Fisheries engineering technician to container equipment design engineer
A fisheries engineering technician already meets 38% of what the container equipment design engineer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.8/ 100
1 How much of what a container equipment design engineer is expected to do is already part of a fisheries 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 container equipment design engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A container equipment design engineer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a fisheries engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- mathematics
- mechanical engineering
What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A container equipment design engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fisheries engineering technician background worth leading with.
- already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held mechanical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations information skills
- already held use technical drawing software working with computers
- already held technical drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held adjust engineering designs communication, collaboration and creativity
All 11 carried skills, including the 10 the container equipment design engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 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.
- still to learn industrial engineering required
- still to learn manufacturing processes required
- still to learn production processes required
- still to learn types of containers required
- optional, not held material mechanics optional
- optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
- optional, not held reverse engineering optional
- still to learn execute feasibility study 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 monitor production developments optional
- optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
- still to learn create solutions to problems required
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
- optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
- optional, not held design prototypes optional
- still to learn use CAD software required
- still to learn use computer-aided engineering systems required
- optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
- still to learn CAD software required
- optional, not held CAE software optional
- optional, not held manage supplies optional
- optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a container equipment design engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 CAD software study this
- 02 create solutions to problems practise this
- 03 execute feasibility study practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held use technical drawing software skill
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held 3D modelling optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held 3D modelling optional
- optional, not held CAE software optional
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
- optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
- optional, not held design prototypes optional
- optional, not held determine production capacity optional
- optional, not held determine production feasibility 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 quality and cycle time optimisation optional
- optional, not held reverse engineering optional
- optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
17 held skills the container equipment design engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- not needed by the target role International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
- not needed by the target role extinguish fires skill
- not needed by the target role fisheries legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role fisheries management knowledge
- not needed by the target role fishing vessels knowledge
- not needed by the target role install refrigeration equipment skill
- not needed by the target role international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform refrigerant leak checks skill
- not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality of fish products knowledge
- not needed by the target role survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment skill
- not needed by the target role test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits skill
- not needed by the target role use maritime English skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn CAD software required
- still to learn industrial engineering required
- still to learn manufacturing processes required
- still to learn production processes required
- still to learn types of containers required
- optional, not held 3D modelling optional
- optional, not held CAE software optional
- optional, not held material mechanics optional
- optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
- optional, not held reverse engineering optional
Other moves recorded from fisheries engineering technician
Common questions about this move
Can a fisheries engineering technician become a container equipment design engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A fisheries engineering technician already covers 38% of what a container equipment design engineer is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 10 of which the container equipment design engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a fisheries engineering technician need to become a container equipment design engineer?
11 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is CAD software.
How hard is the move from fisheries engineering technician to container equipment design engineer?
Its learning distance is 61.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.