Electronic equipment assembler to mechatronics assembler
An electronic equipment assembler already meets 54% of what the mechatronics assembler role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
53.8/ 100
1 How much of what a mechatronics assembler is expected to do is already part of an electronic equipment assembler’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 assembler role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mechatronics assembler role treats 12 of its required skills as things an electronic equipment assembler already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- align components
- apply assembly techniques
- apply soldering techniques
- clean components during assembly
- electronics
- ensure conformity to specifications
What stands in the way is 9 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mechatronics assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an electronic equipment assembler background worth leading with.
- already held crimping engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held apply assembly techniques handling and moving
- already held check system parameters against reference values information skills
- already held clean components during assembly handling and moving
- already held assemble hardware components working with computers
- already held maintain mechatronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 29 carried skills, including the 12 the mechatronics assembler role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 10 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 monitor machine operations required
- still to learn read standard blueprints required
- optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
- optional, not held replace machines optional
- still to learn safety engineering required
- optional, not held electronics principles optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held computer engineering optional
- optional, not held electrical discharge optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held instrumentation engineering optional
- still to learn assemble mechatronic units required
- optional, not held assemble robots optional
- optional, not held assemble machines optional
- still to learn install mechatronic equipment required
- optional, not held install blinds drive systems optional
- optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
- still to learn perform metal work required
- optional, not held test mechatronic units optional
- still to learn computer equipment required
- optional, not held ICT system programming optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mechatronics assembler role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assemble mechatronic units practise this
- 02 computer equipment study this
- 03 follow standards for machinery safety 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 29 skills that carry over
- already held align components skill
- already held apply assembly techniques skill
- already held apply soldering techniques skill
- already held clean components during assembly skill
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
- already held maintain mechatronic equipment skill
- already held mechatronics knowledge
- already held meet deadlines skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held read assembly drawings skill
- already held remove defective products skill
- already held adjust manufacturing equipment skill
- already held assemble hardware components skill
- already held automation technology knowledge
- already held check system parameters against reference values skill
- already held crimping knowledge
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
- already held measure electrical characteristics skill
- already held measure parts of manufactured products skill
- already held microelectronics knowledge
- already held program firmware skill
- already held provide power connection from bus bars skill
- already held replace defect components skill
- already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held robotics knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn follow standards for machinery safety required
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- optional, not held install automation components optional
- optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ICT system programming optional
- optional, not held assemble robots optional
- optional, not held electronics principles optional
- optional, not held install automation components optional
- optional, not held install blinds drive systems optional
- optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held test mechatronic units optional
- optional, not held assemble machines optional
- optional, not held computer engineering optional
- optional, not held electrical discharge optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held instrumentation engineering optional
- optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
- optional, not held replace machines optional
- optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
48 held skills the mechatronics assembler role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role assemble electronic units skill
- not needed by the target role assemble printed circuit boards skill
- not needed by the target role attach power cords to electric module skill
- not needed by the target role battery management systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
- not needed by the target role computer technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role consumer electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
- not needed by the target role electrical equipment regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronic equipment standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role fasten components skill
- not needed by the target role gather data for forensic purposes skill
- not needed by the target role install software skill
- not needed by the target role integrated circuits knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret technical information for electronic repair work skill
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electronic systems 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 microprocessors knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
- not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
- not needed by the target role operate automated process control skill
- not needed by the target role operate printing machinery skill
- not needed by the target role oversee logistics of finished products skill
- not needed by the target role pack electronic 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 printed circuit boards knowledge
- not needed by the target role printing materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role printing on large scale machines knowledge
- not needed by the target role printing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role programmable logic controller knowledge
8 further entries not listed here
10 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 equipment required
- still to learn safety engineering required
- optional, not held ICT system programming optional
- optional, not held electronics principles optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held computer engineering optional
- optional, not held electrical discharge optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held instrumentation engineering optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
Other moves recorded from electronic equipment assembler
Common questions about this move
Can an electronic equipment assembler become a mechatronics assembler?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An electronic equipment assembler already covers 54% of what a mechatronics assembler is expected to do: 29 skills carry over, 12 of which the mechatronics assembler role treats as required.
What skills does an electronic equipment assembler need to become a mechatronics assembler?
9 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is assemble mechatronic units.
How hard is the move from electronic equipment assembler to mechatronics assembler?
Its learning distance is 53.8 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.