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

computer hardware engineertocomputer hardware engineering technician

A computer hardware engineer already meets 72% of what the computer hardware engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From computer hardware engineer
72%
Overlap1
To computer hardware engineering technician
65 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
38.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

72%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

38.3/ 100

1 Share of the computer hardware engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the computer hardware 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 computer hardware engineering technician role treats 15 of its required skills as things a computer hardware engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • assemble hardware components
  • computer engineering
  • computer technology
  • design drawings
  • electronics

What stands in the way is 9 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 65 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A computer hardware engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a computer hardware engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install operating system working with computers
  • already held hardware materials information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held test hardware constructing
  • already held hardware testing methods information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held align software with system architectures working with computers
  • already held hardware platforms information and communication technologies (icts)

All 65 carried skills, including the 15 the computer hardware engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 7 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 interpret circuit diagrams required
  • required, not held inspect quality of products required
  • required, not held read assembly drawings required
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held assist scientific research required
  • required, not held liaise with engineers required
  • optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held write technical reports optional
03 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held align components required
  • required, not held fasten components required
04 working with computers 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held use ICT hardware required
  • optional, not held customise software for drive system optional
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD software optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a computer hardware engineering technician 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 65 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held assemble hardware components skill
  • already held computer engineering knowledge
  • already held computer technology knowledge
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held hardware architectures knowledge
  • already held hardware components knowledge
  • already held hardware materials knowledge
  • already held hardware platforms knowledge
  • already held hardware testing methods knowledge
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held test hardware skill
  • already held ABAP knowledge
  • already held AJAX knowledge
  • already held APL knowledge
  • already held ASP.NET knowledge
  • already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held C# knowledge
  • already held C++ knowledge
  • already held COBOL knowledge
  • already held CoffeeScript knowledge
  • already held Common Lisp knowledge
  • already held Erlang knowledge
  • already held Groovy knowledge
  • already held Haskell knowledge
  • already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held JavaScript knowledge
  • already held Lisp knowledge
  • already held MATLAB knowledge
  • already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
  • already held Objective-C knowledge
  • already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
  • already held PHP knowledge
  • already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Perl knowledge
  • already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held R knowledge
  • already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held SAP R3 knowledge
  • already held SAS language knowledge
  • already held Scala knowledge
  • already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held TypeScript knowledge
  • already held VBScript knowledge
  • already held Visual Basic knowledge
  • already held align software with system architectures skill
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held firmware knowledge
  • already held implement anti-virus software skill
  • already held install operating system skill
  • already held install software skill
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain computer hardware optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held customise software for drive system optional
  • optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held maintain computer hardware optional
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held write technical reports optional
67 held skills the computer hardware engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role apply blended learning skill
  • not needed by the target role apply for research funding skill
  • not needed by the target role apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
  • not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct literature research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct research across disciplines skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate engineering teams skill
  • not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
  • not needed by the target role define manufacturing quality criteria skill
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role design firmware skill
  • not needed by the target role design hardware skill
  • not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role develop product design skill
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
  • not needed by the target role disseminate results to the scientific community skill
  • not needed by the target role draft bill of materials skill
  • not needed by the target role draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
  • not needed by the target role evaluate research activities skill
  • not needed by the target role increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate gender dimension in research skill
  • not needed by the target role interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain safe engineering watches skill
  • not needed by the target role manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
  • not needed by the target role manage intellectual property rights skill
  • not needed by the target role manage open publications skill
  • not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
  • not needed by the target role manage research data skill

27 further entries not listed here

1 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
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
Index

Other moves recorded from computer hardware engineer

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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.