Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Robotics engineering technician to sensor engineering technician

A robotics engineering technician already meets 52% of what the sensor engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From robotics engineering technician
52 % overlap
Partial match
To sensor engineering technician
25 You already bring
10 Still to learn
50 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.8/ 100

1 How much of what a sensor engineering technician is expected to do is already part of a robotics 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 sensor engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A sensor engineering technician role treats 12 of its required skills as things a robotics engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • align components
  • assist scientific research
  • design drawings
  • electronics
  • fasten components

What stands in the way is 10 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sensor engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a robotics engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held automatic control system information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held control engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held program firmware working with computers
  • already held sensors engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held assist scientific research communication, collaboration and creativity

All 25 carried skills, including the 12 the sensor engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 11 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 constructing 3 required
  • still to learn apply soldering techniques required
  • still to learn solder electronics required
  • still to learn test sensors required
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn electronic equipment standards required
  • still to learn electronic test procedures required
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held microsensors optional
  • optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn digital twin technology required
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held firmware optional
  • optional, not held microprocessors optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn operate scientific measuring equipment required
  • optional, not held maintain sensor equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
05 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn assemble sensors required
  • optional, not held use precision tools optional
06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn meet deadlines required
  • optional, not held create technical plans optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sensor engineering technician 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 25 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held align components skill
  • already held assist scientific research skill
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held sensors knowledge
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held automatic control system knowledge
  • already held control engineering knowledge
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held monitor machine operations skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held write technical reports skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 information skills 1 required
  • still to learn interpret circuit diagrams required
08 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held digital camera sensors optional
09 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held wear cleanroom suit optional
10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held microassembly optional
11 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform data analysis optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held digital camera sensors optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held create technical plans optional
  • optional, not held firmware optional
  • optional, not held maintain sensor equipment optional
  • optional, not held microassembly optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held microprocessors optional
  • optional, not held microsensors optional
  • optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
  • optional, not held perform data analysis optional
  • optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
  • optional, not held use precision tools optional
  • optional, not held wear cleanroom suit optional
38 held skills the sensor engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assemble hardware components skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble robots skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calibrate mechatronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role customise software for drive system skill
  • not needed by the target role develop computer vision system skill
  • not needed by the target role electric drives knowledge
  • not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
  • not needed by the target role follow standards for machinery safety skill
  • not needed by the target role hybrid control systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install software skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role optoelectronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role physics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pneumatics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role power electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role programmable logic controller knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read assembly drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role replace machines skill
  • not needed by the target role robotic components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role robotics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set up automotive robot skill
  • not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
  • not needed by the target role simulate mechatronic design concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role test mechatronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role transmission technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
  • not needed by the target role use CAM software 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn digital twin technology required
  • still to learn electronic equipment standards required
  • still to learn electronic test procedures required
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held digital camera sensors optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held firmware optional
  • optional, not held microassembly optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held microprocessors optional
  • optional, not held microsensors optional
  • optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
Index

Other moves recorded from robotics engineering technician

Full index of moves from robotics engineering technician

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a robotics engineering technician become a sensor engineering technician?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A robotics engineering technician already covers 52% of what a sensor engineering technician is expected to do: 25 skills carry over, 12 of which the sensor engineering technician role treats as required.

What skills does a robotics engineering technician need to become a sensor engineering technician?

10 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by constructing. The single most important is assemble sensors.

How hard is the move from robotics engineering technician to sensor engineering technician?

Its learning distance is 53.8 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.