mechanical engineering techniciantofluid power engineer
A mechanical engineering technician already meets 58% of what the fluid power engineer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
58%
44.2/ 100
1 Share of the fluid power engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mechanical engineering 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 fluid power engineer role treats 14 of its required skills as things a mechanical engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- CAD software
- adjust engineering designs
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- fluid mechanics
- mathematics
What stands in the way is 6 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 19 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 mechanical engineering technician background worth leading with.
- already held blueprints engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held use computer-aided engineering systems working with computers
- already held fluid mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held principles of mechanical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held material mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held CAE software information and communication technologies (icts)
All 19 carried skills, including the 14 the fluid power engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 6 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 execute feasibility study required
- required, not held perform scientific research 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
- required, not held hydraulic fluid required
- required, not held hydraulics required
- optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
- optional, not held reverse engineering optional
- required, not held approve engineering design 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
- required, not held use technical drawing software required
- optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
- optional, not held 3D modelling optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
- optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
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.
- 01 approve engineering design skill · cross sector
- 02 execute feasibility study skill · cross sector
- 03 hydraulic fluid knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 19 skills that carry over
- already held CAD software knowledge
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held fluid mechanics knowledge
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use CAD software skill
- already held use computer-aided engineering systems skill
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held blueprints knowledge
- already held manage supplies skill
- already held material mechanics knowledge
- already held read standard blueprints skill
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held 3D modelling optional
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions 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 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 reverse engineering optional
- optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
20 held skills the fluid power engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
- not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
- not needed by the target role assess operating cost skill
- not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
- not needed by the target role define part requirements skill
- not needed by the target role design engineering components skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
- not needed by the target role health and safety in the workplace knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret technical requirements skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
- not needed by the target role maintain power plants skill
- not needed by the target role monitor nuclear power plant systems skill
- not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role order supplies skill
- not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
- not needed by the target role perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform test run skill
- not needed by the target role record test data skill
- not needed by the target role technical terminology knowledge
- not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
6 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 hydraulic fluid required
- required, not held hydraulics required
- optional, not held 3D modelling optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
- optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
- optional, not held reverse engineering optional
Other moves recorded from mechanical engineering technician
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.