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

electromechanical engineering techniciantoautomation engineering technician

A electromechanical engineering technician already meets 71% of what the automation engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electromechanical engineering technician
71%
Overlap1
To automation engineering technician
36 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
38.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

71%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

38.4/ 100

1 Share of the automation engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electromechanical engineering technician 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 automation engineering technician role treats 26 of its required skills as things a electromechanical engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • align components
  • assemble machines
  • assemble mechatronic units
  • assemble sensors
  • assist scientific research

What stands in the way is 7 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 36 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automation engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electromechanical engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assemble sensors handling and moving
  • already held install automation components working with computers
  • already held install mechatronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held assemble mechatronic units handling and moving
  • already held assemble machines handling and moving
  • already held test mechatronic units constructing

All 36 carried skills, including the 26 the automation engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held automatic control system required
  • required, not held microprocessors required
  • optional, not held firmware optional
02 working with computers 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held set up machine controls required
  • optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
  • optional, not held customise software for drive system optional
  • optional, not held install software optional
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held computer engineering required
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held marine technology optional
  • optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor automated machines required
  • optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
  • optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret circuit diagrams required
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
06 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a automation 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 36 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held align components skill
  • already held assemble machines skill
  • already held assemble mechatronic units skill
  • already held assemble sensors skill
  • already held assist scientific research skill
  • already held automation technology knowledge
  • already held control engineering knowledge
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held install automation components skill
  • already held install mechatronic equipment skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held maintain robotic equipment skill
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held mechatronics knowledge
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held robotic components knowledge
  • already held robotics knowledge
  • already held test mechatronic units skill
  • already held test sensors skill
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held sensors knowledge
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held write technical reports skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow standards for machinery safety optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow work schedule optional
14 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 provide power connection from bus bars optional
  • optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
  • optional, not held customise software for drive system optional
  • optional, not held firmware optional
  • optional, not held follow work schedule optional
  • optional, not held install software optional
  • optional, not held marine technology optional
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
58 held skills the automation engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble electrical components 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 calibrate electromechanical system skill
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cut metal products skill
  • 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 prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role design smart grids skill
  • not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials skill
  • not needed by the target role electric drives knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric motors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical equipment regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical machines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical power safety regulations 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 electromechanics 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 electromechanical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintenance of printing machines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintenance operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage data skill
  • not needed by the target role manage quantitative data skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
  • not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
  • not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate printing machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment 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

18 further entries not listed here

8 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 automatic control system required
  • required, not held computer engineering required
  • required, not held microprocessors required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held firmware optional
  • optional, not held marine technology optional
  • optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
Index

Other moves recorded from electromechanical engineering technician

Full index of moves from electromechanical engineering technician

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.