From pharmaceutical engineer to materials engineer
11 of the 27 essential skills of a materials engineer are already essential for a pharmaceutical engineer — about 41% 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.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 16
- would be new
- 41%
- of the target job covered
- 27
- essential skills of a materials engineer
What a materials engineer does
Materials engineers research and design new or improved materials for a diverse number of applications. They analyse the composition of materials, conduct experiments, and develop new materials for industry-specific use that can range from rubber, to textiles, glass, metals, and chemicals. They advise companies in damage assessments, quality assurance of materials, and recycling of materials.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
16 skillsEssential for a materials engineer and not for a pharmaceutical engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- advanced materials
- analyse production processes for improvement
- composite materials
- create solutions to problems
- develop advanced materials
- develop material testing procedures
- integrate new products in manufacturing
- integrated design
- manufacturing processes
- material mechanics
- materials engineering
- perform chemical experiments
- sustainable building materials
- test chemical samples
- test materials
- thermoplastic materials
Other moves from pharmaceutical engineer
2 roles- nanoengineer12 skills in common
- biochemical engineer12 skills in common
← pharmaceutical engineermaterials engineer →The other way round
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How far are you from being a materials 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.