Career Overlap Transition record
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Marine electronics technician to marine mechatronics technician

A marine electronics technician already meets 58% of what the marine mechatronics technician role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From marine electronics technician
58 % overlap
Partial match
To marine mechatronics technician
27 You already bring
15 Still to learn
49 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

52.2/ 100

1 How much of what a marine mechatronics technician is expected to do is already part of a marine electronics technician’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 marine mechatronics technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A marine mechatronics technician role treats 22 of its required skills as things a marine electronics technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • align components
  • apply health and safety standards
  • assemble electronic units
  • automation technology
  • build electronic prototypes
  • electricity

What stands in the way is 15 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A marine mechatronics technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a marine electronics technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held build electronic prototypes handling and moving
  • already held types of electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held programmable logic controller engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held check system parameters against reference values information skills
  • already held computer technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held printed circuit boards information and communication technologies (icts)

All 27 carried skills, including the 22 the marine mechatronics technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 10 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 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn circular economy required
  • still to learn marine technology required
  • still to learn pollution prevention required
  • optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn simulate mechatronic design concepts required
  • still to learn adjust engineering designs required
  • still to learn prepare production prototypes required
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn inspect quality of products required
  • still to learn read engineering drawings required
  • optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
04 management skills 2 required
  • still to learn develop energy saving concepts required
  • still to learn manage budgets required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • still to learn calibrate mechatronic instruments required
  • still to learn maintain mechatronic equipment required
06 business, administration and law 1 required
  • still to learn quality standards required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a marine mechatronics technician 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 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held align components skill
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held assemble electronic units skill
  • already held automation technology knowledge
  • already held build electronic prototypes skill
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held install mechatronic equipment skill
  • already held integrated circuits knowledge
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held mechanics of vessels knowledge
  • already held mechatronics knowledge
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held printed circuit boards knowledge
  • already held programmable logic controller knowledge
  • already held robotics knowledge
  • already held test mechatronic units skill
  • already held types of electronics knowledge
  • already held check system parameters against reference values skill
  • already held computer technology knowledge
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held microprocessors knowledge
  • already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • still to learn physics required
08 working with computers 1 required
  • still to learn use technical drawing software required
09 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
10 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assemble machines optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
  • optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held assemble machines optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
45 held skills the marine mechatronics technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble hardware components skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble printed circuit boards skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role clean components during assembly skill
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role defense system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical equipment regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install automation components skill
  • not needed by the target role install pneumatic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role install software skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret technical information for electronic repair work skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electronic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage data skill
  • not needed by the target role manage quantitative data skill
  • not needed by the target role maritime electric drives knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform data mining skill
  • not needed by the target role power electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read assembly drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role repair electronic components skill
  • not needed by the target role robotic components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role solder electronics skill
  • not needed by the target role statistical analysis system software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test electronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role test sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role unstructured data knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs skill

5 further entries not listed here

9 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 circular economy required
  • still to learn marine technology required
  • still to learn physics required
  • still to learn pollution prevention required
  • still to learn quality standards required
  • optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from marine electronics technician

Full index of moves from marine electronics technician

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a marine electronics technician become a marine mechatronics technician?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A marine electronics technician already covers 58% of what a marine mechatronics technician is expected to do: 27 skills carry over, 22 of which the marine mechatronics technician role treats as required.

What skills does a marine electronics technician need to become a marine mechatronics technician?

15 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is calibrate mechatronic instruments.

How hard is the move from marine electronics technician to marine mechatronics technician?

Its learning distance is 52.2 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.