Table 1Transition record

printed circuit board designertoproduct development engineering drafter

A printed circuit board designer already meets 51% of what the product development engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From printed circuit board designer

51%

Overlap1

To product development engineering drafter

16 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

49.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.3

This move: 49.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the product development engineering drafter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the printed circuit board designer 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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A product development engineering drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a printed circuit board designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use CADD software working with computers
already held manual draughting techniques arts and humanities
already held use manual draughting techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop assembly instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held draw blueprints communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create a product's virtual model communication, collaboration and creativity

All 16 carried skills, including the 9 the product development engineering drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 8 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held circular economy required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held technical drawings required

optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held industrial engineering optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional

02 information skills 2 required

required, not held define part requirements required
required, not held read engineering drawings required

03 management skills 1 required

required, not held provide technical documentation required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
optional, not held draw design sketches optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional

05 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held design management optional
optional, not held product data management optional

06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held design principles optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a product development engineering drafter 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAD software knowledge
already held create technical plans skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held manual draughting techniques knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use CADD software skill
already held use manual draughting techniques skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held create a product's virtual model skill
already held develop assembly instructions skill
already held draft design specifications skill
already held draw blueprints skill
already held electrical engineering knowledge
already held electronics knowledge
already held manufacturing processes knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held build a product's physical model optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held 3D modelling optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held design management optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held 3D modelling optional
optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held draw design sketches optional
optional, not held industrial engineering optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held product data management optional

13 held skills the product development engineering drafter role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CADD software knowledge
not needed by the target role design circuit boards skill
not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
not needed by the target role plan manufacturing processes skill
not needed by the target role printed circuit boards knowledge
not needed by the target role test printed circuit boards skill

11 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 engineering processes required
required, not held circular economy required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held technical drawings required
optional, not held design management optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held 3D modelling optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held industrial engineering optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional
optional, not held product data management optional

Index

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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.