navigation and control knowledge
- not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role install software skill
- not needed by the target role maintain control systems for automated equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role microelectronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role model based system engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
- not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role replace machines skill
- not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role set up automotive robot skill
- not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
21 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn electric drives required
- still to learn electric motors required
- still to learn environmental threats required
- still to learn electric generators required
- still to learn electrical machines required
- still to learn electrical wiring diagrams required
- still to learn electricity required
- still to learn electricity principles required
- still to learn environmental legislation required
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held data storage optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held information structure optional
- optional, not held unstructured data optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held business intelligence optional
- optional, not held data analytics optional
- optional, not held power electronics optional
- optional, not held power engineering optional
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
Common questions about this move
Can an automation engineer become an electromechanical engineer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An automation engineer already covers 69% of what an electromechanical engineer is expected to do: 87 skills carry over, 27 of which the electromechanical engineer role treats as required.
What skills does an automation engineer need to become an electromechanical engineer?
14 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is abide by regulations on banned materials.
How hard is the move from automation engineer to electromechanical engineer?
Its learning distance is 49.6 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.