RecordMove

Electronics engineering technician to robotics engineering technician

An electronics engineering technician already meets 63% of what the robotics engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From electronics engineering technician

Strong match

To robotics engineering technician

35 You already bring

8 Still to learn

63 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46.7/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a robotics engineering technician is expected to do is already part of an electronics 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 robotics engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A robotics engineering technician role treats 21 of its required skills as things an electronics engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

adjust engineering designs
align components
assist scientific research
automation technology
control engineering
design drawings

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A robotics engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an electronics engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held transmission technology information and communication technologies (icts)
already held power electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held assemble mechatronic units handling and moving
already held test mechatronic units constructing
already held robotic components engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held control engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 35 carried skills, including the 21 the robotics engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 28 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 working with computers 3 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn develop computer vision system required
still to learn set up automotive robot required
still to learn 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 use CAD software optional

02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn mathematics required
still to learn physics required

optional, not held pneumatics optional

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn automatic control system required

optional, not held computer science optional
optional, not held hybrid control systems optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

still to learn follow standards for machinery safety required

05 handling and moving 1 required

still to learn assemble robots required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 supplementary

optional, not held electric drives optional
optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional
optional, not held optoelectronics optional
optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a robotics 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 35 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held align components 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 electronics knowledge
already held fasten components skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held liaise with engineers skill
already held mechatronics knowledge
already held monitor machine operations skill
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 robotic components knowledge
already held robotics knowledge
already held test mechatronic units skill
already held CAD software knowledge
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held assemble mechatronic units skill
already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held maintain robotic equipment skill
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held power electronics knowledge
already held program firmware skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
already held sensors knowledge
already held transmission technology knowledge
already held use CAM software skill
already held write technical reports skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 information skills 3 supplementary

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

08 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held simulate mechatronic design concepts optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional

09 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform project management optional

10 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
optional, not held electric drives optional
optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
optional, not held simulate mechatronic design concepts optional
optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held computer science optional
optional, not held customise software for drive system optional
optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
optional, not held hybrid control systems optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional
optional, not held install software optional
optional, not held optoelectronics optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional
optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
optional, not held replace machines optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional

55 held skills the robotics engineering technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAE software 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 electronic units skill
not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
not needed by the target role battery formation knowledge
not needed by the target role battery management systems knowledge
not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
not needed by the target role configure electronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role consumer electronics 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 electronic components knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic equipment standards knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic test procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure finished product meet requirements skill
not needed by the target role firmware 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 inspect electronics supplies skill
not needed by the target role install automation components skill
not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role install mechatronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role integrated circuits knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
not needed by the target role interpret electronic design specifications skill
not needed by the target role maintain electronic systems skill
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 medical devices knowledge
not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
not needed by the target role microelectronics knowledge
not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
not needed by the target role pack electronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform data mining skill
not needed by the target role printed circuit boards knowledge

15 further entries not listed here

12 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 pick up Tier

still to learn automatic control system required
still to learn mathematics required
still to learn physics required
optional, not held electric drives optional
optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held computer science optional
optional, not held hybrid control systems optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional
optional, not held optoelectronics optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional
optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from electronics engineering technician

Full index of moves from electronics engineering technician

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an electronics engineering technician become a robotics engineering technician?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. An electronics engineering technician already covers 63% of what a robotics engineering technician is expected to do: 35 skills carry over, 21 of which the robotics engineering technician role treats as required.

What skills does an electronics engineering technician need to become a robotics engineering technician?

8 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is assemble robots.

How hard is the move from electronics engineering technician to robotics engineering technician?

Its learning distance is 46.7 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.