RecordMove

Process engineering technician to container equipment design engineer

A process engineering technician already meets 47% of what the container equipment design engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From process engineering technician

Partial match

To container equipment design engineer

14 You already bring

9 Still to learn

38 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.7/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a container equipment design engineer is expected to do is already part of a process engineering 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 container equipment design engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A container equipment design engineer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a process engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

CAD software
adjust engineering designs
create solutions to problems
engineering principles
engineering processes
manufacturing processes

What stands in the way is 9 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A container equipment design engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a process engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use computer-aided engineering systems working with computers
already held CAE software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held manage supplies management skills
already held manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held read engineering drawings information skills

All 14 carried skills, including the 12 the container equipment design engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 6 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn mechanical engineering required
still to learn industrial engineering required
still to learn production processes required
still to learn technical drawings required
still to learn types of containers required

optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional

02 information skills 2 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn execute feasibility study required
still to learn perform scientific research required

optional, not held determine production capacity optional
optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
optional, not held monitor production developments optional
optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn approve engineering design required

optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional

04 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn use technical drawing software required

optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

05 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held 3D modelling optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a container equipment design engineer 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAD software knowledge
already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use CAD software skill
already held use computer-aided engineering systems skill
already held CAE software knowledge
already held manage supplies skill

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held 3D modelling optional
optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held determine production capacity optional
optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held monitor production developments optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional
optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

23 held skills the container equipment design engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on manufacturing problems skill
not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role assess operating cost skill
not needed by the target role blueprints knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
not needed by the target role conduct routine machinery checks skill
not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
not needed by the target role order supplies skill
not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
not needed by the target role perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform test run skill
not needed by the target role production engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
not needed by the target role record test data skill
not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role secure working area skill
not needed by the target role sustainable technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill

9 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 pick up Tier

still to learn mechanical engineering required
still to learn industrial engineering required
still to learn production processes required
still to learn technical drawings required
still to learn types of containers required
optional, not held 3D modelling optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from process engineering technician

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a process engineering technician become a container equipment design engineer?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A process engineering technician already covers 47% of what a container equipment design engineer is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 12 of which the container equipment design engineer role treats as required.

What skills does a process engineering technician need to become a container equipment design engineer?

9 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is mechanical engineering.

How hard is the move from process engineering technician to container equipment design engineer?

Its learning distance is 54.7 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.