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

mechatronics engineering techniciantorobotics engineering technician

A mechatronics engineering technician already meets 78% of what the robotics engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mechatronics engineering technician
78%
Overlap1
To robotics engineering technician
47 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
30.1 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 30.1

This move: 30.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the robotics engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mechatronics 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 47 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A robotics engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mechatronics engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held customise software for drive system working with computers
  • already held calibrate mechatronic instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held programmable logic controller engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held simulate mechatronic design concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held assemble hardware components working with computers
  • already held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes information skills

All 47 carried skills, including the 24 the robotics engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 9 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 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held robotic components required
  • optional, not held electric drives optional
  • optional, not held power electronics optional
  • optional, not held safety engineering optional
  • optional, not held sensors optional
02 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held develop computer vision system required
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
03 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held assemble robots required
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held monitor machine operations required
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held mathematics required
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held computer science optional
  • optional, not held hybrid control systems optional
  • optional, not held transmission technology optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a robotics engineering technician 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 47 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held align components skill
  • already held assist scientific research skill
  • already held automatic control system knowledge
  • already held automation technology knowledge
  • already held control engineering knowledge
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held follow standards for machinery safety skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held mechatronics knowledge
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held physics knowledge
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held read assembly drawings skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held robotics knowledge
  • already held set up automotive robot skill
  • already held set up machine controls skill
  • already held test mechatronic units skill
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held assemble hardware components skill
  • already held assemble mechatronic units skill
  • already held calibrate mechatronic instruments skill
  • already held computer engineering knowledge
  • already held customise software for drive system skill
  • already held examine engineering principles skill
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held install software skill
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes skill
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held optoelectronics knowledge
  • already held pneumatics knowledge
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held programmable logic controller knowledge
  • already held replace machines skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held simulate mechatronic design concepts skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held write technical reports skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held electric drives optional
  • optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held computer science optional
  • optional, not held hybrid control systems optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
  • optional, not held power electronics optional
  • optional, not held safety engineering optional
  • optional, not held sensors optional
  • optional, not held transmission technology optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
16 held skills the robotics engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assemble machines skill
  • not needed by the target role consumer electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install automation components skill
  • not needed by the target role install mechatronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain control systems for automated equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain mechatronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role micromechatronic engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
  • not needed by the target role optical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role optoelectronic devices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role program a CNC controller skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role telecommunications engineering knowledge
9 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 mathematics required
  • required, not held robotic components required
  • optional, not held electric drives optional
  • optional, not held computer science optional
  • optional, not held hybrid control systems optional
  • optional, not held power electronics optional
  • optional, not held safety engineering optional
  • optional, not held sensors optional
  • optional, not held transmission technology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from mechatronics engineering technician

Full index of moves from mechatronics engineering technician

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.