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

automotive engineering techniciantoautomotive engineering drafter

A automotive engineering technician already meets 65% of what the automotive engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From automotive engineering technician
65%
Overlap1
To automotive engineering drafter
22 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
37.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

65%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

37.4/ 100

1 Share of the automotive 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 automotive 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.

  • CAE software
  • ICT software specifications
  • design drawings
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations

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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automotive 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 hybrid vehicle architecture engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held green automotive technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • 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

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 7 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 working with computers 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held use manual draughting techniques required
  • 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
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
04 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held manual draughting techniques required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held create technical plans required
06 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a automotive 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 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 green automotive technologies knowledge
  • already held hybrid vehicle architecture knowledge
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held use CAD software 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 mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
  • already held physics knowledge
  • already held product data management knowledge
  • already held synthetic natural environment knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work 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 render 3D images optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
57 held skills the automotive engineering drafter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CADD software knowledge
  • 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 guarantee customer satisfaction skill
  • 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 knowledge
  • not needed by the target role multimedia systems 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

4 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 manual draughting techniques required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics 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.