Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

alternative fuels engineertorolling stock engineer

A alternative fuels engineer already meets 50% of what the rolling stock engineer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From alternative fuels engineer
50%
Overlap1
To rolling stock engineer
16 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
52.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

50%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

52.9/ 100

1 Share of the rolling stock engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the alternative fuels 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

Why this move works

A rolling stock engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a alternative fuels engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • analyse production processes for improvement
  • approve engineering design
  • assess financial viability
  • control compliance of railway vehicles regulations
  • control production

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

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

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held control compliance of railway vehicles regulations 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
  • already held conduct performance tests constructing

All 16 carried skills, including the 11 the rolling stock engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held industrial engineering required
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering 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
02 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held design wayside signalling interlockings required
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held develop test procedures optional
  • optional, not held manage product testing optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure maintenance of railway machinery optional
  • optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
  • optional, not held maintain electromechanical equipment optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
06 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rolling stock 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 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
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held design principles optional
08 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
10 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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
61 held skills the rolling stock engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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

13 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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held industrial engineering required
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • required, not held 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
Index

Other moves recorded from alternative fuels engineer

Full index of moves from alternative fuels engineer

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.