Table 1Transition record

process engineering techniciantoproduct development engineering technician

A process engineering technician already meets 64% of what the product development engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From process engineering technician

64%

Overlap1

To product development engineering technician

20 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

36.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Strong match

64%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

36.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the product development engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the process 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

Why this move works

A product development engineering technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a process engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

CAD software
adjust engineering designs
analyse test data
collaborate with engineers
create solutions to problems
engineering principles

What stands in the way is 4 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A product development engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a process engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assess operating cost information skills
already held blueprints engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held use computer-aided engineering systems working with computers
already held collaborate with engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held industrial research and development engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held analyse production processes for improvement information skills

All 20 carried skills, including the 10 the product development engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 4 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held develop product design required
required, not held advise on machinery malfunctions required

optional, not held collaborate with designers optional
optional, not held write inspection reports optional
optional, not held write stress-strain analysis reports optional

02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held inspect quality of products required

optional, not held assess integrated domotics systems optional
optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held material mechanics required

optional, not held circular economy optional
optional, not held production processes optional

04 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a product development 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 20 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAD software knowledge
already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held analyse test data skill
already held collaborate with engineers skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use CAD software skill
already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
already held assess operating cost skill
already held blueprints knowledge
already held industrial research and development knowledge
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held perform test run skill
already held read standard blueprints skill
already held record test data skill
already held use computer-aided engineering systems skill
already held use testing equipment skill

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess integrated domotics systems optional
optional, not held collaborate with designers optional
optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
optional, not held circular economy optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held production processes optional
optional, not held write inspection reports optional
optional, not held write stress-strain analysis reports optional

17 held skills the product development engineering technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on manufacturing problems skill
not needed by the target role conduct routine machinery checks skill
not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
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 production engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role secure working area skill
not needed by the target role sustainable technologies knowledge

3 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 material mechanics required
optional, not held circular economy optional
optional, not held production processes optional

Index

Other moves recorded from process engineering technician

Full index of moves from process 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.