Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Computer hardware engineering technician to mechatronics engineering technician

A computer hardware engineering technician already meets 51% of what the mechatronics engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From computer hardware engineering technician
51 % overlap
Partial match
To mechatronics engineering technician
29 You already bring
12 Still to learn
63 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.1/ 100

1 How much of what a mechatronics engineering technician is expected to do is already part of a computer hardware 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

Why this move works

A mechatronics engineering technician role treats 16 of its required skills as things a computer hardware engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • align components
  • assist scientific research
  • computer engineering
  • design drawings
  • electrical engineering

What stands in the way is 12 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 29 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 a computer hardware engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held customise software for drive system working with computers
  • already held assemble hardware components working with computers
  • already held install software working with computers
  • already held replace machines information skills
  • already held computer engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held program firmware working with computers

All 29 carried skills, including the 16 the mechatronics engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 10 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 9 supplementary
  • still to learn mechanical engineering required
  • still to learn automation technology required
  • still to learn control engineering required
  • still to learn mechatronics required
  • still to learn robotics 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 programmable logic controller optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
02 constructing 2 required
  • still to learn test mechatronic units required
  • still to learn perform test run required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn install mechatronic equipment required
  • optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain mechatronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
04 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn assemble mechatronic units required
  • optional, not held assemble machines optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn physics required
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required
  • still to learn follow standards for machinery safety required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 29 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held align components skill
  • already held assist scientific research skill
  • already held computer engineering knowledge
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held read assembly drawings skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held assemble hardware components skill
  • already held customise software for drive system skill
  • already held install software skill
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held program a CNC controller skill
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held replace machines skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held write technical reports skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • still to learn simulate mechatronic design concepts required
08 working with computers 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held install automation components optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held set up machine controls optional
09 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held automatic control system optional
10 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
  • optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held install automation components optional
  • optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
  • optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain mechatronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held assemble machines optional
  • optional, not held automatic control system optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines 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 programmable logic controller optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held set up machine controls optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
55 held skills the mechatronics engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ABAP knowledge
  • not needed by the target role AJAX knowledge
  • not needed by the target role APL knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ASP.NET knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role C# knowledge
  • not needed by the target role C++ knowledge
  • not needed by the target role COBOL knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CoffeeScript knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Common Lisp knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Erlang knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Groovy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Haskell knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Java (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role JavaScript knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Lisp knowledge
  • not needed by the target role MATLAB knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ML (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Objective-C knowledge
  • not needed by the target role OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
  • not needed by the target role PHP knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Perl knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Python (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role R knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SAP R3 knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SAS language knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Scala knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Swift (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role TypeScript knowledge
  • not needed by the target role VBScript knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Visual Basic knowledge
  • not needed by the target role align software with system architectures skill
  • not needed by the target role computer programming knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer technology knowledge

15 further entries not listed here

18 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn mechanical engineering required
  • still to learn automation technology required
  • still to learn control engineering required
  • still to learn mechatronics required
  • still to learn physics required
  • still to learn robotics required
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held automatic control system 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 programmable logic controller optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a computer hardware engineering technician become a mechatronics engineering technician?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A computer hardware engineering technician already covers 51% of what a mechatronics engineering technician is expected to do: 29 skills carry over, 16 of which the mechatronics engineering technician role treats as required.

What skills does a computer hardware engineering technician need to become a mechatronics engineering technician?

12 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is assemble mechatronic units.

How hard is the move from computer hardware engineering technician to mechatronics engineering technician?

Its learning distance is 59.1 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.