Table 1Transition record

heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineertorobotics engineer

A heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer already meets 51% of what the robotics engineer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer

51%

Overlap1

To robotics engineer

23 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

53.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 53.8

This move: 53.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the robotics engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the heating, ventilation, air conditioning 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A robotics engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held product data management business, administration and law
already held execute feasibility study information skills
already held draft design specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create technical plans management skills
already held design principles arts and humanities
already held assess financial viability information skills

All 23 carried skills, including the 11 the robotics engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held human-robot collaboration required
required, not held robotic components required
required, not held robotics required

optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held industrial engineering optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held mechatronics optional
optional, not held model based system engineering optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held design automation components required

optional, not held create software design optional
optional, not held simulate mechatronic design concepts optional
optional, not held prepare production prototypes optional

03 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held develop computer vision system required

optional, not held debug software optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held automatic control system required

optional, not held microprocessors optional

05 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held assemble mechatronic units optional
optional, not held assemble robots optional

06 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held control production optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a robotics 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 23 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 execute feasibility study skill
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
already held analyse test data skill
already held conduct performance tests skill
already held create technical plans skill
already held design principles knowledge
already held design prototypes skill
already held draft design specifications skill
already held electrical engineering knowledge
already held perform test run skill
already held product data management knowledge
already held record test data skill
already held use CAD software skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional

08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held follow standards for machinery safety optional

09 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held test mechatronic units optional

10 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional

24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assemble mechatronic units optional
optional, not held assemble robots optional
optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
optional, not held create software design optional
optional, not held debug software optional
optional, not held follow standards for machinery safety optional
optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
optional, not held simulate mechatronic design concepts optional
optional, not held test mechatronic units optional
optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held control production optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held industrial engineering optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held mechatronics optional
optional, not held microprocessors optional
optional, not held model based system engineering optional
optional, not held prepare production prototypes optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held state estimation optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

49 held skills the robotics engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise architects skill
not needed by the target role advise on fitted ventilation systems skill
not needed by the target role assess energy consumption of ventilation systems skill
not needed by the target role assess heating and cooling systems skill
not needed by the target role biogas energy knowledge
not needed by the target role combined heat and power generation knowledge
not needed by the target role components of air conditioning systems knowledge
not needed by the target role design a combined heat and power system skill
not needed by the target role design a solar absorption cooling system skill
not needed by the target role design a solar heating system skill
not needed by the target role design an electric heating system skill
not needed by the target role design district heating and cooling energy systems skill
not needed by the target role design geothermal energy systems skill
not needed by the target role design heat pump installations skill
not needed by the target role design heating and cooling emission systems skill
not needed by the target role design hot water systems skill
not needed by the target role design passive energy measures skill
not needed by the target role design ventilation network skill
not needed by the target role determine appropriate heating and cooling system skill
not needed by the target role determine internal air quality parameters skill
not needed by the target role distribution of heating cooling and hot water knowledge
not needed by the target role district heating and cooling knowledge
not needed by the target role domestic cooling systems knowledge
not needed by the target role domestic heating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role electric heating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role geothermal energy systems knowledge
not needed by the target role heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts knowledge
not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
not needed by the target role identify fitted source for heat pumps skill
not needed by the target role industrial heating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role install heating boiler skill
not needed by the target role install heating furnace skill
not needed by the target role install heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ducts skill
not needed by the target role integrate biogas energy in buildings skill
not needed by the target role integrated design knowledge
not needed by the target role lead a team skill
not needed by the target role operate climate control skill
not needed by the target role operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating skill

9 further entries not listed here

14 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 human-robot collaboration required
required, not held automatic control system required
required, not held robotic components required
required, not held robotics required
optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held industrial engineering optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held mechatronics optional
optional, not held microprocessors optional
optional, not held model based system engineering optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer

Full index of moves from heating, ventilation, air conditioning 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.