RecordMove

Civil drafter to automotive engineering drafter

A civil drafter already meets 58% of what the automotive engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

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

From civil drafter

Partial match

To automotive engineering drafter

17 You already bring

6 Still to learn

36 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an automotive engineering drafter is expected to do is already part of a civil drafter’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 engineering drafter role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An automotive engineering drafter role treats 13 of its required skills as things a civil drafter already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

create technical plans
design drawings
engineering principles
engineering processes
liaise with engineers
manual draughting techniques

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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An automotive engineering drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a civil drafter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use CADD software working with computers
already held manual draughting techniques arts and humanities
already held render 3D images communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use manual draughting techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
already held draw blueprints communication, collaboration and creativity
already held 3D modelling natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 17 carried skills, including the 13 the automotive engineering drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 8 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 2 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn green automotive technologies required
still to learn hybrid vehicle architecture required

optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required

still to learn ICT software specifications required
still to learn CAE software required

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn execute analytical mathematical calculations required

optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional

04 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn use computer-aided engineering systems required

optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
optional, not held physics optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held create technical plans skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held liaise with engineers skill
already held manual draughting techniques knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use CADD software skill
already held use manual draughting techniques skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held 3D modelling knowledge
already held CAD software knowledge
already held draw blueprints skill
already held render 3D images skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held product data management optional

08 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held defense system optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held product data management optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

25 held skills the automotive engineering drafter role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise architects skill
not needed by the target role aesthetics knowledge
not needed by the target role apply digital mapping skill
not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role bridge engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
not needed by the target role building information modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role cartography knowledge
not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with construction crews skill
not needed by the target role conduct land surveys skill
not needed by the target role construction methods knowledge
not needed by the target role create architectural sketches skill
not needed by the target role create cadastral maps skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role design transportation systems skill
not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
not needed by the target role estimate cost of building materials skill
not needed by the target role make architectural mock-ups skill
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role operate drones in civil engineering skill
not needed by the target role operate surveying instruments skill
not needed by the target role topography knowledge
not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
not needed by the target role zoning codes knowledge

12 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 ICT software specifications required
still to learn green automotive technologies required
still to learn hybrid vehicle architecture required
still to learn CAE software required
optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held product data management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from civil drafter

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a civil drafter become an automotive engineering drafter?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A civil drafter already covers 58% of what an automotive engineering drafter is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 13 of which the automotive engineering drafter role treats as required.

What skills does a civil drafter need to become an automotive engineering drafter?

6 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is ICT software specifications.

How hard is the move from civil drafter to automotive engineering drafter?

Its learning distance is 46 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.