Automation engineering technician to mechatronics engineering technician
An automation engineering technician already meets 79% of what the mechatronics engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
30.1/ 100
1 How much of what a mechatronics engineering technician is expected to do is already part of an automation engineering technician’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 mechatronics engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mechatronics engineering technician role treats 24 of its required skills as things an automation engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- align components
- assemble mechatronic units
- assist scientific research
- automation technology
- computer engineering
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 · What you already bring
Of the 46 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mechatronics engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an automation engineering technician background worth leading with.
- already held customise software for drive system working with computers
- already held maintain control systems for automated equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held programmable logic controller engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held assemble hardware components working with computers
- already held automatic control system information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held follow standards for machinery safety assisting and caring
All 46 carried skills, including the 24 the mechatronics engineering technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 5 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 electronics required
- optional, not held consumer electronics optional
- optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held optical engineering optional
- optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
- still to learn read assembly drawings required
- optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
- optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
- still to learn physics required
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
- still to learn simulate mechatronic design concepts required
- optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
- optional, not held maintain mechatronic equipment optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mechatronics engineering technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 simulate mechatronic design concepts practise this
- 02 electronics study this
- 03 physics 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 46 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held align components skill
- already held assemble mechatronic units skill
- already held assist scientific research skill
- already held automation technology knowledge
- already held computer engineering knowledge
- already held control engineering knowledge
- already held design drawings knowledge
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held fasten components skill
- already held follow standards for machinery safety skill
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held install mechatronic equipment skill
- already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held mechatronics knowledge
- already held perform test run skill
- already held prepare production prototypes skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held robotics knowledge
- already held test mechatronic units skill
- already held CAD software knowledge
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held assemble hardware components skill
- already held assemble machines skill
- already held automatic control system knowledge
- already held customise software for drive system skill
- already held install automation components skill
- already held install software skill
- already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held maintain control systems for automated equipment skill
- already held monitor automated machines skill
- already held program a CNC controller skill
- already held program firmware skill
- already held programmable logic controller knowledge
- already held replace machines skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held set up automotive robot skill
- already held set up machine controls skill
- already held use CAM software skill
- already held write technical reports skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
- optional, not held consumer electronics optional
- optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
- optional, not held maintain mechatronic equipment optional
- optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held optical engineering optional
- optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
- optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
11 held skills the mechatronics engineering technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
- not needed by the target role firmware knowledge
- 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 maintain robotic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role microprocessors knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide power connection from bus bars skill
- not needed by the target role robotic components knowledge
- not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
- not needed by the target role test sensors skill
11 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 electronics required
- still to learn physics required
- optional, not held consumer electronics optional
- optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held optical engineering optional
- optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
- optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
Other moves recorded from automation engineering technician
Common questions about this move
Can an automation engineering technician become a mechatronics engineering technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An automation engineering technician already covers 79% of what a mechatronics engineering technician is expected to do: 46 skills carry over, 24 of which the mechatronics engineering technician role treats as required.
What skills does an automation engineering technician need to become a mechatronics engineering technician?
4 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is simulate mechatronic design concepts.
How hard is the move from automation engineering technician to mechatronics engineering technician?
Its learning distance is 30.1 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.