Career switch, measured
From Materials Engineer to Mechanical Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 52% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Manufacturing, Mechanical engineering, Machining, MATLAB; the main skills to add are CAD, GD&T, Civil engineering, Blueprint reading.
52%
skill overlap
1,125
open Mechanical Engineer postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillMaterials EngineerMechanical Engineer
- Manufacturing72%67%
- Mechanical engineering32%82%
- Machining10%18%
- MATLAB12%10%
- Root cause analysis48%14%
- Problem solving26%24%
- Welding33%9%
- Supply chain17%12%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Mechanical Engineer postings, rarely in Materials Engineer ones.
SkillMaterials EngineerMechanical Engineer
- CAD7%71%
- GD&T–31%
- Civil engineering–15%
- Blueprint reading–14%
- Project management–14%
- Budgeting–12%
- HVAC–11%
- Microsoft Office–9%
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