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Engine designer to product development engineering technician

An engine designer already meets 21% of what the product development engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

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

From engine designer

Distant match

To product development engineering technician

5 You already bring

10 Still to learn

34 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.3/ 100

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1 How much of what a product development engineering technician 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 product development engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A product development engineering technician role treats 4 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
collaborate with engineers
use CAD software

What stands in the way is 10 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A product development engineering technician 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 collaborate with designers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held collaborate with engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held use CAD software working with computers
already held adjust engineering designs communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the product development engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 7 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 4 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn engineering processes required
still to learn engineering principles required
still to learn material mechanics required
still to learn mechanics required

optional, not held blueprints optional
optional, not held circular economy optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held production processes optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn develop product design required
still to learn advise on machinery malfunctions required
still to learn create solutions to problems required
still to learn troubleshoot required

optional, not held write inspection reports optional
optional, not held write stress-strain analysis reports optional

03 information skills 2 required, 7 supplementary

still to learn analyse test data required
still to learn inspect quality of products required

optional, not held assess integrated domotics systems optional
optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
optional, not held assess operating cost optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held record test data optional

04 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional

05 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform test run optional

06 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a product development 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAD software knowledge
already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held collaborate with engineers skill
already held use CAD software skill
already held collaborate with designers skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held use testing equipment optional

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held assess integrated domotics systems optional
optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
optional, not held assess operating cost optional
optional, not held blueprints optional
optional, not held circular economy optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held production processes optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held record test data optional
optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional
optional, not held write inspection reports optional
optional, not held write stress-strain analysis reports optional

20 held skills the product development engineering technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role adapt to new design materials skill
not needed by the target role approve engineering design 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 conduct research on trends in design skill
not needed by the target role define part requirements skill
not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
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 use specialised design software skill
not needed by the target role vehicle electrical systems knowledge

9 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 engineering processes required
still to learn engineering principles required
still to learn material mechanics required
still to learn mechanics required
optional, not held blueprints optional
optional, not held circular economy optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held production processes optional

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an engine designer become a product development engineering technician?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An engine designer already covers 21% of what a product development engineering technician is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 4 of which the product development engineering technician role treats as required.

What skills does an engine designer need to become a product development engineering technician?

10 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is develop product design.

How hard is the move from engine designer to product development engineering technician?

Its learning distance is 73.3 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.