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

ergonomisttodesign engineer

A ergonomist already meets 31% of what the design engineer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ergonomist
31%
Overlap1
To design engineer
16 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
69.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.4/ 100

1 Share of the design engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ergonomist 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 design engineer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a ergonomist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • design principles
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • mathematics
  • use technical drawing software

What stands in the way is 12 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A design engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ergonomist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held adapt to new design materials information skills
  • already held conduct research on trends in design information skills
  • already held determine suitability of materials communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held build a product's physical model handling and moving
  • already held draw design sketches communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held create a product's virtual model communication, collaboration and creativity

All 16 carried skills, including the 5 the design engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 9 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 information skills 5 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret technical requirements required
  • required, not held assess financial viability required
  • required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
  • optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
  • optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held circular economy required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held thermohydraulics optional
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
03 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held define technical requirements required
  • required, not held manage engineering project required
  • optional, not held create technical plans optional
  • optional, not held develop test procedures optional
  • optional, not held supervise work on design planning optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held present artistic design proposals required
  • optional, not held design power plant systems optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held project management required
  • optional, not held design management optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held CAD software required
  • optional, not held CAE software optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held design principles knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held adapt to new design materials skill
  • already held build a product's physical model skill
  • already held conduct research on trends in design skill
  • already held create a product's virtual model skill
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held determine suitability of materials skill
  • already held draft design specifications skill
  • already held draw design sketches skill
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held nuclear physics optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held design management optional
  • optional, not held design power plant systems optional
  • optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
  • optional, not held nuclear physics optional
  • optional, not held thermohydraulics optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
  • optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
  • optional, not held create technical plans optional
  • optional, not held develop test procedures optional
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held supervise work on design planning optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
17 held skills the design engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
  • not needed by the target role aesthetics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply 3D imaging techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assess ergonomics of the workplace skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with design team skill
  • not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ergonomics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow a brief skill
  • not needed by the target role gather feedback from employees skill
  • not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role occupational health knowledge
  • not needed by the target role occupational physiology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role teach ergonomics in work place skill
  • not needed by the target role write manuals skill
11 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 project management required
  • required, not held CAD software required
  • required, not held circular economy required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held design management optional
  • optional, not held nuclear physics optional
  • optional, not held thermohydraulics optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
Index

Other moves recorded from ergonomist

Full index of moves from ergonomist

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.