Table 1Transition record

surface engineertoequipment engineer

A surface engineer already meets 46% of what the equipment engineer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From surface engineer

46%

Overlap1

To equipment engineer

13 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

54.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 54.1

This move: 54.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the equipment 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 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 surface engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held production processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held analyse test data information skills
already held mechanical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held execute analytical mathematical calculations information skills
already held electrical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 13 carried skills, including the 9 the equipment engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

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

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

02 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

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held project management required

optional, not held product data management optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 supplementary

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

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

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

06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held design principles optional

3 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held mathematics 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 analyse test data skill
already held electrical engineering knowledge
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held record test data skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held design prototypes optional

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional

09 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CAD software optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held control production optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held electronics 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 robotic components optional
optional, not held robotics optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

25 held skills the equipment engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of materials skill
not needed by the target role apply phosphate coating to metal workpiece skill
not needed by the target role approve engineering design 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 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 industrial engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role material mechanics 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 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

8 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 project management required
optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held product data management optional
optional, not held robotic components optional
optional, not held robotics 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.