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

automotive designertoaerospace engineering drafter

A automotive designer already meets 48% of what the aerospace engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From automotive designer
48%
Overlap1
To aerospace engineering drafter
19 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
54.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.4/ 100

1 Share of the aerospace engineering drafter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the automotive designer 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 aerospace engineering drafter role treats 9 of its required skills as things a automotive designer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • CADD software
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations
  • liaise with engineers
  • mathematics

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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aerospace engineering drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a automotive designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held synthetic natural environment natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held use CADD software working with computers
  • already held manual draughting techniques arts and humanities
  • already held use manual draughting techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held defense system services
  • already held CADD software information and communication technologies (icts)

All 19 carried skills, including the 9 the aerospace engineering drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held aircraft mechanics required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required
  • required, not held ICT software specifications required
  • required, not held CAE software required
03 working with computers 2 required
  • required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
04 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held multimedia systems required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held create technical plans required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held draw blueprints optional
  • optional, not held render 3D images optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aerospace engineering drafter 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 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held CADD software knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held use CADD software skill
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held create a product's virtual model skill
  • already held defense system knowledge
  • already held manual draughting techniques knowledge
  • already held material mechanics knowledge
  • already held physics knowledge
  • already held synthetic natural environment knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use manual draughting techniques skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
08 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
  • optional, not held define part requirements optional
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
10 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held stealth technology optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
  • optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held define part requirements optional
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held stealth technology optional
  • optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held draw blueprints optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
  • optional, not held render 3D images optional
29 held skills the aerospace engineering drafter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CAM software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advanced driver assistant systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advanced materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aesthetics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of products skill
  • not needed by the target role anticipate change in car technology skill
  • not needed by the target role assess operating cost skill
  • not needed by the target role battery design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role build a product's physical model skill
  • not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
  • not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role draw design sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role ergonomics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
  • not needed by the target role green automotive technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor technology trends skill
  • not needed by the target role perform market research skill
  • not needed by the target role perform physical stress tests on models skill
  • not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
  • not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
  • not needed by the target role vehicle manufacturing process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role vehicle-to-everything technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write stress-strain analysis reports skill
14 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 ICT software specifications required
  • required, not held CAE software required
  • required, not held aircraft mechanics required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • required, not held multimedia systems required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held stealth technology optional
  • optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
Index

Other moves recorded from automotive designer

Full index of moves from automotive designer

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.