From design engineer to component engineer
13 of the 17 essential skills of a component engineer are already essential for a design engineer — about 76% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 13
- skills carry over
- 4
- would be new
- 76%
- of the target job covered
- 17
- essential skills of a component engineer
What a component engineer does
Component engineers design and envision the engineering development of different small parts composing a bigger project, machine, or process. They ensure that parts are not conflicting from an engineering perspective.
What carries over
13 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- assess financial viability
- define technical requirements
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- execute feasibility study
- interpret technical requirements
- manage engineering project
- mathematics
- perform scientific research
- project management
- technical drawings
- use technical drawing software
What would be new
4 skillsEssential for a component engineer and not for a design engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from design engineer
2 roles- equipment engineer13 skills in common
- logistics engineer11 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a component engineer?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.