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

contract engineertoequipment engineer

A contract engineer already meets 44% of what the equipment engineer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From contract engineer
44%
Overlap1
To equipment engineer
10 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
54.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.8/ 100

1 Share of the equipment engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the contract 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 equipment engineer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a contract engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assess financial viability
  • define technical requirements
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • interpret technical requirements
  • manage engineering project

What stands in the way is 5 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A equipment engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a contract engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held interpret technical requirements information skills
  • already held manage engineering project management skills
  • already held define technical requirements management skills
  • already held assess financial viability information skills
  • already held project management business, administration and law
  • already held use technical drawing software working with computers

All 10 carried skills, including the 10 the equipment engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held computer engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held robotic components optional
  • optional, not held robotics optional
02 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held mathematics required
04 management skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held control production optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held manage product testing optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain equipment optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held design principles optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a equipment engineer 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assess financial viability skill
  • already held define technical requirements skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held interpret technical requirements skill
  • already held manage engineering project skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held project management knowledge
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held product data management optional
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
09 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
10 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held computer engineering optional
  • optional, not held control production optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
  • optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage product testing optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held robotic components optional
  • optional, not held robotics optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
23 held skills the equipment engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assess supplier risks skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out tendering skill
  • not needed by the target role compare contractors' bids skill
  • not needed by the target role construction industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consult with technical staff skill
  • not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
  • not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain contract administration skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contract disputes skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage sub-contract labour skill
  • not needed by the target role manage tender processes skill
  • not needed by the target role meet contract specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role perform contract compliance audits skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
12 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 manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held computer engineering optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
  • optional, not held robotic components optional
  • optional, not held robotics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from contract engineer

Full index of moves from contract engineer

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.