Electromechanical engineering technician to mechatronics engineering technician
An electromechanical engineering technician already meets 63% of what the mechatronics engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
47.8/ 100
1 How much of what a mechatronics engineering technician 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 mechatronics engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mechatronics engineering technician role treats 21 of its required skills as things an electromechanical engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- align components
- assemble mechatronic units
- assist scientific research
- automation technology
- control engineering
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 · What you already bring
Of the 33 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mechatronics engineering technician 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 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 test mechatronic units constructing
- already held assemble machines handling and moving
- already held control engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 33 carried skills, including the 21 the mechatronics engineering technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 30 missing skills fall into 9 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 computer engineering required
- still to learn electronics required
- optional, not held consumer electronics optional
- optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held optical engineering optional
- optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
- optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
- still to learn interpret circuit diagrams required
- optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
- optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
- optional, not held replace machines optional
- still to learn physics required
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
- still to learn follow standards for machinery safety required
- still to learn quality standards required
- still to learn simulate mechatronic design concepts required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mechatronics engineering technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 follow standards for machinery safety practise this
- 02 interpret circuit diagrams practise this
- 03 simulate mechatronic design concepts 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 33 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held align components skill
- already held assemble mechatronic units 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 mechatronic equipment skill
- already held liaise with engineers 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 assembly drawings skill
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held robotics knowledge
- already held test mechatronic units skill
- already held CAD software knowledge
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held assemble machines skill
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held install automation components 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 use CAM software skill
- already held write technical reports skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- 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
- optional, not held set up machine controls optional
- optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
- optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain mechatronic equipment optional
- optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
- optional, not held automatic control system optional
23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
- optional, not held consumer electronics 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 maintain mechatronic equipment optional
- optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
- optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
- optional, not held automatic control system optional
- optional, not held customise software for drive system optional
- optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held install software optional
- optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
- optional, not held optical engineering optional
- optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- optional, not held pneumatics 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
- optional, not held set up machine controls optional
- optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
61 held skills the mechatronics engineering technician 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 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 assemble sensors 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 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 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 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
21 further entries not listed here
14 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 computer engineering required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn physics required
- still to learn quality standards required
- optional, not held consumer electronics optional
- optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
- optional, not held automatic control system optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held optical engineering optional
- optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
- optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
- optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
Other moves recorded from electromechanical engineering technician
- automation engineering technician 71% covered · moderate
- electrical engineering technician 63% covered · moderate
- robotics engineering technician 62% covered · moderate
- electromechanical drafter 60% covered · moderate
Full index of moves from electromechanical engineering technician
Common questions about this move
Can an electromechanical engineering technician become a mechatronics engineering technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An electromechanical engineering technician already covers 63% of what a mechatronics engineering technician is expected to do: 33 skills carry over, 21 of which the mechatronics engineering technician role treats as required.
What skills does an electromechanical engineering technician need to become a mechatronics engineering technician?
7 required skills are missing, plus 23 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is follow standards for machinery safety.
How hard is the move from electromechanical engineering technician to mechatronics engineering technician?
Its learning distance is 47.8 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.