homologation engineertoautomotive test driver
A homologation engineer already meets 28% of what the automotive test driver role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
28%
64.1/ 100
1 Share of the automotive test driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the homologation 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 this move works
A automotive test driver role treats 4 of its required skills as things a homologation engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- car controls
- liaise with engineers
- mechanics of motor vehicles
- record test data
What stands in the way is 8 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automotive test driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a homologation engineer background worth leading with.
- already held vehicle type-approval services
- already held car controls services
- already held mechanics of motor vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held conduct performance tests constructing
- already held liaise with engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held record test data information skills
All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the automotive test driver role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 9 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.
- required, not held control the performance of the vehicle required
- required, not held drive vehicles required
- optional, not held drive motor vehicle prototypes optional
- optional, not held drive at high speeds optional
- optional, not held use testing equipment optional
- required, not held mechanics required
- required, not held types of vehicles required
- optional, not held aerodynamics optional
- required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
- required, not held work ergonomically required
- required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required
- optional, not held ergonomics optional
- required, not held perform test run required
- optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a automotive test driver role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 control the performance of the vehicle skill · sector specific
- 02 drive vehicles skill · cross sector
- 03 health and safety measures in transportation knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held car controls knowledge
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
- already held record test data skill
- already held conduct performance tests skill
- already held vehicle type-approval knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held maintain records related to vehicle operation optional
- optional, not held test motor vehicles under demanding conditions optional
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held conduct performance measurement optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain records related to vehicle operation optional
- optional, not held drive motor vehicle prototypes optional
- optional, not held test motor vehicles under demanding conditions optional
- optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
- optional, not held aerodynamics optional
- optional, not held conduct performance measurement optional
- optional, not held drive at high speeds optional
- optional, not held ergonomics optional
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- optional, not held use testing equipment optional
37 held skills the automotive test driver role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role European vehicle type-approval legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on homologation procedure skill
- not needed by the target role attend to detail in preparation for audits skill
- not needed by the target role automotive diagnostic equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role automotive engineering skill
- not needed by the target role communicate regulations skill
- not needed by the target role consumer protection knowledge
- not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role emission standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with maintenance legislation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure conformity to specifications skill
- not needed by the target role ensure products meet regulatory requirements skill
- not needed by the target role green automotive technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify legal requirements skill
- not needed by the target role interpret technical requirements skill
- not needed by the target role keep up-to-date with regulations skill
- not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role manage maintenance operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage product testing skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical requirements for vehicles in urban areas knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
- not needed by the target role new vehicles on the market knowledge
- not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare compliance documents skill
- not needed by the target role project management knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide homologation management services skill
- not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role recommend product improvements skill
- not needed by the target role report test findings skill
- not needed by the target role supervise motor vehicles manufacture skill
- not needed by the target role types of vehicle engines knowledge
- not needed by the target role vehicle electrical systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role vehicle manufacturing process knowledge
- not needed by the target role write technical reports skill
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required
- required, not held mechanics required
- required, not held types of vehicles required
- optional, not held aerodynamics optional
- optional, not held ergonomics optional
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.