Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an aerodynamics engineer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an aerodynamics engineer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Aerodynamics engineers perform aerodynamics analysis to make sure the designs of transport equipment meet aerodynamics and performance requirements. They contribute to designing engine and engine components, and issue technical reports for the engineering staff and customers. They coordinate with other engineering departments to check that designs perform as specified. Aerodynamics engineers conduct research to assess adaptability of equipment and materials. They also analyse proposals to evaluate production time and feasibility.

Also known as CFD engineer, aerodynamics test engineer, aerodynamic engineering consultant, aerodynamics design engineer, aerodynamics performance engineer, aerodynamic technology engineering specialist, aerodynamic technology engineering adviser, air vehicle dynamics engineer, aerodynamic technology engineering expert, aerodynamic technology engineer, computational fluid dynamics engineer, aerodynamic engineering specialist.

Professionals 35 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: material stress analyst, 55%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
material stress analyst 55% covered aerospace engineering drafter 54% covered rolling stock engineering dra… 51% covered fisheries engineering technic… 50% covered aerospace engineering technic… 49% covered aerodynamics engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from aerodynamics engineer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an aerodynamics engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An aerodynamics engineer needs 25 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • aerodynamics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • evaluate engine performance information skills
  • examine engineering principles information skills
  • computer simulation information and communication technologies (icts)
  • operation of different engines engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • engine components engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • multimedia systems arts and humanities
  • ICT software specifications information and communication technologies (icts)
  • CAE software information and communication technologies (icts)
  • approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an aerodynamics engineer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Aerodynamics engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an aerodynamics engineer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.