Aviation ground systems engineer to aviation data communications manager
An aviation ground systems engineer already meets 29% of what the aviation data communications manager role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.9/ 100
1 How much of what an aviation data communications manager is expected to do is already part of an aviation ground systems engineer’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 aviation data communications manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aviation data communications manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things an aviation ground systems engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- perform risk analysis
- use different communication channels
- work in an aviation team
- write work-related reports
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 · What you already bring
Of the 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aviation data communications manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aviation ground systems engineer background worth leading with.
- already held work in an aviation team communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform risk analysis information skills
- already held write work-related reports communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity
All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the aviation data communications manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 5 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.
- still to learn communicate in air traffic services required
- still to learn apply technical communication skills required
- still to learn present reports required
- still to learn manage flight data communications programme required
- still to learn have computer literacy required
- optional, not held use databases optional
- still to learn manage data required
- still to learn monitor communication channels' performance required
- still to learn tolerate stress required
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
- still to learn common aviation safety regulations required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aviation data communications manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 common aviation safety regulations study this
- 02 communicate in air traffic services practise this
- 03 manage data practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 4 skills that carry over
- already held perform risk analysis skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held work in an aviation team skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
- optional, not held use databases optional
24 held skills the aviation data communications manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role airport electrical systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role airport operating environment knowledge
- not needed by the target role airport safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse software specifications skill
- not needed by the target role apply airport standards and regulations skill
- not needed by the target role carry out research on ground systems skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with airport security measures skill
- not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
- not needed by the target role global navigation satellite system performance parameters knowledge
- not needed by the target role ground segment knowledge
- not needed by the target role hardware architectures knowledge
- not needed by the target role illegal substances knowledge
- not needed by the target role interact with airport stakeholders skill
- not needed by the target role interpret visual literacy skill
- not needed by the target role levels of software testing knowledge
- not needed by the target role measure software usability skill
- not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
- not needed by the target role read 3D displays skill
- not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role solve ICT system problems skill
- not needed by the target role supervise maintenance activities in airports skill
- not needed by the target role test ground system performance skill
- not needed by the target role use ICT equipment in maintenance activities skill
- not needed by the target role utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn common aviation safety regulations required
Other moves recorded from aviation ground systems engineer
Common questions about this move
Can an aviation ground systems engineer become an aviation data communications manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aviation ground systems engineer already covers 29% of what an aviation data communications manager is expected to do: 4 skills carry over, 4 of which the aviation data communications manager role treats as required.
What skills does an aviation ground systems engineer need to become an aviation data communications manager?
9 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is common aviation safety regulations.
How hard is the move from aviation ground systems engineer to aviation data communications manager?
Its learning distance is 62.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.