Career Overlap Transition record
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Electrical engineer to rolling stock engineer

An electrical engineer already meets 35% of what the rolling stock engineer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From electrical engineer
35 % overlap
Distant match
To rolling stock engineer
13 You already bring
10 Still to learn
42 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.1/ 100

1 How much of what a rolling stock engineer is expected to do is already part of an electrical 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 rolling stock engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A rolling stock engineer role treats 7 of its required skills as things an electrical engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • analyse production processes for improvement
  • approve engineering design
  • assess financial viability
  • engineering principles
  • perform scientific research

What stands in the way is 10 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rolling stock engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an electrical engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held design electromechanical systems communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held precision mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held assess financial viability information skills
  • already held design prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement information skills
  • already held electromechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the rolling stock engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 12 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 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn engineering processes 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 mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
  • optional, not held safety engineering optional
02 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn design wayside signalling interlockings required
  • still to learn control production required
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held develop test procedures optional
  • optional, not held manage product testing optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn execute feasibility study required
  • optional, not held record test data optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • still to learn control compliance of railway vehicles regulations required
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • still to learn quality standards required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure maintenance of railway machinery optional
  • optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
  • optional, not held maintain electromechanical equipment optional

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rolling stock 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held assess financial viability skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held design electromechanical systems skill
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held precision mechanics knowledge
The 6 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held draft design specifications optional
08 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
09 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software 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 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held ensure maintenance of railway machinery optional
  • optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering 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 principles optional
  • optional, not held develop test procedures optional
  • optional, not held draft design specifications optional
  • optional, not held maintain electromechanical equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage product testing optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held safety engineering optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
95 held skills the rolling stock engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CAM software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Objective-C knowledge
  • not needed by the target role PHP knowledge
  • not needed by the target role R knowledge
  • not needed by the target role VBScript knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Visual Basic knowledge
  • not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
  • 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 artificial lighting systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assemble electromechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble hardware components skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role automotive engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role battery design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role battery management systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role combined heat and power generation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create electrical wiring diagram skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role design a mini wind power system skill
  • not needed by the target role design an electric heating system skill
  • not needed by the target role design circuit boards skill
  • not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design electric power systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design electrical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design electromagnets skill
  • not needed by the target role design sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role design smart grids skill
  • not needed by the target role design user interface skill
  • not needed by the target role domestic cooling systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric drives knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric heating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric motors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical equipment components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical equipment regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical instrumentation engineering knowledge

55 further entries not listed here

11 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 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 mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
  • optional, not held safety engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from electrical engineer

Full index of moves from electrical engineer

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an electrical engineer become a rolling stock engineer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An electrical engineer already covers 35% of what a rolling stock engineer is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 7 of which the rolling stock engineer role treats as required.

What skills does an electrical engineer need to become a rolling stock engineer?

10 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is control compliance of railway vehicles regulations.

How hard is the move from electrical engineer to rolling stock engineer?

Its learning distance is 65.1 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.