Career switch, measured
From Manufacturing Engineer to Industrial Designer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 60% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Manufacturing, CAD, Lean, Statistics; the main skills to add are Research, Contract negotiation, Marketing, UX design.
60%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillManufacturing EngineerIndustrial Designer
- Manufacturing93%48%
- CAD31%52%
- Lean21%16%
- Statistics14%14%
- Problem solving34%23%
- Procurement16%18%
- Data analysis14%11%
- Project management13%16%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Industrial Designer postings, rarely in Manufacturing Engineer ones.
SkillManufacturing EngineerIndustrial Designer
- Research14%30%
- Contract negotiation–27%
- Marketing–27%
- UX design–25%
- Logistics–20%
- Excel8%18%
- Stakeholder management8%18%
- Sales7%18%
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