From marine engineer to mechanical engineer
10 of the 40 essential skills of a mechanical engineer are already essential for a marine engineer — about 25% 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.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 30
- would be new
- 25%
- of the target job covered
- 40
- essential skills of a mechanical engineer
What a mechanical engineer does
Mechanical engineers research, plan and design mechanical products and systems and supervise the fabrication, operation, application, installation and repair of systems and products. They research and analyse data.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
30 skillsEssential for a mechanical engineer and not for a marine engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- 3D modelling
- building automation
- CAE software
- computer simulation
- continuum mechanics
- coordinate engineering teams
- create technical plans
- define part requirements
- define technical requirements
- design a solar absorption cooling system
- design engineering components
- design heating and cooling emission systems
- draft design specifications
- fluid mechanics
- industrial engineering
- integrated design
- manage engine-room resources
- material mechanics
- mechanical engineering
- mechanics of motor vehicles
- mechanics of trains
- mechatronics
- perform a feasibility study on solar absorption cooling
- perform feasibility study on solar heating
- pneumatics
- solar absorption cooling system
- solid mechanics
- sustainable installation materials
- technical drawings
- use precision tools
Other moves from marine engineer
1 roles- fisheries engineering technician12 skills in common
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How far are you from being a mechanical 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.