Table 1Transition record

rolling stock engineertoequipment engineer

A rolling stock engineer already meets 57% of what the equipment engineer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From rolling stock engineer

57%

Overlap1

To equipment engineer

20 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

44.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 44.8

This move: 44.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the equipment engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rolling stock engineer 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A equipment engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rolling stock engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held apply advanced manufacturing management skills
already held manage product testing management skills
already held control production management skills
already held execute feasibility study information skills
already held production processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held design principles arts and humanities

All 20 carried skills, including the 9 the equipment engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 7 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 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held interpret technical requirements required
required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required

optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held estimate duration of work optional

02 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held define technical requirements required
required, not held manage engineering project required

optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held project management required

optional, not held product data management optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held mathematics required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 supplementary

optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held robotic components optional
optional, not held robotics optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held maintain equipment optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a equipment 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 20 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess financial viability skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held execute feasibility study skill
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held production processes knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
already held apply advanced manufacturing skill
already held control production skill
already held design principles knowledge
already held design prototypes skill
already held electrical engineering knowledge
already held electronics knowledge
already held manage product testing skill
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held record test data skill
already held use CAD software skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
optional, not held maintain equipment optional
optional, not held product data management optional
optional, not held robotic components optional
optional, not held robotics optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

22 held skills the equipment engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
not needed by the target role build a product's physical model skill
not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
not needed by the target role control compliance of railway vehicles regulations skill
not needed by the target role create a product's virtual model skill
not needed by the target role design electromechanical systems skill
not needed by the target role design wayside signalling interlockings skill
not needed by the target role develop test procedures skill
not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of railway machinery skill
not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of trains skill
not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain electromechanical equipment skill
not needed by the target role mechanics of trains knowledge
not needed by the target role perform test run skill
not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role use CAM software skill

7 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 project management required
required, not held mathematics required
optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held product data management optional
optional, not held robotic components optional
optional, not held robotics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from rolling stock engineer

Full index of moves from rolling stock engineer

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.