electromechanical engineertomechatronics engineer
A electromechanical engineer already meets 79% of what the mechatronics engineer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
79%
36.5/ 100
1 Share of the mechatronics 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.
Why this move works
A mechatronics engineer role treats 34 of its required skills as things a electromechanical engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adjust engineering designs
- analyse test data
- approve engineering design
- automation technology
- conduct literature research
- control engineering
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 84 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mechatronics 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.
- 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 install automation components working with computers
All 84 carried skills, including the 34 the mechatronics engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 24 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.
- required, not held engineering processes required
- required, not held computer engineering required
- required, not held mechanics required
- required, not held technical drawings required
- optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held model based system engineering optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- optional, not held safety engineering optional
- optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
- required, not held conduct quality control analysis required
- optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
- optional, not held replace machines optional
- required, not held follow standards for machinery safety required
- required, not held develop mechatronic test procedures required
- required, not held develop electronic test procedures required
- optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
- optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
- optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mechatronics engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 develop mechatronic test procedures skill · sector specific
- 02 engineering processes knowledge · sector specific
- 03 follow standards for machinery safety skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 84 skills that carry over
- 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 data analysis skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held physics knowledge
- already held prepare production prototypes skill
- already held report analysis results skill
- already held robotics knowledge
- already held simulate mechatronic design concepts skill
- already held synthesise information skill
- already held test mechatronic units 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 apply technical communication skills skill
- already held assemble mechatronic units 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 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 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 prepare assembly drawings 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 train employees 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 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
- optional, not held cybernetics optional
- optional, not held automatic control system optional
- optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
- optional, not held cybernetics 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 micromechatronic engineering optional
- optional, not held automatic control system optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
- optional, not held model based system engineering optional
- optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
- optional, not held replace machines optional
- optional, not held safety engineering optional
- optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
- optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
38 held skills the mechatronics engineer role does not ask for
- 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 assemble electromechanical systems skill
- not needed by the target role assemble sensors 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 maintain robotic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maritime law 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 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 record test data skill
- not needed by the target role robotic components knowledge
- not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
- 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 test sensors 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
14 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held engineering processes required
- required, not held computer engineering required
- required, not held mechanics required
- required, not held technical drawings required
- optional, not held cybernetics optional
- optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
- optional, not held automatic control system optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
- optional, not held model based system engineering optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
- optional, not held safety engineering optional
- optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
Other moves recorded from electromechanical engineer
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.