aircraft engine specialisttoaircraft maintenance engineer
A aircraft engine specialist already meets 65% of what the aircraft maintenance engineer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
65%
43.7/ 100
1 Share of the aircraft maintenance engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aircraft engine specialist 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 this move works
A aircraft maintenance engineer role treats 20 of its required skills as things a aircraft engine specialist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- aircraft mechanics
- apply technical communication skills
- diagnose defective engines
- electrical engineering
- electrical wiring plans
- electricity
What stands in the way is 11 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aircraft maintenance engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aircraft engine specialist background worth leading with.
- already held follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment assisting and caring
- already held use computerised maintenance management systems working with computers
- already held ensure compliance with airport security measures assisting and caring
- already held electrical systems used in transportation engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held diagnose defective engines information skills
- already held assemble electrical components handling and moving
All 25 carried skills, including the 20 the aircraft maintenance engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 13 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.
- required, not held airport planning required
- required, not held mechanical engineering required
- required, not held engineering principles required
- required, not held disassemble engines required
- required, not held install electrical and electronic equipment required
- required, not held repair engines required
- required, not held evaluate engine performance required
- required, not held inspect aircraft for airworthiness required
- required, not held manage airport development resources required
- optional, not held manage airport workshops optional
- required, not held use power tools required
- required, not held aircraft flight control systems required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a aircraft maintenance engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 aircraft flight control systems knowledge · sector specific
- 02 airport planning knowledge · sector specific
- 03 disassemble engines skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 25 skills that carry over
- already held aircraft mechanics knowledge
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held diagnose defective engines skill
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held engine components knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with airport security measures skill
- already held follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment skill
- already held manage health and safety standards skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held assemble electrical components skill
- already held electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
- already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
- already held test electronic units skill
- already held use computerised maintenance management systems skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manage airport workshops optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
7 held skills the aircraft maintenance engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role airport safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role consult with industry professionals skill
- not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
- not needed by the target role inspect aircraft manufacturing skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
- not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held aircraft flight control systems required
- required, not held airport planning required
- required, not held mechanical engineering required
- required, not held engineering principles required
Other moves recorded from aircraft engine specialist
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.