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A marine electronics technician already meets 58% of what the marine mechatronics technician role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
58%
52.2/ 100
1 Share of the marine mechatronics technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the marine electronics technician 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 this move works
A marine mechatronics technician role treats 22 of its required skills as things a marine electronics technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- align components
- apply health and safety standards
- assemble electronic units
- automation technology
- build electronic prototypes
- electricity
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 · What you already bring
Of the 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A marine mechatronics technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a marine electronics technician background worth leading with.
- already held build electronic prototypes handling and moving
- already held types of electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held programmable logic controller engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held check system parameters against reference values information skills
- already held computer technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held printed circuit boards information and communication technologies (icts)
All 27 carried skills, including the 22 the marine mechatronics technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 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.
- required, not held circular economy required
- required, not held marine technology required
- required, not held pollution prevention required
- optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- required, not held simulate mechatronic design concepts required
- required, not held adjust engineering designs required
- required, not held prepare production prototypes required
- optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
- required, not held inspect quality of products required
- required, not held read engineering drawings required
- optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
- required, not held develop energy saving concepts required
- required, not held manage budgets required
- required, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments required
- required, not held maintain mechatronic equipment required
- required, not held quality standards required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a marine mechatronics technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 calibrate mechatronic instruments skill · sector specific
- 02 maintain mechatronic equipment skill · sector specific
- 03 simulate mechatronic design concepts skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 27 skills that carry over
- already held align components skill
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held assemble electronic units skill
- already held automation technology knowledge
- already held build electronic prototypes skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held fasten components skill
- already held install mechatronic equipment skill
- already held integrated circuits knowledge
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held mechanics of vessels knowledge
- already held mechatronics knowledge
- already held perform test run skill
- already held printed circuit boards knowledge
- already held programmable logic controller knowledge
- already held robotics knowledge
- already held test mechatronic units skill
- already held types of electronics knowledge
- already held check system parameters against reference values skill
- already held computer technology knowledge
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held microprocessors knowledge
- already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held physics required
- required, not held use technical drawing software required
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held CAE software optional
- optional, not held assemble machines optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
- optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held CAE software optional
- optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
- optional, not held assemble machines optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
45 held skills the marine mechatronics technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
- not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
- not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
- not needed by the target role assemble hardware components skill
- not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
- not needed by the target role assemble printed circuit boards skill
- not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
- not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
- not needed by the target role clean components during assembly skill
- not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
- not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
- not needed by the target role defense system knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical equipment regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
- not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
- not needed by the target role install automation components skill
- not needed by the target role install pneumatic systems skill
- not needed by the target role install software skill
- not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
- not needed by the target role interpret technical information for electronic repair work skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electronic systems skill
- not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage data skill
- not needed by the target role manage quantitative data skill
- not needed by the target role maritime electric drives knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform data mining skill
- not needed by the target role power electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role read assembly drawings skill
- not needed by the target role repair electronic components skill
- not needed by the target role robotic components knowledge
- not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
- not needed by the target role solder electronics skill
- not needed by the target role statistical analysis system software knowledge
- not needed by the target role test electronic units skill
- not needed by the target role test sensors skill
- not needed by the target role unstructured data knowledge
- not needed by the target role use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs skill
5 further entries not listed here
9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held circular economy required
- required, not held marine technology required
- required, not held physics required
- required, not held pollution prevention required
- required, not held quality standards required
- optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held CAE software optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
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.