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Where an alternative fuels engineer can go next

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

Alternative fuels engineers design and develop systems, components, motors, and equipment which replace the use of conventional fossil fuels as main power source for propulsion and power generation with the feature of using renewable energies and non-fossil fuels. They strive to optimise energy production from renewable sources and reduce production expenses and environmental strain. The alternative fuels employed mainly include Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), biodiesel, bio-alcohol as well as electricity (i.e., batteries and fuel cells), hydrogen and fuels produced from biomass.

Also known as alternative fuels expert, alternative non-fossil fuels engineer, alternative non-fossil fuels expert, hydrogen engineer, biodiesel engineer, fuel cell engineer.

Professionals 77 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: rolling stock engineer, 50%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
rolling stock engineer 50% covered agricultural engineer 47% covered aerospace engineer 42% covered marine engineer 42% covered fisheries engineering technic… 42% covered alternative fuels engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from alternative fuels 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 alternative fuels 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 alternative fuels engineer needs 46 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
  • fuel cell types engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • use thermal management working with computers
  • assess hydrogen production technologies information skills
  • electrochemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • energy storage systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • use sustainable materials and components assisting and caring
  • provide information on hydrogen communication, collaboration and creativity
  • plan maintenance activities management skills
  • alternative fuels natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • design electric power systems communication, collaboration and creativity
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Alternative fuels 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 alternative fuels 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.