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

thermal engineertocontainer equipment design engineer

A thermal engineer already meets 42% of what the container equipment design engineer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From thermal engineer
42%
Overlap1
To container equipment design engineer
12 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
58.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

58.6/ 100

1 Share of the container equipment design engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the thermal 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.

Why

Why this move works

A container equipment design engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a thermal engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • CAD software
  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • mechanical engineering

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 12 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 thermal engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held design prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held mechanical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held use technical drawing software working with computers
  • already held technical drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 12 carried skills, including the 11 the container equipment design engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held industrial engineering required
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • required, not held read engineering drawings 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 working with computers 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use CAD software required
  • required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
06 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage supplies optional
  • optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional

1 further area in the appendix

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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held design prototypes skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model 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 manage supplies optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held monitor production developments optional
  • optional, not held plan manufacturing processes 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
42 held skills the container equipment design engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assess energy consumption of ventilation systems skill
  • not needed by the target role combined heat and power generation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role computational fluid dynamics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design a solar absorption cooling system skill
  • not needed by the target role design a solar heating system skill
  • not needed by the target role design an electric heating system skill
  • not needed by the target role design engineering components skill
  • not needed by the target role design firmware skill
  • not needed by the target role design heat pump installations skill
  • not needed by the target role design hot water systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design passive energy measures skill
  • not needed by the target role design thermal equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role design thermal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role develop product design skill
  • not needed by the target role develop software prototype skill
  • not needed by the target role distribution of heating cooling and hot water knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment cooling skill
  • not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
  • not needed by the target role heat transfer processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify fitted source for heat pumps skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 2D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role manage engineering project skill
  • not needed by the target role operate climate control skill
  • not needed by the target role operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on combined heat and power skill
  • not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on electric heating skill
  • not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on heat pumps skill
  • not needed by the target role perform feasibility study on solar heating skill
  • not needed by the target role power engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide information on geothermal heat pumps skill
  • not needed by the target role report test findings skill
  • not needed by the target role sustainable technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role thermal materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role thermodynamics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use thermal analysis skill

2 further entries not listed here

10 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 industrial engineering required
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • required, not held types of containers required
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held CAE software 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 thermal engineer

Full index of moves from thermal 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.