Logistics engineer to equipment engineer
A logistics engineer already meets 48% of what the equipment engineer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
51.1/ 100
1 How much of what an equipment engineer is expected to do is already part of a logistics 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 equipment engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An equipment engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a logistics engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- define technical requirements
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- interpret technical requirements
- manage engineering project
What stands in the way is 4 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. An equipment engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a logistics engineer background worth leading with.
- already held interpret technical requirements information skills
- already held manage engineering project management skills
- already held define technical requirements management skills
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations information skills
- already held project management business, administration and law
- already held use technical drawing software working with computers
All 11 carried skills, including the 11 the equipment engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 26 missing skills fall into 9 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 manufacturing processes required
- still to learn production processes required
- optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held computer engineering optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held robotic components optional
- optional, not held robotics optional
- still to learn assess financial viability required
- still to learn execute feasibility study required
- optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
- optional, not held analyse test data optional
- optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
- optional, not held record test data optional
- optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
- optional, not held control production optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held manage product testing optional
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
- optional, not held use testing equipment optional
- optional, not held design principles optional
- optional, not held product data management optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an equipment engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assess financial viability practise this
- 02 execute feasibility study practise this
- 03 manufacturing processes study 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 define technical requirements skill
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- already held interpret technical requirements skill
- already held manage engineering project skill
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held project management knowledge
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held use technical drawing software skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held design prototypes optional
- optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
- optional, not held analyse test data optional
- optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
- optional, not held computer engineering optional
- optional, not held control production optional
- optional, not held design principles optional
- optional, not held design prototypes optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
- optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
- optional, not held manage product testing optional
- optional, not held product data management optional
- optional, not held record test data optional
- optional, not held robotic components optional
- optional, not held robotics optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
- optional, not held use testing equipment optional
22 held skills the equipment engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role administer multi-modal logistics skill
- not needed by the target role analyse logistic changes skill
- not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
- not needed by the target role analyse supply chain trends skill
- not needed by the target role carry out inventory planning skill
- not needed by the target role direct logistical functions skill
- not needed by the target role green logistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement efficiency plans for logistics operations skill
- not needed by the target role lean manufacturing knowledge
- not needed by the target role logistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain logistics databases skill
- not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
- not needed by the target role manage distribution channels skill
- not needed by the target role manage logistics skill
- not needed by the target role manage warehouse operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage warehouse organisation skill
- not needed by the target role process customer orders skill
- not needed by the target role product packaging requirements knowledge
- not needed by the target role supply chain management knowledge
- not needed by the target role transportation engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role use methods of logistical data analysis skill
- not needed by the target role warehouse operations knowledge
11 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 manufacturing processes required
- still to learn production processes required
- optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held computer engineering optional
- optional, not held design principles optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held product data management optional
- optional, not held robotic components optional
- optional, not held robotics optional
Common questions about this move
Can a logistics engineer become an equipment engineer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A logistics engineer already covers 48% of what an equipment engineer is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 11 of which the equipment engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a logistics engineer need to become an equipment engineer?
4 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is assess financial viability.
How hard is the move from logistics engineer to equipment engineer?
Its learning distance is 51.1 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.