Table 1Transition record

tooling engineertoindustrial tool design engineer

A tooling engineer already meets 65% of what the industrial tool design engineer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tooling engineer

65%

Overlap1

To industrial tool design engineer

30 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

41.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 41.8

This move: 41.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the industrial tool design engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tooling 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 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A industrial tool design engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tooling engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held determine production capacity information skills
already held reverse engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held determine production feasibility information skills
already held monitor production developments information skills
already held build a product's physical model handling and moving
already held use computer-aided engineering systems working with computers

All 30 carried skills, including the 14 the industrial tool design engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 5 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held identify customer's needs required
required, not held create solutions to problems required
required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required

required, not held industrial tools required
required, not held mechanical engineering required
required, not held design drawings required

03 information skills 2 required

required, not held define part requirements required
required, not held execute feasibility study required

04 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held inspect industrial equipment required

optional, not held maintain industrial equipment optional

05 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use specialised design software required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a industrial tool 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 30 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 design prototypes skill
already held industrial engineering knowledge
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held production processes knowledge
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held 3D modelling knowledge
already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
already held build a product's physical model skill
already held create a product's virtual model skill
already held determine production capacity skill
already held determine production feasibility skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held estimate duration of work skill
already held manage supplies skill
already held material mechanics knowledge
already held monitor production developments skill
already held plan manufacturing processes skill
already held provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
already held reverse engineering knowledge
already held use computer-aided engineering systems skill

2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
optional, not held maintain industrial equipment optional

22 held skills the industrial tool design engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
not needed by the target role advise customers on new equipment skill
not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
not needed by the target role attend trade fairs skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform market research skill
not needed by the target role physics knowledge
not needed by the target role plan allocation of space skill
not needed by the target role quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
not needed by the target role render 3D images skill
not needed by the target role set production facilities standards skill
not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role use CAM software skill

3 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 tools required
required, not held mechanical engineering required
required, not held design drawings required

Index

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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.