Alternative fuels engineer to rolling stock engineer

• already held adjust engineering designs skill
• already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
• already held approve engineering design skill
• already held assess financial viability skill
• already held control compliance of railway vehicles regulations skill
• already held control production skill
• already held engineering principles knowledge
• 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 conduct performance tests skill
• already held design prototypes skill
• already held draft design specifications skill
• already held electronics knowledge
• already held record test data skill

• optional, not held ensure maintenance of railway machinery optional
• optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
• optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
• optional, not held CAE software 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 electromechanical systems optional
• optional, not held design principles optional
• optional, not held develop test procedures optional
• optional, not held electrical engineering optional
• optional, not held electromechanics optional
• optional, not held maintain electromechanical equipment optional
• optional, not held manage product testing optional
• optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
• optional, not held perform test run optional
• optional, not held precision mechanics optional
• optional, not held safety engineering optional
• optional, not held use CAD software optional
• optional, not held use CAM software optional

• not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
• not needed by the target role aerospace engineering 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 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 energy efficiency knowledge
• not needed by the target role energy storage systems knowledge
• not needed by the target role ensure aircraft compliance with regulation skill
• 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

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

• still to learn engineering processes 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
• optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
• optional, not held CAE software optional
• optional, not held design principles optional
• optional, not held electrical engineering optional
• optional, not held electromechanics optional
• optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
• optional, not held precision mechanics optional
• optional, not held safety engineering optional

Yes, and it is a moderate move. An alternative fuels engineer already covers 50% of what a rolling stock engineer is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 11 of which the rolling stock engineer role treats as required.

6 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is design wayside signalling interlockings.

Its learning distance is 52.9 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.