Table 1Transition record

surface engineertocontainer equipment design engineer

A surface engineer already meets 47% of what the container equipment design engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From surface engineer

47%

Overlap1

To container equipment design engineer

14 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

54.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

47%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the container equipment design engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the surface 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 container equipment design engineer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a surface engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adjust engineering designs
approve engineering design
engineering principles
engineering processes
industrial engineering
manufacturing processes

What stands in the way is 9 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A container equipment design engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a surface engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held industrial engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held material mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held production processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held mechanical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 14 carried skills, including the 12 the container equipment design engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 7 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 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held execute feasibility study required
required, not held read engineering drawings required

optional, not held determine production capacity optional
optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
optional, not held monitor production developments optional
optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held create solutions to problems required
required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held mechanics required
required, not held types of containers required

optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional

04 working with computers 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held use CAD software required
required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required

optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held CAD software required

optional, not held CAE software optional

06 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage supplies optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a container equipment design 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held industrial engineering knowledge
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held production processes knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
already held material mechanics knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held 3D modelling optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held 3D modelling optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held determine production capacity optional
optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
optional, not held manage supplies optional
optional, not held monitor production developments optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional
optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

24 held skills the container equipment design engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of materials skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role apply phosphate coating to metal workpiece skill
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
not needed by the target role corrosion types knowledge
not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role ferrous metal processing knowledge
not needed by the target role galvanise metal workpiece skill
not needed by the target role hazardous waste types knowledge
not needed by the target role non-destructive testing knowledge
not needed by the target role parkerise metal workpiece skill
not needed by the target role physics knowledge
not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
not needed by the target role record test data skill
not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role semiconductors knowledge
not needed by the target role soldering techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role surface engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
not needed by the target role use non-destructive testing equipment skill
not needed by the target role welding techniques knowledge

7 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 CAD software required
required, not held mechanics required
required, not held types of containers required
optional, not held 3D modelling optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from surface engineer

Full index of moves from surface 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.