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

hydropower engineertofluid power engineer

A hydropower engineer already meets 35% of what the fluid power engineer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hydropower engineer
35%
Overlap1
To fluid power engineer
10 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
65.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.3/ 100

1 Share of the fluid power engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hydropower 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 fluid power engineer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a hydropower engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • CAD software
  • approve engineering design
  • engineering principles
  • mechanical engineering
  • perform scientific research
  • technical drawings

What stands in the way is 11 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fluid power engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hydropower engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use CAM software working with computers
  • already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held mechanical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held use technical drawing software working with computers
  • already held use CAD software working with computers

All 10 carried skills, including the 9 the fluid power engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held fluid mechanics required
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
  • optional, not held blueprints optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
02 information skills 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • required, not held read engineering drawings required
  • optional, not held determine production capacity optional
  • optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
  • optional, not held monitor production developments optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held adjust engineering designs required
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
05 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
06 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage supplies optional
  • optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fluid power 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held blueprints optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
  • optional, not held determine production capacity optional
  • optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
  • optional, not held manage supplies optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held monitor production developments optional
  • optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
27 held skills the fluid power engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAM software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design electric power systems skill
  • not needed by the target role draw blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical power safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy micro-generation technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy transformation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
  • not needed by the target role hydroelectricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect facility sites skill
  • not needed by the target role manage engineering project skill
  • not needed by the target role marine energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role oceanography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role promote innovative infrastructure design skill
  • not needed by the target role promote sustainable energy skill
  • not needed by the target role renewable energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role research ocean energy projects skill
  • not needed by the target role resource-efficient technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
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 engineering processes required
  • required, not held fluid mechanics required
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held blueprints optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from hydropower engineer

Full index of moves from hydropower 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.