mechanical engineertomechanical engineering drafter
A mechanical engineer already meets 51% of what the mechanical engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 46.6 of 100 · moderate
1 Share of the mechanical engineering drafter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mechanical 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.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mechanical engineering drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mechanical engineer background worth leading with.
- already held define part requirements information skills
- already held blueprints engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held principles of mechanical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held create a product's virtual model communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held draft design specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held material mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 15 carried skills, including the 7 the mechanical engineering drafter role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 14 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.
- required, not held create solutions to problems required
- required, not held liaise with engineers required
- required, not held use manual draughting techniques required
- optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
- optional, not held review drafts optional
- required, not held CAD software required
- optional, not held CADD software optional
- required, not held mathematics required
- optional, not held physics optional
- required, not held use CAD software required
- optional, not held use CADD software optional
- required, not held manual draughting techniques required
- optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mechanical engineering drafter role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 CAD software knowledge · cross sector
- 02 create solutions to problems skill · cross sector
- 03 liaise with engineers skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 15 skills that carry over
- already held create technical plans skill
- already held design drawings knowledge
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held use technical drawing software skill
- already held 3D modelling knowledge
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held blueprints knowledge
- already held create a product's virtual model skill
- already held define part requirements skill
- already held draft design specifications skill
- already held material mechanics knowledge
- already held read standard blueprints skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held calculate materials to build equipment optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional
- optional, not held CADD software optional
- optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
- optional, not held calculate materials to build equipment optional
- optional, not held physics optional
- optional, not held review drafts optional
- optional, not held use CADD software optional
77 held skills the mechanical engineering drafter role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- not needed by the target role aerodynamics knowledge
- not needed by the target role aircraft mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
- not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
- not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role automotive engineering skill
- not needed by the target role build machines skill
- not needed by the target role building automation knowledge
- not needed by the target role calibrate mechatronic instruments skill
- not needed by the target role combined heat and power generation knowledge
- not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role continuum mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate engineering teams skill
- not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
- not needed by the target role design a domotic system in buildings skill
- not needed by the target role design a solar absorption cooling system skill
- not needed by the target role design automation components skill
- not needed by the target role design engineering components skill
- not needed by the target role design heating and cooling emission systems skill
- not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
- not needed by the target role determine production capacity skill
- not needed by the target role develop mechatronic test procedures skill
- not needed by the target role disassemble engines skill
- not needed by the target role electric current knowledge
- not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role evaluate engine performance skill
- not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role gather technical information skill
- not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
- not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect engine rooms skill
- not needed by the target role install automation components skill
- not needed by the target role install mechatronic equipment skill
37 further entries not listed here
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held CAD software required
- required, not held manual draughting techniques required
- required, not held mathematics required
- optional, not held CADD software optional
- optional, not held physics optional
Other moves recorded from mechanical engineer
- fluid power engineer 66% covered · moderate
- robotics engineer 59% covered · moderate
- aerodynamics engineer 57% covered · moderate
- rotating equipment engineer 57% covered · moderate
- container equipment design engineer 55% covered · moderate
- mechanical engineering technician 55% covered · moderate
- packing machinery engineer 54% covered · moderate
- aerospace engineering drafter 52% covered · moderate
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.