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

industrial designertofluid power engineer

A industrial designer already meets 34% of what the fluid power engineer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From industrial designer
34%
Overlap1
To fluid power engineer
13 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
66 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

34%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66/ 100

1 Share of the fluid power engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the industrial designer 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 fluid power engineer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a industrial designer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • CAD software
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • hydraulics
  • mathematics
  • use CAD software

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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fluid power engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a industrial designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held determine production feasibility information skills
  • already held monitor production developments information skills
  • already held pneumatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held create a product's virtual model communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held 3D modelling natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held hydraulics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the fluid power engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 6 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held fluid mechanics required
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held blueprints optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
02 information skills 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • required, not held read engineering drawings required
  • optional, not held determine production capacity optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held adjust engineering designs required
  • required, not held approve engineering design required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
04 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
05 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage supplies optional
  • optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fluid power 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held 3D modelling knowledge
  • already held create a product's virtual model skill
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held determine production feasibility skill
  • already held monitor production developments skill
  • already held pneumatics knowledge
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held blueprints optional
  • optional, not held determine production capacity optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
  • optional, not held manage supplies optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics 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 read standard blueprints 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
54 held skills the fluid power engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAM software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
  • not needed by the target role adapt to new design materials skill
  • not needed by the target role aesthetics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role apply 3D imaging techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply desktop publishing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role attend design meetings skill
  • not needed by the target role build a product's physical model skill
  • not needed by the target role build jewellery models 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 ceramic ware knowledge
  • 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 consult with design team skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate manufacturing production activities skill
  • not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design package skill
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials skill
  • not needed by the target role develop jewellery designs skill
  • not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role draw blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role draw design sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role ergonomics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow a brief skill
  • not needed by the target role human-robot collaboration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role jewellery processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ideation activities skill
  • not needed by the target role perform market research skill

14 further entries not listed here

11 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 mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held fluid mechanics required
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held blueprints optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from industrial designer

Full index of moves from industrial designer

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.