Marine mechatronics technician to marine electronics technician
A marine mechatronics technician already meets 45% of what the marine electronics technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
63.7/ 100
1 How much of what a marine electronics technician is expected to do is already part of a marine mechatronics 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 electronics technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A marine electronics technician role treats 12 of its required skills as things a marine mechatronics technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- align components
- apply health and safety standards
- assemble electronic units
- electronic equipment standards
- electronics
- fasten components
What stands in the way is 8 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A marine electronics technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a marine mechatronics technician background worth leading with.
- already held build electronic prototypes handling and moving
- already held types of electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held check system parameters against reference values information skills
- already held programmable logic controller engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held computer technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held printed circuit boards information and communication technologies (icts)
All 27 carried skills, including the 12 the marine electronics technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 45 missing skills fall into 12 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 maritime electric drives required
- still to learn electrical equipment regulations required
- optional, not held control engineering optional
- optional, not held power electronics optional
- optional, not held robotic components optional
- optional, not held sensors optional
- still to learn interpret circuit diagrams required
- still to learn read assembly drawings required
- optional, not held interpret technical information for electronic repair work optional
- optional, not held manage data optional
- optional, not held analyse big data optional
- optional, not held analyse test data optional
- still to learn apply soldering techniques required
- still to learn solder electronics required
- optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
- optional, not held test electronic units optional
- optional, not held test sensors optional
- still to learn use water navigation devices required
- optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held maintain electronic systems optional
- optional, not held repair electronic components optional
- optional, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs optional
- still to learn clean components during assembly required
- optional, not held assemble mechatronic units optional
- optional, not held assemble printed circuit boards optional
- optional, not held assemble sensors optional
- optional, not held use specific data analysis software optional
- optional, not held install automation components optional
- optional, not held perform data mining optional
- optional, not held utilise machine learning optional
- optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
- optional, not held install software optional
- optional, not held manage quantitative data optional
6 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a marine electronics technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 interpret circuit diagrams practise this
- 02 maritime electric drives study this
- 03 use water navigation devices 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 27 skills that carry over
- already held align components skill
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held assemble electronic units skill
- already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held fasten components skill
- already held integrated circuits knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held mechanics of vessels knowledge
- already held printed circuit boards knowledge
- already held types of electronics knowledge
- already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
- already held automation technology knowledge
- already held build electronic prototypes skill
- already held check system parameters against reference values skill
- already held computer technology knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held install mechatronic equipment skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held mechatronics knowledge
- already held microprocessors knowledge
- already held perform test run skill
- already held programmable logic controller knowledge
- already held robotics knowledge
- already held test mechatronic units skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held data storage optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held information structure optional
- optional, not held unstructured data optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
- optional, not held business intelligence optional
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
- optional, not held defense system optional
37 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held use specific data analysis software optional
- optional, not held assemble mechatronic units optional
- optional, not held assemble printed circuit boards optional
- optional, not held assemble sensors optional
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held data storage optional
- optional, not held defense system optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held information structure optional
- optional, not held install automation components optional
- optional, not held interpret technical information for electronic repair work optional
- optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
- optional, not held manage data optional
- optional, not held perform data mining optional
- optional, not held unstructured data optional
- optional, not held utilise machine learning optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held analyse big data optional
- optional, not held analyse test data optional
- optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
- optional, not held business intelligence optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held control engineering optional
- optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
- optional, not held install software optional
- optional, not held maintain electronic systems optional
- optional, not held manage quantitative data optional
- optional, not held power electronics optional
- optional, not held repair electronic components optional
- optional, not held robotic components optional
- optional, not held sensors optional
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
- optional, not held test electronic units optional
- optional, not held test sensors optional
- optional, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs optional
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
22 held skills the marine electronics technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
- not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
- not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
- not needed by the target role assemble machines skill
- not needed by the target role calibrate mechatronic instruments skill
- not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop energy saving concepts skill
- not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
- not needed by the target role keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes skill
- not needed by the target role maintain mechatronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role micromechatronic engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role physics knowledge
- not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
- not needed by the target role simulate mechatronic design concepts skill
- not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
16 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 maritime electric drives required
- still to learn electrical equipment regulations required
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held data storage optional
- optional, not held defense system optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held information structure optional
- optional, not held unstructured data optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held business intelligence optional
- optional, not held control engineering optional
- optional, not held power electronics optional
- optional, not held robotic components optional
- optional, not held sensors optional
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
Other moves recorded from marine mechatronics technician
Common questions about this move
Can a marine mechatronics technician become a marine electronics technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A marine mechatronics technician already covers 45% of what a marine electronics technician is expected to do: 27 skills carry over, 12 of which the marine electronics technician role treats as required.
What skills does a marine mechatronics technician need to become a marine electronics technician?
8 required skills are missing, plus 37 optional ones. They fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is interpret circuit diagrams.
How hard is the move from marine mechatronics technician to marine electronics technician?
Its learning distance is 63.7 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.