dependability engineertoprocess engineering technician
A dependability engineer already meets 29% of what the process engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
29%
67.8/ 100
1 Share of the process engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the dependability 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 this move works
A process engineering technician role treats 6 of its required skills as things a dependability engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adjust engineering designs
- analyse test data
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- identify process improvements
- troubleshoot
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 · What you already bring
Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A process engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a dependability engineer background worth leading with.
- already held identify process improvements management skills
- already held analyse production processes for improvement information skills
- already held analyse test data information skills
- already held adjust engineering designs communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held engineering processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held engineering principles engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the process engineering technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 29 missing skills fall into 10 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.
- required, not held advise on manufacturing problems required
- required, not held collaborate with engineers required
- required, not held create solutions to problems required
- required, not held resolve equipment malfunctions required
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- required, not held read engineering drawings required
- required, not held record test data required
- optional, not held assess operating cost optional
- optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
- required, not held manufacturing processes required
- optional, not held production engineering optional
- optional, not held blueprints optional
- optional, not held industrial research and development optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held sustainable technologies optional
- required, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment required
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
- required, not held CAE software required
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- required, not held conduct routine machinery checks required
- optional, not held use testing equipment optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a process engineering technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 CAE software knowledge · cross sector
- 02 advise on manufacturing problems skill · cross sector
- 03 collaborate with engineers skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 8 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held analyse test data skill
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held identify process improvements skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
- already held perform test run skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held oversee quality control optional
- optional, not held secure working area optional
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
- optional, not held manage supplies optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
- optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held production engineering optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held assess operating cost optional
- optional, not held blueprints optional
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
- optional, not held industrial research and development optional
- optional, not held manage supplies optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held oversee quality control optional
- optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
- optional, not held secure working area optional
- optional, not held sustainable technologies optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
- optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
- optional, not held use testing equipment optional
17 held skills the process engineering technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
- not needed by the target role calculate production costs skill
- not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop strategy to solve problems skill
- not needed by the target role develop test procedures skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage engineering project skill
- not needed by the target role perform failure analysis of production process skill
- not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
- not needed by the target role predictive maintenance knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality control systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role six sigma methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role test procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held CAE software required
- required, not held manufacturing processes required
- optional, not held production engineering optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held blueprints optional
- optional, not held industrial research and development optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held sustainable technologies optional
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.