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

automotive engineertosatellite engineer

A automotive engineer already meets 61% of what the satellite engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From automotive engineer
61%
Overlap1
To satellite engineer
32 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
47 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

61%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

47/ 100

1 Share of the satellite engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the automotive 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 satellite engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a automotive engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • industrial engineering
  • manufacturing processes

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

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held synthetic natural environment natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held apply advanced manufacturing management skills
  • already held model based system engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manage product testing management skills
  • already held guidance, navigation and control engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held build a product's physical model handling and moving

All 32 carried skills, including the 11 the satellite engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 8 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required
  • required, not held geostationary satellites required
  • required, not held global navigation satellite system performance parameters required
  • required, not held types of satellites required
  • required, not held launching of satellites into orbit required
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held unmanned air systems required
  • required, not held aerospace engineering required
  • optional, not held aerodynamics optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held log transmitter readings required
  • optional, not held research satellite launch sites optional
  • optional, not held oversee assembly operations optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
05 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor satellites required
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held scientific computing optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a satellite 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 32 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held industrial engineering knowledge
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held production processes knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • already held apply advanced manufacturing skill
  • already held build a product's physical model skill
  • already held conduct performance tests skill
  • already held control production skill
  • already held create a product's virtual model skill
  • already held defense system knowledge
  • already held design principles knowledge
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held develop test procedures skill
  • already held draft design specifications skill
  • already held execute feasibility study skill
  • already held guidance, navigation and control knowledge
  • already held manage product testing skill
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held model based system engineering knowledge
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held synthetic natural environment knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held plan space satellite missions optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop computer vision system optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held plan space satellite missions optional
  • optional, not held research satellite launch sites optional
  • optional, not held aerodynamics optional
  • optional, not held develop computer vision system optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held oversee assembly operations optional
  • optional, not held scientific computing optional
23 held skills the satellite engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role European vehicle type-approval legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advanced driver assistant systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role anticipate change in car technology skill
  • not needed by the target role apply reverse engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role automotive engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role compare alternative vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role design electromechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role disassemble equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical testing methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role green automotive technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hybrid vehicle architecture knowledge
  • not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform market research skill
  • not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role reverse engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use automotive diagnostic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role vehicle type-approval knowledge
  • not needed by the target role vehicle-to-everything technologies knowledge
10 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 geostationary satellites required
  • required, not held global navigation satellite system performance parameters required
  • required, not held types of satellites required
  • required, not held unmanned air systems required
  • required, not held aerospace engineering required
  • required, not held launching of satellites into orbit required
  • optional, not held aerodynamics optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held scientific computing optional
Index

Other moves recorded from automotive engineer

Full index of moves from automotive 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.