Table 1Transition record

instrumentation engineertocontainer equipment design engineer

A instrumentation engineer already meets 42% of what the container equipment design engineer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From instrumentation engineer

42%

Overlap1

To container equipment design engineer

12 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

59.4 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.4/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the container equipment design engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the instrumentation 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 container equipment design engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a instrumentation engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

CAD software
adjust engineering designs
approve engineering design
engineering principles
execute feasibility study
manufacturing processes

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

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

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held execute feasibility study information skills
already held design prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held use technical drawing software working with computers

All 12 carried skills, including the 11 the container equipment design engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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, 3 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held mechanical engineering required
required, not held industrial engineering required
required, not held production processes required
required, not held technical drawings required
required, not held types of containers required

optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held create solutions to problems required
required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional

03 information skills 1 required, 5 supplementary

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

04 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required

optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

05 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage supplies optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional

06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAE software optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a container equipment 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAD software knowledge
already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held execute feasibility study skill
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held use CAD software skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held design prototypes skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held 3D modelling optional

16 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 create a product's virtual model 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 provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional
optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

55 held skills the container equipment design engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role assemble instrumentation equipment skill
not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out work-related measurements skill
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
not needed by the target role control systems knowledge
not needed by the target role create software design skill
not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
not needed by the target role design control systems skill
not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role design microelectromechanical systems skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role develop instrumentation systems skill
not needed by the target role develop test procedures skill
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity principles knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering control theory knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect offshore constructions skill
not needed by the target role instrumentation engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role instrumentation equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role manage instrumentation systems skill
not needed by the target role manage system testing skill
not needed by the target role marine engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
not needed by the target role offshore constructions and facilities knowledge
not needed by the target role offshore renewable energy technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role oversee pre-assembly operations skill

15 further entries not listed here

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 engineering processes required
required, not held mechanical engineering required
required, not held industrial engineering required
required, not held production processes required
required, not held technical drawings required
required, not held types of containers required
optional, not held 3D modelling optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from instrumentation engineer

Full index of moves from instrumentation 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.