aircraft maintenance engineertoavionics technician
A aircraft maintenance engineer already meets 57% of what the avionics technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
57%
45.3/ 100
1 Share of the avionics technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aircraft maintenance 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 this move works
A avionics technician role treats 13 of its required skills as things a aircraft maintenance engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- aircraft flight control systems
- assemble electrical components
- electrical engineering
- electrical systems used in transportation
- electrical wiring plans
- electricity
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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A avionics technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aircraft maintenance engineer background worth leading with.
- already held electrical systems used in transportation engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held assemble electrical components handling and moving
- already held aircraft flight control systems services
- already held test electronic units constructing
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 16 carried skills, including the 13 the avionics technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 19 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.
- required, not held apply soldering techniques required
- required, not held solder electronics required
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
- required, not held troubleshoot required
- optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- required, not held apply health and safety standards required
- required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
- required, not held electronics principles required
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held CADD software optional
- optional, not held CAE software optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a avionics technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 common aviation safety regulations knowledge · sector specific
- 02 electronics principles knowledge · sector specific
- 03 apply health and safety standards skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 16 skills that carry over
- already held aircraft flight control systems knowledge
- already held assemble electrical components skill
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
- already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held test electronic units skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held use testing equipment skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
- optional, not held use CADD software optional
- optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held CADD software optional
- optional, not held CAE software optional
- optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
- optional, not held use CADD software optional
22 held skills the avionics technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role aircraft mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role airport planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
- not needed by the target role diagnose defective engines skill
- not needed by the target role disassemble engines skill
- not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role engine components knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with airport security measures skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate engine performance skill
- not needed by the target role follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment skill
- not needed by the target role inspect aircraft for airworthiness 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 health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role repair engines skill
- not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role use computerised maintenance management systems skill
- not needed by the target role use power tools skill
- not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
5 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 common aviation safety regulations required
- required, not held electronics principles required
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held CADD software optional
- optional, not held CAE software optional
Other moves recorded from aircraft maintenance engineer
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.