Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

aerodynamics engineertoaerospace engineering drafter

A aerodynamics engineer already meets 54% of what the aerospace engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aerodynamics engineer
54%
Overlap1
To aerospace engineering drafter
16 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
49.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

49.1/ 100

1 Share of the aerospace engineering drafter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aerodynamics engineer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A aerospace engineering drafter role treats 13 of its required skills as things a aerodynamics engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • CAE software
  • ICT software specifications
  • aircraft mechanics
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations

What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aerospace engineering drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aerodynamics engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held aircraft mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held material mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held multimedia systems arts and humanities
  • already held ICT software specifications information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held CAE software information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held execute analytical mathematical calculations information skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 13 the aerospace engineering drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 working with computers 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use CADD software required
  • required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held CADD software required
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
04 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held create technical plans required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held draw blueprints optional
  • optional, not held render 3D images optional
  • optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aerospace engineering drafter role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held ICT software specifications knowledge
  • already held aircraft mechanics knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held multimedia systems knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held material mechanics knowledge
  • already held physics knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
  • optional, not held define part requirements optional
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
09 services 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held defense system optional
  • optional, not held stealth technology optional
10 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
  • optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held defense system optional
  • optional, not held define part requirements optional
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held stealth technology optional
  • optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
  • optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held draw blueprints optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
  • optional, not held render 3D images optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
19 held skills the aerospace engineering drafter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role aerodynamics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of products skill
  • not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
  • not needed by the target role bicycle mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
  • not needed by the target role determine production feasibility skill
  • not needed by the target role engine components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role evaluate engine performance skill
  • not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of trains knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operation of different engines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role thermodynamics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
14 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held CADD software required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held defense system optional
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held stealth technology optional
  • optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
  • optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
Index

Other moves recorded from aerodynamics engineer

Full index of moves from aerodynamics engineer

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.