RecordMove

Autonomous driving specialist to automotive engineer

An autonomous driving specialist already meets 21% of what the automotive engineer role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From autonomous driving specialist

Distant match

To automotive engineer

10 You already bring

16 Still to learn

55 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

80.8/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an automotive engineer is expected to do is already part of an autonomous driving specialist’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the automotive engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An automotive engineer role treats 5 of its required skills as things an autonomous driving specialist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

adjust engineering designs
approve engineering design
assess financial viability
perform scientific research
use technical drawing software

What stands in the way is 16 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An automotive engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an autonomous driving specialist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advanced driver assistant systems information and communication technologies (icts)
already held vehicle-to-everything technologies information and communication technologies (icts)
already held manage product testing management skills
already held develop test procedures management skills
already held draft design specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assess financial viability information skills

All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the automotive engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 45 missing skills fall into 13 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 8 required, 9 supplementary

still to learn engineering processes required
still to learn green automotive technologies required
still to learn hybrid vehicle architecture required
still to learn engineering principles required
still to learn industrial engineering required
still to learn manufacturing processes required
still to learn production processes required
still to learn technical drawings required

optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
optional, not held model based system engineering optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional

02 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn anticipate change in car technology required
still to learn analyse production processes for improvement required
still to learn execute feasibility study required
still to learn perform market research required

optional, not held compare alternative vehicles optional
optional, not held record test data optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn automotive engineering required

optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held prepare production prototypes optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn quality standards required

optional, not held European vehicle type-approval legislation optional

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn information structure required

optional, not held CAE software optional

06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn control production required

optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional

7 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an automotive 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held assess financial viability skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held advanced driver assistant systems knowledge
already held develop test procedures skill
already held draft design specifications skill
already held manage product testing skill
already held vehicle-to-everything technologies knowledge

The 7 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 working with computers 3 supplementary

optional, not held apply reverse engineering optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

08 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held use automotive diagnostic equipment optional
optional, not held conduct performance tests optional

09 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held vehicle type-approval optional

10 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held design principles optional

11 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held build a product's physical model optional

12 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional

13 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held disassemble equipment optional

29 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held European vehicle type-approval legislation optional
optional, not held apply reverse engineering optional
optional, not held compare alternative vehicles optional
optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
optional, not held use automotive diagnostic equipment optional
optional, not held vehicle type-approval 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 conduct performance tests 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 design prototypes optional
optional, not held disassemble equipment optional
optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
optional, not held model based system engineering optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional
optional, not held prepare production prototypes optional
optional, not held record test data optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

52 held skills the automotive engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT architectural frameworks knowledge
not needed by the target role algorithms knowledge
not needed by the target role align software with system architectures skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role apply digital mapping skill
not needed by the target role artificial neural networks knowledge
not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
not needed by the target role collect mapping data skill
not needed by the target role compile GIS-data skill
not needed by the target role computer vision knowledge
not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role control the performance of the vehicle skill
not needed by the target role define software architecture skill
not needed by the target role design control systems skill
not needed by the target role design integrated circuits skill
not needed by the target role design sensors skill
not needed by the target role digital camera sensors knowledge
not needed by the target role drive motor vehicle prototypes skill
not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
not needed by the target role embedded systems knowledge
not needed by the target role geostationary satellites knowledge
not needed by the target role global navigation satellite system performance parameters knowledge
not needed by the target role hardware architectures knowledge
not needed by the target role hybrid control systems knowledge
not needed by the target role identify electronic signals skill
not needed by the target role information architecture knowledge
not needed by the target role infrared sensors knowledge
not needed by the target role integrated circuit types knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
not needed by the target role manage ICT data architecture skill
not needed by the target role microsensors knowledge
not needed by the target role model sensor skill
not needed by the target role new vehicles on the market knowledge
not needed by the target role photogrammetry knowledge
not needed by the target role principles of artificial intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role programmable logic controller knowledge
not needed by the target role provide connected car solutions skill
not needed by the target role radars knowledge
not needed by the target role real-time computing knowledge
not needed by the target role report the results of treatment skill

12 further entries not listed here

25 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 pick up Tier

still to learn engineering processes required
still to learn green automotive technologies required
still to learn hybrid vehicle architecture required
still to learn information structure required
still to learn engineering principles required
still to learn industrial engineering required
still to learn manufacturing processes required
still to learn production processes required
still to learn quality standards required
still to learn technical drawings required
optional, not held European vehicle type-approval legislation optional
optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
optional, not held vehicle type-approval optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
optional, not held model based system engineering optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an autonomous driving specialist become an automotive engineer?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An autonomous driving specialist already covers 21% of what an automotive engineer is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 5 of which the automotive engineer role treats as required.

What skills does an autonomous driving specialist need to become an automotive engineer?

16 required skills are missing, plus 29 optional ones. They fall into 13 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is anticipate change in car technology.

How hard is the move from autonomous driving specialist to automotive engineer?

Its learning distance is 80.8 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.