Table 1Transition record

smart home engineertoequipment engineer

A smart home engineer already meets 18% of what the equipment engineer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From smart home engineer

18%

Overlap1

To equipment engineer

6 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

76.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

18%

Learning distance A rebuild

76.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the equipment engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the smart home 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 equipment engineer role treats 3 of its required skills as things a smart home engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

perform scientific research
project management
technical drawings

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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A equipment engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a smart home engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held computer engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held electrical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held project management business, administration and law
already held technical drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held perform scientific research information skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 3 the equipment engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 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, 4 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held manufacturing processes required
required, not held production processes required

optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held robotic components optional
optional, not held robotics optional

02 information skills 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held interpret technical requirements required
required, not held assess financial viability required
required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
required, not held execute feasibility study required

optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
optional, not held record test data optional

03 management skills 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held define technical requirements required
required, not held manage engineering project required

optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held control production optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held manage product testing optional

04 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use technical drawing software required

optional, not held use CAD software optional

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held mathematics required

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held maintain equipment optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a equipment 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held perform scientific research skill
already held project management knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held computer engineering knowledge
already held electrical engineering knowledge
already held electronics knowledge

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held design principles optional

08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held product data management optional

09 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held design prototypes optional

10 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held control production optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
optional, not held maintain equipment optional
optional, not held manage product testing optional
optional, not held product data management optional
optional, not held record test data optional
optional, not held robotic components optional
optional, not held robotics optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

38 held skills the equipment engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role C# knowledge
not needed by the target role C++ knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT communications protocols knowledge
not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
not needed by the target role Python (computer programming) knowledge
not needed by the target role SketchBook Pro knowledge
not needed by the target role alarm systems knowledge
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role artificial lighting systems knowledge
not needed by the target role assess integrated domotics systems skill
not needed by the target role building automation knowledge
not needed by the target role building information modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role building systems monitoring technology knowledge
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role computer science knowledge
not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role create CAD drawings skill
not needed by the target role design a domotic system in buildings skill
not needed by the target role design application interfaces skill
not needed by the target role design electrical systems skill
not needed by the target role design electronic systems skill
not needed by the target role develop energy saving concepts skill
not needed by the target role develop software prototype skill
not needed by the target role domotic systems knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity consumption knowledge
not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role instruct on energy saving technologies skill
not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
not needed by the target role programmable logic controller knowledge
not needed by the target role provide ICT system training skill
not needed by the target role provide advice to hatcheries skill
not needed by the target role select sustainable technologies in design skill
not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
not needed by the target role smart grids systems knowledge
not needed by the target role support ICT system users skill
not needed by the target role types of alarm systems knowledge

11 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 engineering principles required
required, not held manufacturing processes required
required, not held mathematics required
required, not held production processes required
optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held product data management optional
optional, not held robotic components optional
optional, not held robotics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from smart home engineer

smart home installer 36% covered · substantial

Full index of moves from smart home 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.