RecordMove

Thermal engineer to container 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.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From thermal engineer

Partial match

To container equipment design engineer

12 You already bring

10 Still to learn

38 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

58.6/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a container equipment design engineer is expected to do is already part of a thermal engineer’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 container equipment design engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A container equipment design engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a thermal engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

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 may need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 7 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn industrial engineering required
still to learn manufacturing processes required
still to learn production processes required
still to learn 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

still to learn execute feasibility study required
still to learn 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

still to learn use CAD software required
still to learn 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

still to learn 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

still to learn 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 pick up Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAE software optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up 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 pick up Tier

still to learn industrial engineering required
still to learn manufacturing processes required
still to learn mathematics required
still to learn production processes required
still to learn 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

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a thermal engineer become a container equipment design engineer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A thermal engineer already covers 42% of what a container equipment design engineer is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 11 of which the container equipment design engineer role treats as required.

What skills does a thermal engineer need to become a container equipment design engineer?

10 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is create solutions to problems.

How hard is the move from thermal engineer to container equipment design engineer?

Its learning distance is 58.6 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.