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

automotive engineering techniciantoaerospace engineering drafter

A automotive engineering technician already meets 62% of what the aerospace engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From automotive engineering technician
62%
Overlap1
To aerospace engineering drafter
22 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
41.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

62%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

41.3/ 100

1 Share of the aerospace engineering drafter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the automotive engineering technician 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 13 of its required skills as things a automotive engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • CADD software
  • CAE software
  • ICT software specifications
  • design drawings
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes

What stands in the way is 5 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 22 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 engineering technician 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 guidance, navigation and control engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held defense system services
  • already held CADD software information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held product data management business, administration and law

All 22 carried skills, including the 13 the aerospace engineering drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 9 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 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held aircraft mechanics required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
02 working with computers 2 required
  • required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
03 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held create technical plans required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held draw blueprints optional
  • optional, not held render 3D images optional
  • optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
05 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
  • optional, not held define part requirements optional
06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional

3 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held CADD software knowledge
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held ICT software specifications knowledge
  • already held design drawings 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 multimedia systems 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 defense system knowledge
  • already held guidance, navigation and control knowledge
  • already held material mechanics knowledge
  • already held physics knowledge
  • already held product data management knowledge
  • already held synthetic natural environment knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
09 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held stealth technology optional
14 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 stealth technology optional
  • optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model 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 manual draughting techniques optional
  • optional, not held render 3D images optional
  • optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
57 held skills the aerospace engineering drafter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role aerodynamics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role airport safety regulations 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 apply reverse engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role assess operating cost skill
  • not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role check functionality of essential components of airport vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role determine maintenance schedules for airport equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role determine production feasibility skill
  • not needed by the target role disassemble engines skill
  • not needed by the target role disassemble equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with airport security measures skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role follow production schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role green automotive technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role guarantee customer satisfaction skill
  • not needed by the target role hybrid vehicle architecture knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify airport safety hazards skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect data skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electrical engines skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain snow removal equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain vehicle electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage airport vehicle licences skill
  • not needed by the target role manage airport workshops skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • 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 operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate testbeds skill
  • not needed by the target role order supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role organise vehicle breakdown support skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform physical stress tests on models skill
  • not needed by the target role perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles skill

17 further entries not listed here

9 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 aircraft mechanics required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held common aviation safety regulations 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 manual draughting techniques optional
Index

Other moves recorded from automotive engineering technician

Full index of moves from automotive engineering technician

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.