Career Overlap Transition record
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Integration engineer to numerical tool and process control programmer

An integration engineer already meets 61% of what the numerical tool and process control programmer role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From integration engineer
61 % overlap
Strong match
To numerical tool and process control programmer
35 You already bring
17 Still to learn
66 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.5/ 100

1 How much of what a numerical tool and process control programmer is expected to do is already part of an integration engineer’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 numerical tool and process control programmer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A numerical tool and process control programmer role treats 34 of its required skills as things an integration engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • ABAP
  • AJAX
  • APL
  • ASP.NET
  • Assembly (computer programming)
  • C#

What stands in the way is 17 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 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A numerical tool and process control programmer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an integration engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held ICT system programming information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Microsoft Visual C++ information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ABAP information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held APL information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held COBOL information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Common Lisp information and communication technologies (icts)

All 35 carried skills, including the 34 the numerical tool and process control programmer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 8 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 information and communication technologies (icts) 6 required
  • still to learn CoffeeScript required
  • still to learn Erlang required
  • still to learn Smalltalk (computer programming) required
  • still to learn TypeScript required
  • still to learn VBScript required
  • still to learn CAD software required
02 working with computers 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn program a CNC controller required
  • still to learn set up the controller of a machine required
  • still to learn use CAD software required
  • optional, not held perform data analysis optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn blueprints required
  • still to learn quality and cycle time optimisation required
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held lathe machine parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
04 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn apply control process statistical methods required
  • still to learn read standard blueprints required
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn statistical process control required
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a numerical tool and process control programmer 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 35 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ABAP knowledge
  • already held AJAX knowledge
  • already held APL knowledge
  • already held ASP.NET knowledge
  • already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held C# knowledge
  • already held C++ knowledge
  • already held COBOL knowledge
  • already held Common Lisp knowledge
  • already held Groovy knowledge
  • already held Haskell knowledge
  • already held ICT system programming knowledge
  • already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held JavaScript knowledge
  • already held Lisp knowledge
  • already held MATLAB knowledge
  • already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
  • already held Objective-C knowledge
  • already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
  • already held PHP knowledge
  • already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Perl knowledge
  • already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held R knowledge
  • already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held SAP R3 knowledge
  • already held SAS language knowledge
  • already held Scala knowledge
  • already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Visual Basic knowledge
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn use measurement instruments required
  • optional, not held tend lathe optional
08 management skills 1 required
  • still to learn ensure equipment availability required
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held lathe machine parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held perform data analysis optional
  • optional, not held tend lathe optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
52 held skills the numerical tool and process control programmer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Ansible knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Apache Maven knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Cisco knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT communications protocols knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT infrastructure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT network routing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT recovery techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system integration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system user requirements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Puppet (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role STAF knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Salt (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Vagrant knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse network bandwidth requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role apply ICT system usage policies skill
  • not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role define integration strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role define technology strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role deploy ICT systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design component interfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role design computer network skill
  • not needed by the target role embedded systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hardware components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hardware components suppliers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
  • not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
  • not needed by the target role information architecture knowledge
  • not needed by the target role information security strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
  • not needed by the target role inter-organisational middleware system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interfacing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role model based system engineering knowledge

12 further entries not listed here

16 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 CoffeeScript required
  • still to learn Erlang required
  • still to learn Smalltalk (computer programming) required
  • still to learn TypeScript required
  • still to learn VBScript required
  • still to learn CAD software required
  • still to learn blueprints required
  • still to learn quality and cycle time optimisation required
  • still to learn statistical process control required
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held lathe machine parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from integration engineer

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an integration engineer become a numerical tool and process control programmer?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. An integration engineer already covers 61% of what a numerical tool and process control programmer is expected to do: 35 skills carry over, 34 of which the numerical tool and process control programmer role treats as required.

What skills does an integration engineer need to become a numerical tool and process control programmer?

17 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is CoffeeScript.

How hard is the move from integration engineer to numerical tool and process control programmer?

Its learning distance is 53.5 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.