Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

flight test engineertosatellite engineer

A flight test engineer already meets 41% of what the satellite engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From flight test engineer
41%
Overlap1
To satellite engineer
15 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
64 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64/ 100

1 Share of the satellite engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the flight test engineer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A satellite engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a flight test engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • aerospace engineering
  • approve engineering design
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • industrial engineering

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A satellite engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a flight test engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held aerospace engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held aerodynamics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held industrial engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held production processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held conduct performance tests constructing
  • already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity

All 15 carried skills, including the 11 the satellite engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held geostationary satellites required
  • required, not held global navigation satellite system performance parameters required
  • required, not held types of satellites required
  • required, not held launching of satellites into orbit required
  • optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held unmanned air systems required
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
03 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held log transmitter readings required
  • optional, not held research satellite launch sites optional
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held execute feasibility study optional
  • optional, not held oversee assembly operations optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
  • optional, not held draft design specifications optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required
06 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor satellites required

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a satellite 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held aerospace engineering knowledge
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held industrial engineering knowledge
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held production processes knowledge
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held aerodynamics knowledge
  • already held conduct performance tests skill
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held record test data skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held plan space satellite missions optional
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held control production optional
  • optional, not held develop test procedures optional
  • optional, not held manage product testing optional
08 working with computers 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop computer vision system optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
09 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held scientific computing 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 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held defense system optional
25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held defense system optional
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held plan space satellite missions optional
  • optional, not held research satellite launch sites optional
  • optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
  • optional, not held control production optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
  • optional, not held develop computer vision system optional
  • optional, not held develop test procedures optional
  • optional, not held draft design specifications optional
  • optional, not held execute feasibility study optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held manage product testing optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
  • optional, not held oversee assembly operations optional
  • optional, not held scientific computing optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
19 held skills the satellite engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role aircraft flight control systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role aviation meteorology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role common aviation safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure aircraft compliance with regulation skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect aircraft manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role instrumentation engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role instrumentation equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate cockpit control panels skill
  • not needed by the target role operate radio navigation instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role operate two-way radio systems skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee aircraft sensor and recording systems skill
  • not needed by the target role perform flight manoeuvres skill
  • not needed by the target role perform routine flight operations checks skill
  • not needed by the target role perform take off and landing skill
  • not needed by the target role plan test flights skill
  • not needed by the target role visual flight rules knowledge
15 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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held geostationary satellites required
  • required, not held global navigation satellite system performance parameters required
  • required, not held types of satellites required
  • required, not held unmanned air systems required
  • required, not held launching of satellites into orbit required
  • required, not held quality standards 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 CAE software optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
  • optional, not held scientific computing optional
Index

Other moves recorded from flight test engineer

Full index of moves from flight test engineer

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.