Mine mechanical engineer to mine electrical engineer
A mine mechanical engineer already meets 63% of what the mine electrical engineer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
41.3/ 100
1 How much of what a mine electrical engineer is expected to do is already part of a mine mechanical engineer’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 mine electrical engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mine electrical engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a mine mechanical engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on mine equipment
- design drawings
- electricity
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- geology
- maintain records of mining operations
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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine electrical engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mine mechanical engineer background worth leading with.
- already held advise on mine equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held monitor mine costs information skills
- already held monitor mine production information skills
- already held mining engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held mine safety legislation engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held maintain records of mining operations information skills
All 19 carried skills, including the 11 the mine electrical engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 8 missing skills fall into 3 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 develop improvements to the electrical systems required
- still to learn procure electrical machinery required
- still to learn design circuits using CAD required
- still to learn electrical mine machinery manuals required
- still to learn electrical engineering required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn install electrical mining machinery required
- still to learn maintain electrical mine machinery required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mine electrical engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 develop improvements to the electrical systems practise this
- 02 procure electrical machinery practise this
- 03 electrical mine machinery manuals study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 19 skills that carry over
- already held advise on mine equipment skill
- already held design drawings knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- already held geology knowledge
- already held maintain records of mining operations skill
- already held manage emergency procedures skill
- already held mine safety legislation knowledge
- already held prepare scientific reports skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held address problems critically skill
- already held assess operating cost skill
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held mining engineering knowledge
- already held monitor mine costs skill
- already held monitor mine production skill
- already held present reports skill
- already held use technical drawing software skill
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
8 held skills the mine electrical engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role health and safety hazards underground knowledge
- not needed by the target role impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role install mining machinery skill
- not needed by the target role interpret mechanical mine machinery manuals skill
- not needed by the target role maintain mine machinery skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role procure mechanical machinery skill
3 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 electrical mine machinery manuals required
- still to learn electrical engineering required
- still to learn electronics required
Common questions about this move
Can a mine mechanical engineer become a mine electrical engineer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A mine mechanical engineer already covers 63% of what a mine electrical engineer is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 11 of which the mine electrical engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a mine mechanical engineer need to become a mine electrical engineer?
8 required skills are missing, plus 0 optional ones. They fall into 3 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is develop improvements to the electrical systems.
How hard is the move from mine mechanical engineer to mine electrical engineer?
Its learning distance is 41.3 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.