Aircraft maintenance coordinator to aircraft engine specialist
An aircraft maintenance coordinator already meets 19% of what the aircraft engine specialist role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.
78.1/ 100
1 How much of what an aircraft engine specialist is expected to do is already part of an aircraft maintenance coordinator’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 aircraft engine specialist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aircraft engine specialist role treats 4 of its required skills as things an aircraft maintenance coordinator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- aircraft mechanics
- airport safety regulations
- use technical documentation
- wear appropriate protective gear
What stands in the way is 17 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aircraft engine specialist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aircraft maintenance coordinator background worth leading with.
- already held use computerised maintenance management systems working with computers
- already held airport safety regulations services
- already held aircraft mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held quality assurance procedures business, administration and law
- already held use technical documentation information skills
- already held wear appropriate protective gear assisting and caring
All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the aircraft engine specialist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 26 missing skills fall into 8 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 engineering processes required
- still to learn electrical engineering required
- still to learn electrical wiring plans required
- still to learn electricity required
- still to learn electromechanics required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn engine components required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held electrical systems used in transportation optional
- still to learn diagnose defective engines required
- still to learn read engineering drawings required
- still to learn read standard blueprints required
- optional, not held inspect aircraft manufacturing optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with airport security measures required
- still to learn follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment required
- still to learn manage health and safety standards required
- still to learn apply technical communication skills required
- optional, not held consult with industry professionals optional
- optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- still to learn common aviation safety regulations required
- optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
- optional, not held use testing equipment optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aircraft engine specialist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 common aviation safety regulations study this
- 02 diagnose defective engines practise this
- 03 engineering processes 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 6 skills that carry over
- already held aircraft mechanics knowledge
- already held airport safety regulations knowledge
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
- already held use computerised maintenance management systems skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held test electronic units optional
- optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held consult with industry professionals optional
- optional, not held electrical systems used in transportation optional
- optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
- optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
- optional, not held inspect aircraft manufacturing optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
- optional, not held test electronic units optional
- optional, not held use testing equipment optional
19 held skills the aircraft engine specialist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role aircraft cargo capacity knowledge
- not needed by the target role airport planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
- not needed by the target role apply airport standards and regulations skill
- not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
- not needed by the target role aviation standards and recommended practices knowledge
- not needed by the target role detect bottlenecks skill
- not needed by the target role determine maintenance schedules for airport equipment skill
- not needed by the target role ensure data protection in aviation operations skill
- not needed by the target role financial capability knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow industry codes of practice for aviation safety skill
- not needed by the target role identify airport safety hazards skill
- not needed by the target role manage airport development resources skill
- not needed by the target role manage airport workshops skill
- not needed by the target role manage human resources skill
- not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
- not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
- not needed by the target role report airport security incidents skill
- not needed by the target role visual aid systems in airports knowledge
11 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 common aviation safety regulations required
- still to learn engineering processes required
- still to learn electrical engineering required
- still to learn electrical wiring plans required
- still to learn electricity required
- still to learn electromechanics required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn engine components required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held electrical systems used in transportation optional
Other moves recorded from aircraft maintenance coordinator
Common questions about this move
Can an aircraft maintenance coordinator become an aircraft engine specialist?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An aircraft maintenance coordinator already covers 19% of what an aircraft engine specialist is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 4 of which the aircraft engine specialist role treats as required.
What skills does an aircraft maintenance coordinator need to become an aircraft engine specialist?
17 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is common aviation safety regulations.
How hard is the move from aircraft maintenance coordinator to aircraft engine specialist?
Its learning distance is 78.1 out of 100, which is the career change 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.