Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

engineering assistanttoresearch engineer

A engineering assistant already meets 26% of what the research engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From engineering assistant
26%
Overlap1
To research engineer
7 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
70.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.2/ 100

1 Share of the research engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the engineering assistant profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A research engineer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a engineering assistant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • gather experimental data
  • project management
  • technical drawings

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A research engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a engineering assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held write manuals communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held gather experimental data information skills
  • already held assist scientific research communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held project management business, administration and law
  • already held technical drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held engineering processes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the research engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret technical requirements required
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • optional, not held conduct experiments on animals optional
  • optional, not held use mathematical tools and equipment optional
02 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held define technical requirements required
  • required, not held manage engineering project required
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held develop test procedures optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held industrial research and development required
  • optional, not held battery design optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
  • optional, not held materials engineering optional
04 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
05 education 1 required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology required
06 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held collect samples for analysis required

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a research 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held gather experimental data skill
  • already held project management knowledge
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held assist scientific research skill
  • already held write manuals skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held computational mechanics optional
  • optional, not held bioeconomy optional
  • optional, not held laboratory techniques optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
  • optional, not held run laboratory simulations optional
09 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held cognitive computing optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
10 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory optional
11 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
12 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held scientific literature optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory optional
  • optional, not held battery design optional
  • optional, not held cognitive computing optional
  • optional, not held computational mechanics optional
  • optional, not held conduct experiments on animals optional
  • optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held bioeconomy optional
  • optional, not held develop test procedures optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
  • optional, not held laboratory techniques optional
  • optional, not held materials engineering optional
  • optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held run laboratory simulations optional
  • optional, not held scientific literature optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use mathematical tools and equipment optional
21 held skills the research engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with industry professionals skill
  • not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
  • not needed by the target role deliver visual presentation of data skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
  • not needed by the target role file documents skill
  • not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
  • not needed by the target role handle mail skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with industrial professionals skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
  • not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role perform office routine activities skill
  • not needed by the target role plan engineering activities skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare scientific reports skill
  • not needed by the target role proofread text skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees 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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held industrial research and development required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology required
  • optional, not held battery design optional
  • optional, not held cognitive computing optional
  • optional, not held computational mechanics optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held bioeconomy optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
  • optional, not held laboratory techniques optional
  • optional, not held materials engineering optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held scientific literature optional
Index

Other moves recorded from engineering assistant

Full index of moves from engineering assistant

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.