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

electrical engineertoequipment engineer

A electrical engineer already meets 39% of what the equipment engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electrical engineer
39%
Overlap1
To equipment engineer
14 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
60.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.5/ 100

1 Share of the equipment engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electrical 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 6 of its required skills as things a electrical engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assess financial viability
  • define technical requirements
  • engineering principles
  • mathematics
  • perform scientific research
  • use technical drawing software

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 14 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 electrical engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held product data management business, administration and law
  • already held robotics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held define technical requirements management skills
  • already held assess financial viability information skills
  • already held design prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement information skills

All 14 carried skills, including the 6 the equipment engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 8 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 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held computer engineering optional
  • optional, not held robotic components optional
02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret technical requirements required
  • required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
03 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held manage engineering project required
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held control production optional
  • optional, not held manage product testing optional
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held project management required
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

2 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 14 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 mathematics knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • already held analyse test data skill
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held product data management knowledge
  • already held robotics knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
14 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 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 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 record test data optional
  • optional, not held robotic components optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
94 held skills the equipment engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CAM software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Objective-C knowledge
  • not needed by the target role PHP knowledge
  • not needed by the target role R knowledge
  • not needed by the target role VBScript knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Visual Basic knowledge
  • not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role align software with system architectures skill
  • not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
  • not needed by the target role artificial lighting systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assemble electromechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble hardware components skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role automotive engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role battery design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role battery management systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role combined heat and power generation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create electrical wiring diagram skill
  • not needed by the target role design a mini wind power system skill
  • not needed by the target role design an electric heating system skill
  • not needed by the target role design circuit boards skill
  • not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design electric power systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design electrical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design electromagnets skill
  • not needed by the target role design electromechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role design smart grids skill
  • not needed by the target role design user interface skill
  • not needed by the target role domestic cooling systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric drives knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric heating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric motors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical equipment components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical equipment regulations knowledge

54 further entries not listed here

10 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 engineering processes required
  • required, not held project management required
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • required, not held technical drawings 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 robotic components optional
Index

Other moves recorded from electrical engineer

Full index of moves from electrical 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.