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

engine designerto3D printing technician

A engine designer already meets 18% of what the 3D printing technician role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From engine designer
18%
Overlap1
To 3D printing technician
6 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
79.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

18%

Learning distance A rebuild

79.5/ 100

1 Share of the 3D printing technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the engine designer 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 3D printing technician role treats 4 of its required skills as things a engine designer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • 3D modelling
  • CAD software
  • adjust engineering designs
  • use CAD software

What stands in the way is 15 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A 3D printing technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a engine designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held calculate materials to build equipment information skills
  • already held 3D modelling natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held design drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held use CAD software working with computers
  • already held adjust engineering designs communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the 3D printing technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 missing skills fall into 13 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 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held identify customer's needs required
  • required, not held operate 3D computer graphics software required
  • required, not held advise client on technical possibilities required
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
  • required, not held draft design specifications required
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
  • optional, not held determine suitability of materials optional
  • optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
02 arts and humanities 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held 3D printing process required
  • required, not held maintenance of printing machines required
  • required, not held printing materials required
  • required, not held printing on large scale machines required
  • required, not held printing techniques required
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held maintenance operations required
  • optional, not held blueprints optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held technical drawings optional
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT software specifications required
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required
  • required, not held digitization required
06 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required

7 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a 3D printing technician 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held 3D modelling knowledge
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held calculate materials to build equipment skill
  • already held design drawings knowledge
The 7 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held operate printing machinery required
08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held product comprehension optional
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held clean equipment optional
10 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held prosthetic devices optional
11 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
12 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held create technical plans optional
13 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held product comprehension optional
  • optional, not held prosthetic devices optional
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
  • optional, not held blueprints optional
  • optional, not held clean equipment optional
  • optional, not held create technical plans optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
  • optional, not held determine suitability of materials optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
  • optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
  • optional, not held technical drawings optional
  • optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
19 held skills the 3D printing technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt to new design materials skill
  • not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
  • not needed by the target role attend design meetings skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate design costs skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with designers skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct research on trends in design skill
  • not needed by the target role define part requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role design process skill
  • not needed by the target role ecological principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role evaluate engine performance skill
  • not needed by the target role motor vehicle parts drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role office software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role packaging engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role packaging processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role stay up-to-date with vehicle trends skill
  • not needed by the target role use specialised design software skill
  • not needed by the target role vehicle electrical systems knowledge
19 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 3D printing process required
  • required, not held ICT software specifications required
  • required, not held maintenance of printing machines required
  • required, not held printing materials required
  • required, not held printing on large scale machines required
  • required, not held digitization required
  • required, not held maintenance operations required
  • required, not held printing techniques required
  • optional, not held product comprehension optional
  • optional, not held prosthetic devices optional
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
  • optional, not held blueprints optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
  • optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held technical drawings optional
Index

Other moves recorded from engine designer

Full index of moves from engine designer

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.