material stress analysttoaerodynamics engineer
A material stress analyst already meets 58% of what the aerodynamics engineer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
58%
46.5/ 100
1 Share of the aerodynamics engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the material stress analyst 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 aerodynamics engineer role treats 14 of its required skills as things a material stress analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- CAE software
- ICT software specifications
- computer simulation
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
What stands in the way is 11 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aerodynamics engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a material stress analyst background worth leading with.
- already held bicycle mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held analyse stress resistance of products information skills
- already held mechanics of trains engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held aircraft mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held computer simulation information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held mechanics of vessels engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 21 carried skills, including the 14 the aerodynamics engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 6 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 evaluate engine performance required
- required, not held examine engineering principles required
- required, not held perform scientific research required
- required, not held use technical documentation required
- optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
- required, not held operation of different engines required
- required, not held aerodynamics required
- required, not held engine components required
- required, not held technical drawings required
- required, not held adjust engineering designs required
- required, not held approve engineering design required
- required, not held use technical drawing software required
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
- optional, not held thermodynamics optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a aerodynamics engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 evaluate engine performance skill · sector specific
- 02 operation of different engines knowledge · sector specific
- 03 adjust engineering designs skill · 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 21 skills that carry over
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held ICT software specifications knowledge
- already held computer simulation knowledge
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held multimedia systems knowledge
- already held physics knowledge
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
- already held aircraft mechanics knowledge
- already held analyse stress resistance of products skill
- already held bicycle mechanics knowledge
- already held material mechanics knowledge
- already held mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
- already held mechanics of trains knowledge
- already held mechanics of vessels knowledge
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
- optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
- optional, not held thermodynamics optional
21 held skills the aerodynamics engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
- not needed by the target role advanced materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role build a product's physical model skill
- not needed by the target role computational mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role continuum mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role create a product's virtual model skill
- not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role materials engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform physical stress tests on models skill
- not needed by the target role present reports skill
- not needed by the target role provide technical documentation skill
- not needed by the target role recommend product improvements skill
- not needed by the target role record test data skill
- not needed by the target role render 3D images skill
- not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
- not needed by the target role rubber technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role solid mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role use computer-aided engineering systems skill
- not needed by the target role write stress-strain analysis 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 operation of different engines required
- required, not held aerodynamics required
- required, not held engine components required
- required, not held technical drawings required
- optional, not held thermodynamics 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.