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

aerospace engineertosatellite engineer

A aerospace engineer already meets 74% of what the satellite engineer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aerospace engineer
74%
Overlap1
To satellite engineer
38 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
34.1 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 34.1

This move: 34.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the satellite engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aerospace 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A satellite engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aerospace engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held aerospace engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held unmanned air systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held oversee assembly operations information skills
  • already held synthetic natural environment natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held aerodynamics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held apply advanced manufacturing management skills

All 38 carried skills, including the 14 the satellite engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 7 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required
  • required, not held geostationary satellites required
  • required, not held global navigation satellite system performance parameters required
  • required, not held types of satellites required
  • required, not held launching of satellites into orbit required
02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held log transmitter readings required
  • optional, not held research satellite launch sites optional
03 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor satellites required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held scientific computing optional
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held plan space satellite missions optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a satellite engineer 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 38 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held aerospace engineering knowledge
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held industrial engineering knowledge
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held production processes knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held unmanned air systems knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held aerodynamics knowledge
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • already held apply advanced manufacturing skill
  • already held build a product's physical model skill
  • already held conduct performance tests skill
  • already held control production skill
  • already held create a product's virtual model skill
  • already held defense system knowledge
  • already held design principles knowledge
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held develop test procedures skill
  • already held draft design specifications skill
  • already held execute feasibility study skill
  • already held fluid mechanics knowledge
  • already held guidance, navigation and control knowledge
  • already held manage product testing skill
  • already held material mechanics knowledge
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held oversee assembly operations skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held synthetic natural environment knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop computer vision system optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held plan space satellite missions optional
  • optional, not held research satellite launch sites optional
  • optional, not held develop computer vision system optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
  • optional, not held scientific computing optional
9 held skills the satellite engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role aircraft mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure aircraft compliance with regulation skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematical modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role plan test flights skill
  • not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role state estimation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role stealth technology knowledge
6 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 geostationary satellites required
  • required, not held global navigation satellite system performance parameters required
  • required, not held types of satellites required
  • required, not held launching of satellites into orbit required
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
  • optional, not held scientific computing optional
Index

Other moves recorded from aerospace engineer

Full index of moves from aerospace 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.