Aviation surveillance and code coordination manager to aviation ground systems engineer
An aviation surveillance and code coordination manager already meets 36% of what the aviation ground systems engineer role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
68.3/ 100
1 How much of what an aviation ground systems engineer is expected to do is already part of an aviation surveillance and code coordination manager’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 ground systems engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aviation ground systems engineer role treats 9 of its required skills as things an aviation surveillance and code coordination manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- airport electrical systems
- airport safety regulations
- apply airport standards and regulations
- global navigation satellite system performance parameters
- interact with airport stakeholders
- supervise maintenance activities in airports
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 · What you already bring
Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aviation ground systems engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aviation surveillance and code coordination manager background worth leading with.
- already held airport electrical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held supervise maintenance activities in airports management skills
- already held interact with airport stakeholders communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held global navigation satellite system performance parameters natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held airport safety regulations services
- already held apply airport standards and regulations assisting and caring
All 10 carried skills, including the 9 the aviation ground systems engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 18 missing skills fall into 9 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 use ICT equipment in maintenance activities required
- still to learn analyse software specifications required
- still to learn execute software tests required
- still to learn utilise computer-aided software engineering tools required
- still to learn solve ICT system problems required
- still to learn carry out research on ground systems required
- still to learn interpret visual literacy required
- still to learn read 3D displays required
- still to learn ground segment required
- still to learn hardware architectures required
- optional, not held safety engineering optional
- still to learn measure software usability required
- still to learn test ground system performance required
- still to learn ensure compliance with airport security measures required
- still to learn airport operating environment required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aviation ground systems engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 carry out research on ground systems practise this
- 02 ground segment study this
- 03 use ICT equipment in maintenance activities 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 10 skills that carry over
- already held airport electrical systems knowledge
- already held airport safety regulations knowledge
- already held apply airport standards and regulations skill
- already held global navigation satellite system performance parameters knowledge
- already held interact with airport stakeholders skill
- already held supervise maintenance activities in airports skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held work in an aviation team skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
- already held perform risk analysis skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn levels of software testing required
- still to learn illegal substances required
- optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
- optional, not held safety engineering optional
19 held skills the aviation ground systems engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
- not needed by the target role common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate technical standards for global interoperability skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate the allocation of Mode S radars to Interrogator Codes skill
- not needed by the target role cyber security knowledge
- not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement improvements in airport operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage aviation planning skill
- not needed by the target role manage data skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role monitor airport surveillance infrastructure skill
- not needed by the target role monitor security measures skill
- not needed by the target role monitor technology trends skill
- not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform multiple tasks at the same time skill
- not needed by the target role security regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role surveillance radars knowledge
- not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
- not needed by the target role train security officers skill
6 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 ground segment required
- still to learn airport operating environment required
- still to learn hardware architectures required
- still to learn levels of software testing required
- still to learn illegal substances required
- optional, not held safety engineering optional
Other moves recorded from aviation surveillance and code coordination manager
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- airport director 29% covered · substantial
- airport chief executive 28% covered · career change
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Common questions about this move
Can an aviation surveillance and code coordination manager become an aviation ground systems engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aviation surveillance and code coordination manager already covers 36% of what an aviation ground systems engineer is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 9 of which the aviation ground systems engineer role treats as required.
What skills does an aviation surveillance and code coordination manager need to become an aviation ground systems engineer?
16 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is carry out research on ground systems.
How hard is the move from aviation surveillance and code coordination manager to aviation ground systems engineer?
Its learning distance is 68.3 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.