Career Overlap Transition record
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Embedded system designer to numerical tool and process control programmer

An embedded system designer already meets 68% of what the numerical tool and process control programmer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From embedded system designer
68 % overlap
Strong match
To numerical tool and process control programmer
39 You already bring
13 Still to learn
66 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

45.4/ 100

1 How much of what a numerical tool and process control programmer is expected to do is already part of an embedded system designer’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 numerical tool and process control programmer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A numerical tool and process control programmer role treats 38 of its required skills as things an embedded system designer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • ABAP
  • AJAX
  • APL
  • ASP.NET
  • Assembly (computer programming)
  • C#

What stands in the way is 13 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 39 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A numerical tool and process control programmer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an embedded system designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held CoffeeScript information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Erlang information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Smalltalk (computer programming) information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Microsoft Visual C++ information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ABAP information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held APL information and communication technologies (icts)

All 39 carried skills, including the 38 the numerical tool and process control programmer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 8 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, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn program a CNC controller required
  • still to learn set up the controller of a machine required
  • still to learn use CAD software required
  • optional, not held perform data analysis optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn blueprints required
  • still to learn quality and cycle time optimisation required
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held lathe machine parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn apply control process statistical methods required
  • still to learn read standard blueprints required
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required
  • still to learn ICT system programming required
  • still to learn CAD software required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn statistical process control required
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a numerical tool and process control programmer 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 39 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ABAP knowledge
  • already held AJAX knowledge
  • already held APL knowledge
  • already held ASP.NET knowledge
  • already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held C# knowledge
  • already held C++ knowledge
  • already held COBOL knowledge
  • already held CoffeeScript knowledge
  • already held Common Lisp knowledge
  • already held Erlang knowledge
  • already held Groovy knowledge
  • already held Haskell knowledge
  • already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held JavaScript knowledge
  • already held Lisp knowledge
  • already held MATLAB knowledge
  • already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
  • already held Objective-C knowledge
  • already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
  • already held PHP knowledge
  • already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Perl knowledge
  • already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held R knowledge
  • already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held SAP R3 knowledge
  • already held SAS language knowledge
  • already held Scala knowledge
  • already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held TypeScript knowledge
  • already held VBScript knowledge
  • already held Visual Basic knowledge
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn use measurement instruments required
  • optional, not held tend lathe optional
08 management skills 1 required
  • still to learn ensure equipment availability required
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held lathe machine parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held perform data analysis optional
  • optional, not held tend lathe optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
39 held skills the numerical tool and process control programmer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Ansible knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Apache Maven knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT communications protocols knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT network simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT security standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system integration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Puppet (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SPARK knowledge
  • not needed by the target role STAF knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Salt (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse software specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role battery management systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role collect customer feedback on applications skill
  • not needed by the target role create flowchart diagram skill
  • not needed by the target role create software design skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
  • not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role embedded systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering control theory knowledge
  • not needed by the target role field-programmable gate arrays knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hardware architectures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hardware components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret electronic design specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role network management system tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide ICT consulting advice skill
  • not needed by the target role real-time computing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role signal processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role software components libraries knowledge
  • not needed by the target role state estimation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role system design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
  • not needed by the target role task algorithmisation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tools for ICT test automation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tools for software configuration management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill
  • not needed by the target role verify formal ICT specifications skill
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 ICT system programming required
  • still to learn CAD software required
  • still to learn blueprints required
  • still to learn quality and cycle time optimisation required
  • still to learn statistical process control required
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held lathe machine parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an embedded system designer become a numerical tool and process control programmer?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. An embedded system designer already covers 68% of what a numerical tool and process control programmer is expected to do: 39 skills carry over, 38 of which the numerical tool and process control programmer role treats as required.

What skills does an embedded system designer need to become a numerical tool and process control programmer?

13 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is ICT system programming.

How hard is the move from embedded system designer to numerical tool and process control programmer?

Its learning distance is 45.4 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.