Table 1Transition record

sensor engineering techniciantoautomation engineering technician

A sensor engineering technician already meets 54% of what the automation engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sensor engineering technician

54%

Overlap1

To automation engineering technician

29 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

56.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the automation engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sensor engineering technician 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 automation engineering technician role treats 19 of its required skills as things a sensor engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adjust engineering designs
align components
assemble sensors
assist scientific research
automatic control system
control engineering

What stands in the way is 14 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automation engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sensor 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 assemble sensors handling and moving
already held microprocessors information and communication technologies (icts)
already held firmware information and communication technologies (icts)
already held control engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held test sensors constructing

All 29 carried skills, including the 19 the automation engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 9 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 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held automation technology required
required, not held computer engineering required
required, not held mechatronics required
required, not held robotic components required
required, not held robotics required

optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held marine technology optional
optional, not held programmable logic controller optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held install mechatronic equipment required
required, not held maintain robotic equipment required
required, not held monitor automated machines required

optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional

03 working with computers 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held install automation components required
required, not held set up machine controls required

optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
optional, not held customise software for drive system optional
optional, not held install software optional
optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

04 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held assemble mechatronic units required
required, not held assemble machines required

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

06 constructing 1 required

required, not held test mechatronic units required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a automation 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 29 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held align components skill
already held assemble sensors skill
already held assist scientific research skill
already held automatic control system knowledge
already held control engineering knowledge
already held design drawings knowledge
already held electrical engineering knowledge
already held fasten components skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
already held liaise with engineers skill
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held microprocessors knowledge
already held perform test run skill
already held prepare production prototypes skill
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held record test data skill
already held test sensors skill
already held CAD software knowledge
already held CAE software knowledge
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held firmware knowledge
already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held program firmware skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
already held sensors knowledge
already held write technical reports skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held follow standards for machinery safety optional

08 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held replace machines optional

09 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held follow work schedule optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held follow standards for machinery safety optional
optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
optional, not held customise software for drive system optional
optional, not held follow work schedule optional
optional, not held install software optional
optional, not held marine technology optional
optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
optional, not held replace machines optional
optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

21 held skills the automation engineering technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
not needed by the target role consumer electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
not needed by the target role digital camera sensors knowledge
not needed by the target role digital twin technology knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic equipment standards knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic test procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain sensor equipment skill
not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
not needed by the target role microassembly knowledge
not needed by the target role microelectronics knowledge
not needed by the target role microsensors knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
not needed by the target role precision measuring instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role solder electronics skill
not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
not needed by the target role wear cleanroom suit 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 acquire Tier

required, not held automation technology required
required, not held computer engineering required
required, not held mechatronics required
required, not held quality standards required
required, not held robotic components required
required, not held robotics required
optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held marine technology optional
optional, not held programmable logic controller optional

Index

Other moves recorded from sensor engineering technician

Full index of moves from sensor engineering technician

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.