Aerospace engineering technician to automotive engineering technician
An aerospace engineering technician already meets 59% of what the automotive engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
52.8/ 100
1 How much of what an automotive engineering technician is expected to do is already part of an aerospace engineering technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the automotive engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An automotive engineering technician role treats 14 of its required skills as things an aerospace engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- CAE software
- ICT software specifications
- adjust engineering designs
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 43 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An automotive engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aerospace engineering technician background worth leading with.
- already held write stress-strain analysis reports communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform physical stress tests on models information skills
- already held synthetic natural environment natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held analyse stress resistance of products information skills
- already held position engine on test stand handling and moving
- already held guidance, navigation and control engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 43 carried skills, including the 14 the automotive engineering technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 36 missing skills fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn green automotive technologies required
- still to learn hybrid vehicle architecture required
- still to learn vehicle manufacturing process required
- still to learn mechanics of motor vehicles required
- optional, not held electronics principles optional
- optional, not held aerodynamics optional
- optional, not held design drawings optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held reverse engineering optional
- still to learn read standard blueprints required
- optional, not held check functionality of essential components of airport vehicles optional
- optional, not held manage airport vehicle licences optional
- optional, not held perform tests on airport vehicles optional
- optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
- optional, not held identify airport safety hazards optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- still to learn recommend product improvements required
- optional, not held perform vehicle diagnostic procedures optional
- optional, not held maintain snow removal equipment optional
- optional, not held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles optional
- optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
- optional, not held determine maintenance schedules for airport equipment optional
- optional, not held manage airport workshops optional
- optional, not held organise vehicle breakdown support optional
- optional, not held maintain vehicle electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held operate testbeds optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical engines optional
6 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an automotive engineering technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 green automotive technologies study this
- 02 hybrid vehicle architecture study this
- 03 vehicle manufacturing process study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 43 skills that carry over
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held ICT software specifications knowledge
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- 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 material mechanics knowledge
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held multimedia systems knowledge
- already held physics knowledge
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held CAD software knowledge
- already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
- already held analyse stress resistance of products skill
- already held assess operating cost skill
- already held calibrate electronic instruments skill
- already held defense system knowledge
- already held disassemble engines skill
- already held disassemble equipment skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held follow production schedule skill
- already held guarantee customer satisfaction skill
- already held guidance, navigation and control knowledge
- already held inspect data skill
- already held manage health and safety standards skill
- already held manage supplies skill
- already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
- already held order supplies skill
- already held oversee quality control skill
- already held perform physical stress tests on models skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held plan manufacturing processes skill
- already held position engine on test stand skill
- already held re-assemble engines skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held synthetic natural environment knowledge
- already held use CAD software skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held write inspection reports skill
- already held write stress-strain analysis reports skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held ensure compliance with airport security measures optional
- optional, not held follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment optional
- optional, not held airport safety regulations optional
- optional, not held vehicle type-approval optional
- optional, not held apply reverse engineering optional
- optional, not held use CADD software optional
- optional, not held product data management optional
- optional, not held preserve airport maintenance equipment optional
- optional, not held CADD software optional
30 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check functionality of essential components of airport vehicles optional
- optional, not held maintain vehicle electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held operate testbeds optional
- optional, not held perform vehicle diagnostic procedures optional
- optional, not held airport safety regulations optional
- optional, not held apply reverse engineering optional
- optional, not held determine maintenance schedules for airport equipment optional
- optional, not held electronics principles optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with airport security measures optional
- optional, not held follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain snow removal equipment optional
- optional, not held manage airport vehicle licences optional
- optional, not held manage airport workshops optional
- optional, not held organise vehicle breakdown support optional
- optional, not held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles optional
- optional, not held perform tests on airport vehicles optional
- optional, not held preserve airport maintenance equipment optional
- optional, not held vehicle type-approval optional
- optional, not held CADD software optional
- optional, not held aerodynamics optional
- optional, not held design drawings optional
- optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held identify airport safety hazards optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical engines optional
- optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
- optional, not held product data management optional
- optional, not held reverse engineering optional
- optional, not held use CADD software optional
7 held skills the automotive engineering technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role aircraft mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure aircraft compliance with regulation skill
- not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow industry codes of practice for aviation safety skill
- not needed by the target role stealth technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role unmanned air systems knowledge
13 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn green automotive technologies required
- still to learn hybrid vehicle architecture required
- still to learn vehicle manufacturing process required
- still to learn mechanics of motor vehicles required
- optional, not held airport safety regulations optional
- optional, not held electronics principles optional
- optional, not held vehicle type-approval optional
- optional, not held CADD software optional
- optional, not held aerodynamics optional
- optional, not held design drawings optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held product data management optional
- optional, not held reverse engineering optional
Other moves recorded from aerospace engineering technician
Common questions about this move
Can an aerospace engineering technician become an automotive engineering technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An aerospace engineering technician already covers 59% of what an automotive engineering technician is expected to do: 43 skills carry over, 14 of which the automotive engineering technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aerospace engineering technician need to become an automotive engineering technician?
6 required skills are missing, plus 30 optional ones. They fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is green automotive technologies.
How hard is the move from aerospace engineering technician to automotive engineering technician?
Its learning distance is 52.8 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.