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

process engineertodesign engineer

A process engineer already meets 49% of what the design engineer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From process engineer
49%
Overlap1
To design engineer
19 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
54.3 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 54.3

This move: 54.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the design engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the process 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A design engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a process engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held circular economy engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held develop test procedures management skills
  • already held interpret technical requirements information skills
  • already held industrial research and development engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manage engineering project management skills
  • already held define technical requirements management skills

All 19 carried skills, including the 11 the design engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 information skills 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • optional, not held adapt to new design materials optional
  • optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
  • optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
  • optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held conduct research on trends in design optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held present artistic design proposals required
  • optional, not held design power plant systems optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
  • optional, not held determine suitability of materials optional
  • optional, not held draft design specifications optional
  • optional, not held draw design sketches optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held prepare production prototypes optional
03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held CAD software required
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • optional, not held nuclear physics optional
05 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held design principles required
06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held design management optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a 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 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assess financial viability skill
  • already held circular economy knowledge
  • already held define technical requirements skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held interpret technical requirements skill
  • already held manage engineering project skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held project management knowledge
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held conduct performance tests skill
  • already held develop test procedures skill
  • already held industrial research and development knowledge
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held thermohydraulics optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
08 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held create technical plans optional
  • optional, not held supervise work on design planning optional
09 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
10 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adapt to new design materials optional
  • optional, not held design management optional
  • optional, not held design power plant systems optional
  • optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
  • optional, not held nuclear physics optional
  • optional, not held thermohydraulics optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
  • optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
  • optional, not held conduct research on trends in design optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held create technical plans optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
  • optional, not held determine suitability of materials optional
  • optional, not held draft design specifications optional
  • optional, not held draw design sketches optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
  • optional, not held prepare production prototypes optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
  • optional, not held supervise work on design planning optional
16 held skills the design engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role apply advanced manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role automatic control system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with design team skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with technical staff skill
  • not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role label samples skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain test equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role production engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
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 CAD software required
  • required, not held design principles required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • optional, not held design management optional
  • optional, not held nuclear physics optional
  • optional, not held thermohydraulics optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
Index

Other moves recorded from process engineer

Full index of moves from process 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.