RecordMove

Alternative fuels engineer to aerospace engineer

An alternative fuels engineer already meets 42% of what the aerospace engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From alternative fuels engineer

Partial match

To aerospace engineer

16 You already bring

9 Still to learn

47 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an aerospace engineer is expected to do is already part of an alternative fuels engineer’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 aerospace engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An aerospace engineer role treats 10 of its required skills as things an alternative fuels engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

adjust engineering designs
aerospace engineering
approve engineering design
assess financial viability
engineering principles
ensure aircraft compliance with regulation

What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aerospace engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an alternative fuels engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held aerospace engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held ensure aircraft compliance with regulation assisting and caring
already held control production management skills
already held execute feasibility study information skills
already held draft design specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assess financial viability information skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 10 the aerospace engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 11 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 required, 7 supplementary

still to learn engineering processes required
still to learn aircraft mechanics required
still to learn industrial engineering required
still to learn manufacturing processes required
still to learn production processes required
still to learn safety engineering required

optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
optional, not held aerodynamics optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn troubleshoot required

optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn computer simulation required

optional, not held CAE software optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required

still to learn quality standards required

05 management skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held plan test flights optional
optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held develop test procedures optional
optional, not held manage product testing optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
optional, not held mathematical modelling optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an aerospace engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held aerospace engineering knowledge
already held approve engineering design skill
already held assess financial viability skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held ensure aircraft compliance with regulation skill
already held execute feasibility study skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
already held conduct performance tests skill
already held control production skill
already held design prototypes skill
already held draft design specifications skill
already held record test data skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held stealth technology optional

08 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

09 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held design principles optional

10 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held build a product's physical model optional

11 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held oversee assembly operations optional

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held plan test flights optional
optional, not held stealth technology optional
optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held aerodynamics optional
optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held develop test procedures optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held manage product testing optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
optional, not held oversee assembly operations optional
optional, not held state estimation optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

61 held skills the aerospace engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
not needed by the target role alternative fuels knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption skill
not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of materials skill
not needed by the target role assess hydrogen production technologies skill
not needed by the target role aviation English knowledge
not needed by the target role aviation standards and recommended practices knowledge
not needed by the target role battery chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role battery components knowledge
not needed by the target role battery fluids knowledge
not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct energy audit skill
not needed by the target role control compliance of railway vehicles regulations skill
not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
not needed by the target role design electric power systems skill
not needed by the target role design electrical systems skill
not needed by the target role develop energy saving concepts skill
not needed by the target role disassemble engines skill
not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
not needed by the target role electrochemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
not needed by the target role energy storage systems knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role execute feasibility study on hydrogen skill
not needed by the target role fuel cell types knowledge
not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role identify energy needs skill
not needed by the target role inspect engine rooms skill
not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role market pricing knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
not needed by the target role offshore constructions and facilities knowledge
not needed by the target role offshore renewable energy technologies knowledge

21 further entries not listed here

21 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier

still to learn engineering processes required
still to learn aircraft mechanics required
still to learn computer simulation required
still to learn industrial engineering required
still to learn manufacturing processes required
still to learn production processes required
still to learn quality standards required
still to learn safety engineering required
optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held stealth technology optional
optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held aerodynamics optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from alternative fuels engineer

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an alternative fuels engineer become an aerospace engineer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An alternative fuels engineer already covers 42% of what an aerospace engineer is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 10 of which the aerospace engineer role treats as required.

What skills does an alternative fuels engineer need to become an aerospace engineer?

9 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is engineering processes.

How hard is the move from alternative fuels engineer to aerospace engineer?

Its learning distance is 60.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

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.