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

manufacturing engineertocontainer equipment design engineer

A manufacturing engineer already meets 45% of what the container equipment design engineer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From manufacturing engineer
45%
Overlap1
To container equipment design engineer
14 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
56.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.8/ 100

1 Share of the container equipment design engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the manufacturing 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.

Why

Why this move works

A container equipment design engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a manufacturing engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • industrial engineering
  • manufacturing processes

What stands in the way is 10 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A container equipment design engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a manufacturing engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held reverse engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held industrial engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held production processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held CAE software information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held use CAM software working with computers
  • already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity

All 14 carried skills, including the 11 the container equipment design engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 7 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 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held types of containers required
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
02 information skills 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • required, not held read engineering drawings required
  • optional, not held determine production capacity optional
  • optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
  • optional, not held monitor production developments optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
05 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held CAD software required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a container equipment design 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held industrial engineering knowledge
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held production processes knowledge
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held reverse engineering knowledge
  • already held use CAM software skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage supplies optional
  • optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
  • optional, not held determine production capacity optional
  • optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
  • optional, not held manage supplies optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held monitor production developments 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 set up the controller of a machine optional
27 held skills the container equipment design engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on manufacturing problems skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role apply advanced manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role assess the life cycle of resources skill
  • not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consumer protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role continuous improvement philosophies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure health and safety in manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure material compliance skill
  • not needed by the target role human-robot collaboration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor plant production skill
  • not needed by the target role production engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide improvement strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role recommend product improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees 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 mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held CAD software required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held types of containers required
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from manufacturing engineer

Full index of moves from manufacturing engineer

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.