RecordMove

Manufacturing cost estimator to component engineer

A manufacturing cost estimator already meets 20% of what the component engineer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From manufacturing cost estimator

Distant match

To component engineer

6 You already bring

12 Still to learn

43 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

76.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a component engineer is expected to do is already part of a manufacturing cost estimator’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 component engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A component engineer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a manufacturing cost estimator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

assess financial viability
execute analytical mathematical calculations
manufacturing processes
mathematics
project management

What stands in the way is 12 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A component engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a manufacturing cost estimator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assess financial viability information skills
already held analyse production processes for improvement information skills
already held manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held execute analytical mathematical calculations information skills
already held project management business, administration and law
already held mathematics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the component engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 37 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 7 supplementary

still to learn battery design required
still to learn engineering processes required
still to learn engineering principles required
still to learn production processes required
still to learn technical drawings required

optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held robotic components optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

02 information skills 3 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn interpret technical requirements required
still to learn execute feasibility study required
still to learn perform scientific research required

optional, not held interpret circuit diagrams optional
optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
optional, not held record test data optional

03 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn define technical requirements required
still to learn manage engineering project required

optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held manage product testing optional

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn computer simulation required

optional, not held computer science optional

05 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn use technical drawing software required

optional, not held use CAD software optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
optional, not held draft design specifications optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a component 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess financial viability skill
already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held project management knowledge
already held analyse production processes for improvement skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held install machinery optional
optional, not held maintain equipment optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

08 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held product data management optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

09 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held design principles optional

25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held interpret circuit diagrams optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held computer science optional
optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held draft design specifications optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held install machinery optional
optional, not held maintain equipment optional
optional, not held manage product testing optional
optional, not held product data management optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held record test data optional
optional, not held robotic components optional
optional, not held state estimation optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

28 held skills the component engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accurately estimate work hours skill
not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
not needed by the target role assess operating cost 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 calculate production costs skill
not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure cost efficiency in food manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role estimate costs of required supplies skill
not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
not needed by the target role estimate restoration costs skill
not needed by the target role evaluate cost of software products skill
not needed by the target role forecast production quantities skill
not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
not needed by the target role international business knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role monitor production costs skill
not needed by the target role monitor production developments skill
not needed by the target role perform cost accounting activities skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role prepare cost-plus pricing models skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role read assembly drawings skill
not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
not needed by the target role synthesise financial information skill

17 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 battery design required
still to learn engineering processes required
still to learn computer simulation required
still to learn engineering principles required
still to learn production processes required
still to learn technical drawings required
optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held computer science optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held product data management optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held robotic components optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from manufacturing cost estimator

Full index of moves from manufacturing cost estimator

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a manufacturing cost estimator become a component engineer?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A manufacturing cost estimator already covers 20% of what a component engineer is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 5 of which the component engineer role treats as required.

What skills does a manufacturing cost estimator need to become a component engineer?

12 required skills are missing, plus 25 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is battery design.

How hard is the move from manufacturing cost estimator to component engineer?

Its learning distance is 76.9 out of 100, which is the career change 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.