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

research managertoresearch engineer

A research manager already meets 18% of what the research engineer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From research manager
18%
Overlap1
To research engineer
6 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
76.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

18%

Learning distance A rebuild

76.3/ 100

1 Share of the research engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the research manager 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 research engineer role treats 3 of its required skills as things a research manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • perform scientific research
  • project management
  • scientific research methodology

What stands in the way is 11 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A research engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a research manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held laboratory techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held physics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held project management business, administration and law
  • already held scientific research methodology education
  • already held perform scientific research information skills
  • already held perform project management management skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 3 the research engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 11 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 engineering principles required
  • required, not held industrial research and development required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held battery design optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
  • optional, not held materials engineering optional
02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret technical requirements required
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • required, not held gather experimental data required
  • optional, not held conduct experiments on animals optional
  • optional, not held use mathematical tools and equipment optional
03 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held define technical requirements required
  • required, not held manage engineering project required
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held develop test procedures optional
04 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
05 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held collect samples for analysis required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held assist scientific research optional
  • optional, not held write manuals optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a research 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held project management knowledge
  • already held scientific research methodology knowledge
  • already held laboratory techniques knowledge
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held physics knowledge
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
  • optional, not held run laboratory simulations optional
08 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held cognitive computing optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held computational mechanics optional
  • optional, not held bioeconomy optional
10 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory optional
11 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held scientific literature optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory optional
  • optional, not held battery design optional
  • optional, not held cognitive computing optional
  • optional, not held computational mechanics optional
  • optional, not held conduct experiments on animals optional
  • optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held assist scientific research optional
  • optional, not held bioeconomy optional
  • optional, not held develop test procedures optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
  • optional, not held materials engineering optional
  • optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
  • optional, not held run laboratory simulations optional
  • optional, not held scientific literature optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use mathematical tools and equipment optional
  • optional, not held write manuals optional
28 held skills the research engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computational chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role cope with challenging demands skill
  • not needed by the target role direct an artistic team skill
  • not needed by the target role discuss research proposals skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
  • not needed by the target role image recognition knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interact with an audience skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with cultural partners skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage research and development projects skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role multidisciplinary research knowledge
  • not needed by the target role present exhibition skill
  • not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide project information on exhibitions skill
  • not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
  • not needed by the target role research design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition skill
  • not needed by the target role study a collection skill
  • not needed by the target role study topics skill
  • not needed by the target role urban sustainability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use ICT resources to solve work related tasks skill
  • not needed by the target role work independently on exhibitions skill
12 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 engineering principles required
  • required, not held industrial research and development required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held battery design optional
  • optional, not held cognitive computing optional
  • optional, not held computational mechanics optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held bioeconomy optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
  • optional, not held materials engineering optional
  • optional, not held scientific literature optional
Index

Other moves recorded from research manager

Full index of moves from research manager

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.