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

mechatronics assemblertomechatronics engineering technician

A mechatronics assembler already meets 48% of what the mechatronics engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mechatronics assembler
48%
Overlap1
To mechatronics engineering technician
27 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
60.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.3/ 100

1 Share of the mechatronics engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mechatronics assembler 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 mechatronics engineering technician role treats 15 of its required skills as things a mechatronics assembler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • align components
  • assemble mechatronic units
  • automation technology
  • computer engineering
  • electronics
  • follow standards for machinery safety

What stands in the way is 13 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 mechatronics engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mechatronics assembler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assemble hardware components working with computers
  • already held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes information skills
  • already held follow standards for machinery safety assisting and caring
  • already held maintain mechatronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held install automation components working with computers
  • already held install mechatronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 27 carried skills, including the 15 the mechatronics engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 missing skills fall into 9 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held simulate mechatronic design concepts required
  • required, not held adjust engineering designs required
  • required, not held assist scientific research required
  • required, not held liaise with engineers required
  • required, not held prepare production prototypes required
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held write technical reports optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held control engineering required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • required, not held electrical engineering required
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
  • optional, not held optical engineering optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronics optional
  • optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held read engineering drawings required
  • required, not held record test data required
  • optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held perform test run required
05 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held fasten components required
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held physics required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mechatronics engineering 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 assemble mechatronic units skill
  • already held automation technology knowledge
  • already held computer engineering knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held follow standards for machinery safety skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held install mechatronic equipment skill
  • already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held mechatronics knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held read assembly drawings skill
  • already held robotics knowledge
  • already held test mechatronic units skill
  • already held assemble hardware components skill
  • already held assemble machines skill
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held install automation components skill
  • already held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes skill
  • already held maintain mechatronic equipment skill
  • already held pneumatics knowledge
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held replace machines skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held customise software for drive system optional
  • optional, not held install software optional
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held set up machine controls optional
08 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held automatic control system optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment 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 automatic control system optional
  • optional, not held customise software for drive system optional
  • optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held install software optional
  • optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held optical engineering optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronics optional
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held set up machine controls optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
  • optional, not held write technical reports optional
29 held skills the mechatronics engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT system programming knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adjust manufacturing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role apply assembly techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble robots skill
  • not needed by the target role check system parameters against reference values skill
  • not needed by the target role clean components during assembly skill
  • not needed by the target role computer equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role crimping knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical discharge knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure conformity to specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role install blinds drive systems skill
  • not needed by the target role instrumentation engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role measure electrical characteristics skill
  • not needed by the target role measure parts of manufactured products skill
  • not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
  • not needed by the target role microelectronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
  • not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform metal work skill
  • not needed by the target role provide power connection from bus bars skill
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role remove defective products skill
  • not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
  • not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
14 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 control engineering required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • required, not held electrical engineering required
  • required, not held physics required
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held automatic control system optional
  • optional, not held optical engineering optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronics optional
  • optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from mechatronics assembler

Full index of moves from mechatronics assembler

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.