From mechatronics engineering technician to automation engineering technician
23 of the 33 essential skills of a automation engineering technician are already essential for a mechatronics engineering technician — about 70% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from mechatronics engineering technician in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 23
- skills carry over
- 10
- would be new
- 70%
- of the target job covered
- 33
- essential skills of a automation engineering technician
What a automation engineering technician does
Automation engineering technicians collaborate with automation engineers in the development of applications and systems for the automation of the production process. Automation engineering technicians build, test, monitor, and maintain the computer-controlled systems used in automated production systems.
What carries over
23 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adjust engineering designs
- align components
- assemble mechatronic units
- assist scientific research
- automation technology
- computer engineering
- control engineering
- design drawings
- electrical engineering
- fasten components
- inspect quality of products
- install mechatronic equipment
- interpret circuit diagrams
- liaise with engineers
- mechanical engineering
- mechatronics
- perform test run
- prepare production prototypes
- quality standards
- read engineering drawings
- record test data
- robotics
- test mechatronic units
What would be new
10 skillsEssential for a automation engineering technician and not for a mechatronics engineering technician. 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 mechatronics engineering technician
2 roles- robotics engineering technician21 skills in common
- marine mechatronics technician17 skills in common
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