From welding engineer to automation engineer
12 of the 45 essential skills of a automation engineer are already essential for a welding engineer — about 27% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from welding engineer 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.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 33
- would be new
- 27%
- of the target job covered
- 45
- essential skills of a automation engineer
What a automation engineer does
Automation engineers research, design, and develop applications and systems for the automation of the production process. They implement technology and reduce, whenever applicable, human input to reach the full potential of industrial robotics. Automation engineers oversee the process and ensure all systems run safely and smoothly.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
33 skillsEssential for a automation engineer and not for a welding engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- analyse test data
- automatic control system
- automation technology
- computer engineering
- conduct literature research
- conduct quality control analysis
- control engineering
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- design automation components
- design prototypes
- develop electronic test procedures
- develop mechatronic test procedures
- electrical engineering
- electronics
- gather technical information
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mathematics
- mechanical engineering
- mechatronics
- monitor manufacturing quality standards
- operate open source software
- perform project management
- physics
- record test data
- report analysis results
- robotic components
- robotics
- sensors
- simulate mechatronic design concepts
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
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How far are you from being a automation engineer?
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