RecordMove

Production engineering technician to container equipment design engineer

A production engineering technician already meets 48% 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 production engineering technician

Partial match

To container equipment design engineer

15 You already bring

9 Still to learn

38 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.6/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a container equipment design engineer is expected to do is already part of a production 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 production 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
mathematics

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 15 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 production 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 plan manufacturing processes management skills
already held production processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held CAE software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held manage supplies management skills
already held CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)

All 15 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 23 missing skills fall into 5 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 manufacturing 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 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 15 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 mathematics knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held production processes 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
already held plan manufacturing processes skill

14 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 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 communicate production plan 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 define part requirements skill
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 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 solve technical problems skill
not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
not needed by the target role verify product specifications 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 manufacturing 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 production engineering technician

Full index of moves from production engineering technician

FAQ

Common questions about this move

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

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A production engineering technician already covers 48% of what a container equipment design engineer is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 12 of which the container equipment design engineer role treats as required.

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

9 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 5 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 production engineering technician to container equipment design engineer?

Its learning distance is 53.6 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.