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

electromechanical engineertoautomation engineer

A electromechanical engineer already meets 79% of what the automation engineer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electromechanical engineer
79%
Overlap1
To automation engineer
87 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
36.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 36.5

This move: 36.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the automation engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electromechanical 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 87 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automation engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electromechanical engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held gather technical information information skills
  • already held design firmware communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held simulate mechatronic design concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held design automation components communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held microelectromechanical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held assemble sensors handling and moving

All 87 carried skills, including the 35 the automation engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 6 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held computer engineering required
  • required, not held industrial engineering required
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held marine technology optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
  • optional, not held safety engineering optional
02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct quality control analysis required
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held develop mechatronic test procedures required
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held automatic control system required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held develop electronic test procedures required
06 working with computers 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
  • optional, not held install software optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a automation 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 87 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held analyse test data skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held automation technology knowledge
  • already held conduct literature research skill
  • already held control engineering knowledge
  • already held define technical requirements skill
  • already held demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
  • already held design automation components skill
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held gather technical information skill
  • already held interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held manage research data skill
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held mechatronics knowledge
  • already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
  • already held operate open source software skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held physics knowledge
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held report analysis results skill
  • already held robotic components knowledge
  • already held robotics knowledge
  • already held sensors knowledge
  • already held simulate mechatronic design concepts skill
  • already held synthesise information skill
  • already held think abstractly skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held apply for research funding skill
  • already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
  • already held assemble mechatronic units skill
  • already held assemble sensors skill
  • already held build business relationships skill
  • already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held conduct research across disciplines skill
  • already held coordinate engineering teams skill
  • already held create technical plans skill
  • already held define manufacturing quality criteria skill
  • already held design firmware skill
  • already held develop product design skill
  • already held develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
  • already held disseminate results to the scientific community skill
  • already held draft bill of materials skill
  • already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held evaluate research activities skill
  • already held examine engineering principles skill
  • already held firmware knowledge
  • already held increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
  • already held install automation components skill
  • already held install mechatronic equipment skill
  • already held integrate gender dimension in research skill
  • already held maintain robotic equipment skill
  • already held maintain safe engineering watches skill
  • already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
  • already held manage intellectual property rights skill
  • already held manage open publications skill
  • already held maritime law knowledge
  • already held mentor individuals skill
  • already held microelectromechanical systems knowledge
  • already held perform resource planning skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held promote open innovation in research skill
  • already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities skill
  • already held promote the transfer of knowledge skill
  • already held publish academic research skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held test mechatronic units skill
  • already held test sensors skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held write routine reports skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow standards for machinery safety optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held follow standards for machinery safety optional
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
  • optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
  • optional, not held install software optional
  • optional, not held marine technology optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
  • optional, not held safety engineering optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
35 held skills the automation engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble electromechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data analytics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design electromechanical systems skill
  • 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 motors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical machines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical wiring diagrams knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity 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 information extraction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role model electromechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
  • not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role perform data mining skill
  • not needed by the target role power electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role power engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare assembly drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role statistical analysis system software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test electromechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role unstructured data knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use specific data analysis software skill
  • not needed by the target role utilise machine learning skill
  • not needed by the target role visual presentation techniques 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 engineering processes required
  • required, not held automatic control system required
  • required, not held computer engineering required
  • required, not held industrial engineering required
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held marine technology optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
  • optional, not held safety engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from electromechanical engineer

Full index of moves from electromechanical 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.