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

sensor engineertomechatronics engineer

A sensor engineer already meets 69% of what the mechatronics engineer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sensor engineer
69%
Overlap1
To mechatronics engineer
74 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
48.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

69%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

48.7/ 100

1 Share of the mechatronics engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sensor 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.

Why

Why this move works

A mechatronics engineer role treats 29 of its required skills as things a sensor engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • analyse test data
  • approve engineering design
  • automation technology
  • computer engineering
  • conduct literature research

What stands in the way is 13 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 74 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mechatronics engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sensor engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held develop electronic test procedures management skills
  • already held design firmware communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held microelectromechanical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held firmware information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held optoelectronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held prepare assembly drawings communication, collaboration and creativity

All 74 carried skills, including the 29 the mechatronics engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 13 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 5 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held mechatronics required
  • required, not held robotics required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held develop mechatronic test procedures required
  • required, not held simulate mechatronic design concepts required
  • required, not held design automation components required
  • optional, not held write routine reports optional
03 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held gather technical information required
  • required, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards required
  • optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
  • optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow standards for machinery safety required
05 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held test mechatronic units required
06 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held define technical requirements required

7 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mechatronics 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 74 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held analyse test data skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held automation technology knowledge
  • already held computer engineering knowledge
  • already held conduct literature research skill
  • already held conduct quality control analysis skill
  • already held control engineering knowledge
  • already held demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held develop electronic test procedures skill
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held manage research data skill
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held operate open source software skill
  • already held perform data analysis skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held physics knowledge
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held report analysis results skill
  • already held synthesise information skill
  • already held think abstractly skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held apply for research funding skill
  • already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held build business relationships skill
  • already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held conduct research across disciplines skill
  • already held coordinate engineering teams skill
  • already held create technical plans skill
  • already held define manufacturing quality criteria skill
  • already held design firmware skill
  • already held develop product design skill
  • already held develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
  • already held disseminate results to the scientific community skill
  • already held draft bill of materials skill
  • already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
  • already held evaluate research activities skill
  • already held firmware knowledge
  • already held increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
  • already held integrate gender dimension in research skill
  • already held maintain safe engineering watches skill
  • already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
  • already held manage intellectual property rights skill
  • already held manage open publications skill
  • already held mathematical modelling knowledge
  • already held mentor individuals skill
  • already held microelectromechanical systems knowledge
  • already held optoelectronics knowledge
  • already held perform resource planning skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held prepare assembly drawings skill
  • already held promote open innovation in research skill
  • already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities skill
  • already held promote the transfer of knowledge skill
  • already held publish academic research skill
  • already held safety engineering knowledge
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held train employees skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
The 7 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held install mechatronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
08 working with computers 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held install automation components optional
  • optional, not held program firmware optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
09 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held quality standards optional
10 education 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held cybernetics optional
11 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assemble mechatronic units optional
12 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held automatic control system optional
13 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assemble mechatronic units optional
  • optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held cybernetics optional
  • optional, not held install automation components optional
  • optional, not held install mechatronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
  • optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
  • optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
  • optional, not held automatic control system optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
  • optional, not held program firmware optional
  • optional, not held quality standards optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
  • optional, not held write routine reports optional
34 held skills the mechatronics engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role MOEM knowledge
  • not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
  • not needed by the target role automotive engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role biomedical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building automation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consumer electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role digital camera sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role digital twin technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronic equipment standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronic test procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
  • not needed by the target role holography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hybrid control systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microelectronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microprocessors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microsensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role model sensor skill
  • not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role optics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quantum computing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role record test data skill
  • not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
14 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 engineering processes required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held mechatronics required
  • required, not held robotics required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held cybernetics optional
  • optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
  • optional, not held automatic control system optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
  • optional, not held quality standards optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from sensor engineer

Full index of moves from sensor 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.