Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

automation engineering techniciantoindustrial robot controller

A automation engineering technician already meets 51% of what the industrial robot controller role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From automation engineering technician
51%
Overlap1
To industrial robot controller
17 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
47.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

47.3/ 100

1 Share of the industrial robot controller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the automation engineering technician 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 industrial robot controller role treats 6 of its required skills as things a automation engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • automation technology
  • maintain control systems for automated equipment
  • maintain robotic equipment
  • monitor automated machines
  • robotic components
  • set up machine controls

What stands in the way is 6 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A industrial robot controller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a automation engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain control systems for automated equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held assemble sensors handling and moving
  • already held install software working with computers
  • already held replace machines information skills
  • already held robotic components engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held set up automotive robot working with computers

All 17 carried skills, including the 6 the industrial robot controller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 10 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held adjust manufacturing equipment required
  • required, not held perform machine maintenance required
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held production processes required
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
03 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held set up the controller of a machine required
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
05 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held perform risk analysis required
06 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held assemble robots optional
  • optional, not held supply machine with appropriate tools optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a industrial robot controller 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held automation technology knowledge
  • already held maintain control systems for automated equipment skill
  • already held maintain robotic equipment skill
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held robotic components knowledge
  • already held set up machine controls skill
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held assemble sensors skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held install software skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held replace machines skill
  • already held robotics knowledge
  • already held sensors knowledge
  • already held set up automotive robot skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAM software optional
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
08 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held optimise production optional
  • optional, not held optimise financial performance optional
09 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held cost management optional
10 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held CAM software optional
  • optional, not held assemble robots optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held optimise production optional
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held optimise financial performance optional
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
  • optional, not held supply machine with appropriate tools optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
40 held skills the industrial robot controller role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role align components skill
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble hardware components skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble machines skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role assist scientific research 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 control engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role customise software for drive system skill
  • not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fasten components skill
  • not needed by the target role firmware knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow standards for machinery safety skill
  • not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role guidance, navigation and control knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install automation components skill
  • not needed by the target role install mechatronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microprocessors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role program a CNC controller skill
  • not needed by the target role program firmware skill
  • not needed by the target role programmable logic controller knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide power connection from bus bars skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role test mechatronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role test sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
  • not needed by the target role write technical reports skill
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 production processes required
  • optional, not held CAM software optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from automation engineering technician

Full index of moves from automation engineering technician

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.