Fisheries engineering technician to aerodynamics engineer
A fisheries engineering technician already meets 40% of what the aerodynamics engineer role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.5/ 100
1 How much of what an aerodynamics engineer is expected to do is already part of a fisheries engineering technician’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 aerodynamics engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aerodynamics engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a fisheries engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- mathematics
What stands in the way is 14 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aerodynamics engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fisheries engineering technician background worth leading with.
- already held mechanics of vessels engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held mechanical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations information skills
- already held use technical drawing software working with computers
- already held technical drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 12 carried skills, including the 11 the aerodynamics engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 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.
- still to learn evaluate engine performance required
- still to learn examine engineering principles required
- still to learn read engineering drawings required
- still to learn use technical documentation required
- optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
- optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
- still to learn operation of different engines required
- still to learn aerodynamics required
- still to learn engine components required
- optional, not held aircraft mechanics optional
- optional, not held bicycle mechanics optional
- optional, not held material mechanics optional
- optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
- optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
- still to learn ICT software specifications required
- still to learn CAE software required
- still to learn computer simulation required
- still to learn physics required
- optional, not held thermodynamics optional
- still to learn multimedia systems required
- still to learn liaise with engineers required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aerodynamics engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ICT software specifications study this
- 02 evaluate engine performance practise this
- 03 operation of different engines study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held use technical drawing software skill
- already held mechanics of vessels knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn scientific research methodology required
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held aircraft mechanics optional
- optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
- optional, not held bicycle mechanics optional
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
- optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
- optional, not held material mechanics optional
- optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
- optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
- optional, not held thermodynamics optional
16 held skills the aerodynamics engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- not needed by the target role International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
- not needed by the target role extinguish fires skill
- not needed by the target role fisheries legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role fisheries management knowledge
- not needed by the target role fishing vessels knowledge
- not needed by the target role install refrigeration equipment skill
- not needed by the target role international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform refrigerant leak checks skill
- not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality of fish products knowledge
- not needed by the target role survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment skill
- not needed by the target role test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits skill
- not needed by the target role use maritime English skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
15 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 ICT software specifications required
- still to learn operation of different engines required
- still to learn CAE software required
- still to learn aerodynamics required
- still to learn computer simulation required
- still to learn engine components required
- still to learn multimedia systems required
- still to learn physics required
- still to learn scientific research methodology required
- optional, not held aircraft mechanics optional
- optional, not held bicycle mechanics optional
- optional, not held material mechanics optional
- optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
- optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
- optional, not held thermodynamics optional
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Common questions about this move
Can a fisheries engineering technician become an aerodynamics engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A fisheries engineering technician already covers 40% of what an aerodynamics engineer is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 11 of which the aerodynamics engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a fisheries engineering technician need to become an aerodynamics engineer?
14 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is ICT software specifications.
How hard is the move from fisheries engineering technician to aerodynamics engineer?
Its learning distance is 62.5 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.