RecordMove

Engine designer to industrial tool design engineer

An engine designer already meets 24% of what the industrial tool design engineer role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

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

From engine designer

Distant match

To industrial tool design engineer

8 You already bring

17 Still to learn

42 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

75.8/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an industrial tool design engineer is expected to do is already part of an engine 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 industrial tool design engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An industrial tool design engineer role treats 7 of its required skills as things an engine designer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

CAD software
adjust engineering designs
approve engineering design
define part requirements
design drawings
use CAD software

What stands in the way is 17 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An industrial tool design engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an engine designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held define part requirements information skills
already held use specialised design software working with computers
already held 3D modelling natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held design drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)

All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the industrial tool design engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 34 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 7 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn industrial tools required
still to learn mechanical engineering required
still to learn industrial engineering required
still to learn manufacturing processes required
still to learn mechanics required
still to learn production processes required
still to learn technical drawings required

optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn identify customer's needs required
still to learn create solutions to problems required
still to learn design prototypes required
still to learn troubleshoot required

optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional

03 information skills 3 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn execute feasibility study required
still to learn perform scientific research required
still to learn read engineering drawings required

optional, not held determine production capacity optional
optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
optional, not held monitor production developments optional
optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional

04 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn inspect industrial equipment required

optional, not held maintain industrial equipment optional

05 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn use technical drawing software required

optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

still to learn mathematics required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an industrial tool design engineer 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAD software knowledge
already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held define part requirements skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use specialised design software skill
already held 3D modelling knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage supplies optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional

08 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held build a product's physical model optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held determine production capacity optional
optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
optional, not held maintain industrial equipment optional
optional, not held manage supplies optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held monitor production developments optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional
optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional

17 held skills the industrial tool design engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt to new design materials skill
not needed by the target role attend design meetings skill
not needed by the target role calculate design costs skill
not needed by the target role calculate materials to build equipment skill
not needed by the target role collaborate with designers skill
not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
not needed by the target role conduct research on trends in design skill
not needed by the target role design process skill
not needed by the target role ecological principles knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate engine performance skill
not needed by the target role motor vehicle parts drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role office software knowledge
not needed by the target role packaging engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role packaging processes knowledge
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role stay up-to-date with vehicle trends skill
not needed by the target role vehicle electrical systems knowledge

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 industrial tools required
still to learn mechanical engineering required
still to learn industrial engineering required
still to learn manufacturing processes required
still to learn mathematics required
still to learn mechanics required
still to learn production processes required
still to learn technical drawings required
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an engine designer become an industrial tool design engineer?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An engine designer already covers 24% of what an industrial tool design engineer is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 7 of which the industrial tool design engineer role treats as required.

What skills does an engine designer need to become an industrial tool design engineer?

17 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is identify customer's needs.

How hard is the move from engine designer to industrial tool design engineer?

Its learning distance is 75.8 out of 100, which is the career change 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.