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A product development engineering technician already meets 57% of what the production engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
57%
44.3/ 100
1 Share of the production engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the product development 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 production engineering technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a product development engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adjust engineering designs
- analyse production processes for improvement
- analyse test data
- collaborate with engineers
- create solutions to problems
- engineering principles
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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A production engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a product development engineering technician background worth leading with.
- 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 plan manufacturing processes management skills
- already held production processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 20 carried skills, including the 10 the production engineering technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 18 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.
- required, not held define part requirements required
- required, not held read engineering drawings required
- optional, not held verify product specifications optional
- required, not held resolve equipment malfunctions required
- optional, not held advise on manufacturing problems optional
- optional, not held communicate production plan optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- required, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment required
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
- required, not held CAE software required
- required, not held conduct routine machinery checks required
- optional, not held oversee quality control optional
- optional, not held secure working area optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a production engineering technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 define part requirements skill · sector specific
- 02 CAE software knowledge · cross sector
- 03 conduct routine machinery checks skill · 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 20 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held analyse production processes for improvement 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 production processes knowledge
- already held record test data skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held CAD software knowledge
- already held assess operating cost skill
- already held blueprints knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held perform test run skill
- already held plan manufacturing processes skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held use CAD software skill
- already held use computer-aided engineering systems skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
- optional, not held manage supplies optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held solve technical problems optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on manufacturing problems optional
- optional, not held communicate production plan optional
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
- optional, not held manage supplies optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held oversee quality control optional
- optional, not held secure working area optional
- optional, not held solve technical problems optional
- optional, not held verify product specifications optional
14 held skills the production engineering technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of materials skill
- not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of products skill
- not needed by the target role assess integrated domotics systems skill
- not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
- not needed by the target role collaborate with designers skill
- not needed by the target role develop product design skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
- not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role material mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
- not needed by the target role write stress-strain analysis reports skill
2 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 CAE software required
- optional, not held mathematics optional
Other moves recorded from product development engineering technician
- process engineering technician 55% covered · moderate
- industrial engineering technician 52% covered · moderate
- pneumatic engineering technician 47% covered · moderate
- mechanical engineering technician 45% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from product development 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.