Table 1Transition record

quality engineertoquality engineering technician

A quality engineer already meets 60% of what the quality engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From quality engineer

60%

Overlap1

To quality engineering technician

19 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

42.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 42.2

This move: 42.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the quality engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the quality 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 quality engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a quality engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held test procedures engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held non-destructive testing engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held support implementation of quality management systems communication, collaboration and creativity
already held ensure compliance with company regulations assisting and caring
already held communicate test results to other departments communication, collaboration and creativity
already held set quality assurance objectives management skills

All 19 carried skills, including the 13 the quality engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 constructing 2 required

required, not held conduct performance tests required
required, not held perform test run required

02 information skills 1 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held inspect material required

optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
optional, not held manage chemical testing procedures optional
optional, not held manage manufacturing documentation optional
optional, not held perform physical stress tests on models optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional

03 working with computers 1 required

required, not held execute software tests required

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 supplementary

optional, not held automation technology optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

05 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held create solutions to problems optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a quality 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure compliance with company regulations skill
already held ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held oversee quality control skill
already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
already held quality standards knowledge
already held record test data skill
already held report test findings skill
already held set quality assurance objectives skill
already held test procedures knowledge
already held undertake inspections skill
already held write inspection reports skill
already held analyse test data skill
already held communicate test results to other departments skill
already held maintain test equipment skill
already held non-destructive testing knowledge
already held support implementation of quality management systems skill
already held train employees skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held database quality standards optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held statistics optional

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held database quality standards optional
optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
optional, not held automation technology optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
optional, not held manage chemical testing procedures optional
optional, not held manage manufacturing documentation optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
optional, not held perform physical stress tests on models optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held statistics optional

18 held skills the quality engineering technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role check quality of products on the production line skill
not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
not needed by the target role communication knowledge
not needed by the target role define manufacturing quality criteria skill
not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role lead inspections skill
not needed by the target role lean manufacturing knowledge
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
not needed by the target role materials engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role perform pre-assembly quality checks skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role recommend product improvements skill
not needed by the target role use measurement instruments 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held database quality standards optional
optional, not held automation technology optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held statistics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from quality engineer

Full index of moves from quality 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.