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

application engineertologistics engineer

A application engineer already meets 60% of what the logistics engineer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From application engineer
60%
Overlap1
To logistics engineer
18 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
40.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

60%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

40.2/ 100

1 Share of the logistics engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the application 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 logistics engineer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a application engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • define technical requirements
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • interpret technical requirements
  • manage engineering project
  • perform scientific research

What stands in the way is 5 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A logistics engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a application engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held transportation engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held carry out inventory planning management skills
  • already held implement efficiency plans for logistics operations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held warehouse operations business, administration and law
  • already held manage distribution channels management skills
  • already held process customer orders management skills

All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the logistics engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 6 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 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held direct logistical functions required
  • required, not held manage logistics required
  • optional, not held administer multi-modal logistics optional
  • optional, not held manage warehouse operations optional
  • optional, not held manage warehouse organisation optional
02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
  • optional, not held analyse logistic changes optional
  • optional, not held maintain logistics databases optional
  • optional, not held use methods of logistical data analysis optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held logistics required
  • optional, not held green logistics optional
  • optional, not held lean manufacturing optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held mathematics required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held product packaging requirements optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a logistics 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 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held define technical requirements skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held interpret technical requirements skill
  • already held manage engineering project skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held project management knowledge
  • already held supply chain management knowledge
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held analyse supply chain strategies skill
  • already held analyse supply chain trends skill
  • already held carry out inventory planning skill
  • already held implement efficiency plans for logistics operations skill
  • already held manage distribution channels skill
  • already held process customer orders skill
  • already held transportation engineering knowledge
  • already held warehouse operations knowledge
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held administer multi-modal logistics optional
  • optional, not held analyse logistic changes optional
  • optional, not held green logistics optional
  • optional, not held lean manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held maintain logistics databases optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held manage warehouse operations optional
  • optional, not held manage warehouse organisation optional
  • optional, not held product packaging requirements optional
  • optional, not held use methods of logistical data analysis optional
71 held skills the logistics engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ABAP knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Perl knowledge
  • not needed by the target role R knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SAS language knowledge
  • not needed by the target role TypeScript knowledge
  • not needed by the target role VBScript knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role advanced materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role algorithms knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse software specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work skill
  • not needed by the target role collect customer feedback on applications skill
  • not needed by the target role compare contractors' bids skill
  • not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer programming knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct ICT code review skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct research on trends in design skill
  • not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create a product's virtual model skill
  • not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
  • not needed by the target role debug software skill
  • not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
  • not needed by the target role design user interface skill
  • not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials skill
  • not needed by the target role develop software prototype skill
  • not needed by the target role develop test procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role develop translation memory software skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role human-robot collaboration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify customer requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role install machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate system components skill

31 further entries not listed here

5 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 logistics required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • optional, not held green logistics optional
  • optional, not held lean manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held product packaging requirements optional
Index

Other moves recorded from application engineer

Full index of moves from application 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.