Table 1Transition record

industrial tool design engineertofluid power engineer

A industrial tool design engineer already meets 75% of what the fluid power engineer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From industrial tool design engineer

75%

Overlap1

To fluid power engineer

28 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

28.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 28.2

This move: 28.2 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the fluid power engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the industrial tool design engineer 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 28 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 tool design engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held determine production capacity information skills
already held reverse engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held determine production feasibility information skills
already held monitor production developments information skills
already held use computer-aided engineering systems working with computers
already held plan manufacturing processes management skills

All 28 carried skills, including the 16 the fluid power engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 5 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 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held fluid mechanics required
required, not held hydraulic fluid required
required, not held hydraulics required
required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required

optional, not held blueprints optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional

02 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional

03 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAE software optional

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held pneumatics 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 28 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 engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held execute feasibility study skill
already held mathematics knowledge
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use CAD software skill
already held use computer-aided engineering systems skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held 3D modelling knowledge
already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
already held create a product's virtual model skill
already held design prototypes skill
already held determine production capacity skill
already held determine production feasibility skill
already held manage supplies skill
already held material mechanics knowledge
already held monitor production developments skill
already held plan manufacturing processes skill
already held provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
already held reverse engineering knowledge

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held blueprints optional
optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

14 held skills the fluid power engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
not needed by the target role build a product's physical model skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems 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 estimate duration of work skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial tools knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain industrial equipment skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
not needed by the target role use specialised design software skill

8 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 fluid mechanics required
required, not held hydraulic fluid required
required, not held hydraulics required
required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held blueprints optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional

Index

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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.