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

sensor engineering techniciantomechatronics engineering technician

A sensor engineering technician already meets 48% of what the mechatronics engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sensor engineering technician
48%
Overlap1
To mechatronics engineering technician
26 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
60.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.9/ 100

1 Share of the mechatronics engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sensor 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 mechatronics engineering technician role treats 16 of its required skills as things a sensor engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • align components
  • assist scientific research
  • control engineering
  • design drawings
  • electrical engineering

What stands in the way is 12 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 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mechatronics engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sensor engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held automatic control system information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held consumer electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held control engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held program firmware working with computers
  • already held interpret circuit diagrams information skills
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing communication, collaboration and creativity

All 26 carried skills, including the 16 the mechatronics engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held automation technology required
  • required, not held computer engineering required
  • required, not held mechatronics required
  • required, not held robotics required
  • optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
  • optional, not held optical engineering optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronics optional
  • optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held install mechatronic equipment required
  • optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain mechatronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
03 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held read assembly drawings 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 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held assemble mechatronic units required
  • optional, not held assemble machines optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held physics required
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow standards for machinery safety required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mechatronics 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 26 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held align components skill
  • already held assist scientific research skill
  • already held control engineering knowledge
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held automatic control system knowledge
  • already held consumer electronics knowledge
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held write technical reports skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held simulate mechatronic design concepts required
09 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held test mechatronic units required
10 working with computers 8 supplementary
  • optional, not held install automation components optional
  • optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
  • optional, not held customise software for drive system optional
  • optional, not held install software optional
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held set up machine controls optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held install automation components 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 maintain mechatronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
  • optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
  • optional, not held assemble machines optional
  • optional, not held customise software for drive system optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
  • optional, not held install software optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held optical engineering optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronics optional
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held set up machine controls optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
24 held skills the mechatronics engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role create technical plans 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 electronic equipment standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronic test procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role firmware knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain sensor equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
  • not needed by the target role microassembly 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 monitor machine operations skill
  • not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role precision measuring instruments knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role solder electronics skill
  • not needed by the target role test sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
  • not needed by the target role wear cleanroom suit skill
15 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 automation technology required
  • required, not held computer engineering required
  • required, not held mechatronics required
  • required, not held physics required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • required, not held robotics required
  • optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
  • optional, not held optical engineering optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronics optional
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
  • optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from sensor engineering technician

Full index of moves from sensor 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.