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A aircraft maintenance technician already meets 58% of what the aircraft engine inspector role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
58%
45.6/ 100
1 Share of the aircraft engine inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aircraft maintenance technician 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 engine inspector role treats 14 of its required skills as things a aircraft maintenance technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- aircraft mechanics
- common aviation safety regulations
- conduct performance tests
- electromechanics
- engine components
- engineering processes
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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aircraft engine inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aircraft maintenance technician background worth leading with.
- already held inspect aircraft for airworthiness information skills
- already held evaluate engine performance information skills
- already held aircraft mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held aircraft flight control systems services
- already held disassemble engines working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held engine components engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 18 carried skills, including the 14 the aircraft engine inspector role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 9 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 inspect aircraft manufacturing required
- required, not held inspect quality of products required
- optional, not held diagnose defective engines optional
- optional, not held lead inspections optional
- optional, not held record test data optional
- required, not held create solutions to problems required
- required, not held write inspection reports required
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- required, not held quality assurance procedures required
- required, not held operation of different engines required
- optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
- optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
- optional, not held supervise staff optional
- optional, not held supervise work optional
- optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
- optional, not held issue licences optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a aircraft engine inspector role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 operation of different engines knowledge · sector specific
- 02 create solutions to problems skill · cross sector
- 03 inspect aircraft manufacturing 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 18 skills that carry over
- already held aircraft mechanics knowledge
- already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- already held conduct performance tests skill
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held engine components knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held evaluate engine performance skill
- already held manage health and safety standards skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held aircraft flight control systems knowledge
- already held disassemble engines skill
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held inspect aircraft for airworthiness skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
- optional, not held perform test run optional
- optional, not held position engine on test stand optional
- optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
- optional, not held re-assemble engines optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held diagnose defective engines optional
- optional, not held position engine on test stand optional
- optional, not held re-assemble engines optional
- optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
- optional, not held issue licences optional
- optional, not held lead inspections optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
- optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
- optional, not held perform test run optional
- optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
- optional, not held record test data optional
- optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
- optional, not held supervise staff optional
- optional, not held supervise work optional
19 held skills the aircraft engine inspector role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role airport safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
- not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
- not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with airport security measures skill
- not needed by the target role follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment skill
- not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate soldering 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 test electronic units skill
- 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 wear appropriate protective gear skill
2 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 operation of different engines required
- required, not held quality assurance procedures required
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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.