Marine engineering technician to mechanical engineering technician
A marine engineering technician already meets 64% of what the mechanical engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
38.5/ 100
1 How much of what a mechanical engineering technician is expected to do is already part of a marine engineering 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 mechanical engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mechanical engineering technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a marine engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- CAE software
- adjust engineering designs
- analyse test data
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- liaise with engineers
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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mechanical engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a marine engineering technician background worth leading with.
- already held assess operating cost information skills
- already held fluid mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held material mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held analyse production processes for improvement information skills
- already held CAE software information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held analyse test data information skills
All 23 carried skills, including the 10 the mechanical engineering technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 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 mechanical engineering required
- still to learn principles of mechanical engineering required
- optional, not held blueprints optional
- optional, not held nuclear energy optional
- optional, not held technical drawings optional
- still to learn define part requirements required
- optional, not held interpret technical requirements optional
- optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
- still to learn design engineering components required
- optional, not held monitor nuclear power plant systems optional
- optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
- optional, not held technical terminology optional
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mechanical engineering technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 define part requirements practise this
- 02 mechanical engineering study this
- 03 design engineering components practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 23 skills that carry over
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held analyse test data skill
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held CAD software knowledge
- already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
- already held assess operating cost skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held fluid mechanics knowledge
- already held manage supplies skill
- already held material mechanics knowledge
- already held order supplies skill
- already held oversee quality control skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held use CAD software skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held health and safety in the workplace optional
- optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
- optional, not held maintain power plants optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held interpret technical requirements optional
- optional, not held maintain power plants optional
- optional, not held blueprints optional
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
- optional, not held health and safety in the workplace optional
- optional, not held monitor nuclear power plant systems optional
- optional, not held nuclear energy optional
- optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
- optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
- optional, not held technical drawings optional
- optional, not held technical terminology optional
- optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
60 held skills the mechanical engineering technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
- not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption skill
- not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of products skill
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role battery chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery components knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery fluids knowledge
- 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 chemical products knowledge
- not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role composite materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct energy audit skill
- not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
- not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop energy saving concepts skill
- not needed by the target role develop waste management processes skill
- not needed by the target role disassemble engines skill
- not needed by the target role disassemble equipment skill
- not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role follow production schedule skill
- not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
- not needed by the target role guarantee customer satisfaction skill
- not needed by the target role guidance, navigation and control knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify energy needs skill
- not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
- not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage data skill
- not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role manage quantitative data skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
- not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role naval architecture knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate battery test equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
20 further entries not listed here
7 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 mechanical engineering required
- still to learn principles of mechanical engineering required
- optional, not held blueprints optional
- optional, not held health and safety in the workplace optional
- optional, not held nuclear energy optional
- optional, not held technical drawings optional
- optional, not held technical terminology optional
Other moves recorded from marine engineering technician
Common questions about this move
Can a marine engineering technician become a mechanical engineering technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A marine engineering technician already covers 64% of what a mechanical engineering technician is expected to do: 23 skills carry over, 10 of which the mechanical engineering technician role treats as required.
What skills does a marine engineering technician need to become a mechanical engineering technician?
4 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is define part requirements.
How hard is the move from marine engineering technician to mechanical engineering technician?
Its learning distance is 38.5 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.