Career switch, measured
From Thermal Engineer to Industrial Designer
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 34% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include CAD, Manufacturing, Research, Data analysis; the main skills to add are Communication, Contract negotiation, Marketing, UX design.
34%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillThermal EngineerIndustrial Designer
- CAD54%52%
- Manufacturing39%48%
- Research23%30%
- Data analysis11%11%
- Budgeting14%16%
- Stakeholder management14%18%
- Training and coaching14%14%
- Problem solving11%23%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Industrial Designer postings, rarely in Thermal Engineer ones.
SkillThermal EngineerIndustrial Designer
- Communication11%30%
- Contract negotiation–27%
- Marketing–27%
- UX design–25%
- Logistics–20%
- Leadership–18%
- Excel–18%
- Microsoft Office–18%
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