Table 1Transition record

automotive engineertomanufacturing engineer

A automotive engineer already meets 56% of what the manufacturing engineer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From automotive engineer

56%

Overlap1

To manufacturing engineer

19 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

47 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

47/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the manufacturing engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the automotive 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 manufacturing engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a automotive engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adjust engineering designs
approve engineering design
assess financial viability
engineering principles
engineering processes
industrial engineering

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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A manufacturing engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a automotive engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held reverse engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held apply advanced manufacturing management skills
already held industrial engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held draft design specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
already held production processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held design principles arts and humanities

All 19 carried skills, including the 11 the manufacturing engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held advise on manufacturing problems required

optional, not held assess the life cycle of resources optional
optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held recommend product improvements optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held production engineering required

optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
optional, not held circular economy optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional

03 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held ensure material compliance required

optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
optional, not held maintain financial records optional
optional, not held monitor plant production optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure health and safety in manufacturing required

05 services 1 required

required, not held consumer protection required

06 management skills 5 supplementary

optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a manufacturing 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held assess financial viability skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held industrial engineering knowledge
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held production processes knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held CAE software knowledge
already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
already held apply advanced manufacturing skill
already held design principles knowledge
already held draft design specifications skill
already held reverse engineering knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use CAM software skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess the life cycle of resources optional
optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
optional, not held circular economy optional
optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional
optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held maintain financial records optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held monitor plant production optional
optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional
optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

36 held skills the manufacturing engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European vehicle type-approval legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role advanced driver assistant systems knowledge
not needed by the target role anticipate change in car technology skill
not needed by the target role apply reverse engineering skill
not needed by the target role automotive engineering skill
not needed by the target role build a product's physical model skill
not needed by the target role compare alternative vehicles skill
not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
not needed by the target role control production skill
not needed by the target role create a product's virtual model skill
not needed by the target role defense system knowledge
not needed by the target role design electromechanical systems skill
not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
not needed by the target role develop test procedures skill
not needed by the target role disassemble equipment skill
not needed by the target role electrical testing methods knowledge
not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
not needed by the target role green automotive technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role guidance, navigation and control knowledge
not needed by the target role hybrid vehicle architecture knowledge
not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
not needed by the target role manage product testing skill
not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
not needed by the target role model based system engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role perform market research skill
not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role record test data skill
not needed by the target role synthetic natural environment knowledge
not needed by the target role use automotive diagnostic equipment skill
not needed by the target role vehicle type-approval knowledge
not needed by the target role vehicle-to-everything technologies knowledge

6 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 production engineering required
required, not held consumer protection required
optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
optional, not held circular economy optional
optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional

Index

Other moves recorded from automotive engineer

Full index of moves from automotive 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.