Electromechanical engineering technician to electromechanical drafter
An electromechanical engineering technician already meets 60% of what the electromechanical drafter role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
46.3/ 100
1 How much of what an electromechanical drafter is expected to do is already part of an electromechanical engineering technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the electromechanical drafter role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An electromechanical drafter role treats 13 of its required skills as things an electromechanical engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- CAD software
- design drawings
- design prototypes
- electrical engineering
- electrical equipment regulations
- electrical machines
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 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An electromechanical drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an electromechanical engineering technician background worth leading with.
- already held electric motors engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held electric drives engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held electrical machines engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manage quantitative data working with computers
- already held electrical wiring diagrams engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held use specific data analysis software working with computers
All 35 carried skills, including the 13 the electromechanical drafter role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 24 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn customise drafts required
- still to learn design electromechanical systems required
- optional, not held communicate test results to other departments optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
- optional, not held design electrical systems optional
- optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
- optional, not held draw blueprints optional
- optional, not held prepare assembly drawings optional
- optional, not held review drafts optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held electric generators optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
- still to learn interpret electrical diagrams required
- optional, not held define part requirements optional
- optional, not held draft bill of materials optional
- still to learn create technical plans required
- optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
- still to learn manual draughting techniques required
- still to learn model electromechanical systems required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an electromechanical drafter role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 model electromechanical systems practise this
- 02 create technical plans practise this
- 03 customise drafts practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 35 skills that carry over
- already held CAD software knowledge
- already held design drawings knowledge
- already held design prototypes skill
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held electrical equipment regulations knowledge
- already held electrical machines knowledge
- already held electrical wiring diagrams knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held use CAD software skill
- already held use technical drawing software skill
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held analyse big data skill
- already held analyse test data skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held business intelligence knowledge
- already held cloud technologies knowledge
- already held data mining knowledge
- already held data storage knowledge
- already held electric drives knowledge
- already held electric motors knowledge
- already held information extraction knowledge
- already held information structure knowledge
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held manage data skill
- already held manage quantitative data skill
- already held mechatronics knowledge
- already held perform data mining skill
- already held statistical analysis system software knowledge
- already held unstructured data knowledge
- already held use specific data analysis software skill
- already held utilise machine learning skill
- already held visual presentation techniques knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- still to learn mathematics required
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held define part requirements optional
- optional, not held communicate test results to other departments optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
- optional, not held design electrical systems optional
- optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
- optional, not held draft bill of materials optional
- optional, not held draw blueprints optional
- optional, not held electric generators optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
- optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
- optional, not held prepare assembly drawings optional
- optional, not held review drafts optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
59 held skills the electromechanical drafter role does not ask for
- 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 adjust engineering designs skill
- not needed by the target role align components 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 assemble machines skill
- not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
- not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
- not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role calibrate electromechanical system skill
- not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role cut metal products 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 electrical power safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role fasten components skill
- not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
- not needed by the target role install automation components skill
- not needed by the target role install mechatronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role integrate new products in manufacturing skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electromechanical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain robotic 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 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 test run 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 pieces for joining skill
- not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
- not needed by the target role printing materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role printing on large scale machines knowledge
19 further entries not listed here
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn manual draughting techniques required
- still to learn mathematics required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held electric generators optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
Other moves recorded from electromechanical engineering technician
- automation engineering technician 71% covered · moderate
- electrical engineering technician 63% covered · moderate
- mechatronics engineering technician 63% covered · moderate
- robotics engineering technician 62% covered · moderate
Full index of moves from electromechanical engineering technician
Common questions about this move
Can an electromechanical engineering technician become an electromechanical drafter?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An electromechanical engineering technician already covers 60% of what an electromechanical drafter is expected to do: 35 skills carry over, 13 of which the electromechanical drafter role treats as required.
What skills does an electromechanical engineering technician need to become an electromechanical drafter?
8 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is model electromechanical systems.
How hard is the move from electromechanical engineering technician to electromechanical drafter?
Its learning distance is 46.3 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.