Material stress analyst to aerospace engineering drafter
A material stress analyst already meets 53% of what the aerospace engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
50.1/ 100
1 How much of what an aerospace engineering drafter is expected to do is already part of a material stress analyst’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 aerospace engineering drafter role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aerospace engineering drafter role treats 12 of its required skills as things a material stress analyst already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- CAE software
- ICT software specifications
- aircraft mechanics
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
What stands in the way is 6 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aerospace engineering drafter 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 render 3D images communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use computer-aided engineering systems working with computers
- already held aircraft mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held create a product's virtual model communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held material mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held 3D modelling natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 17 carried skills, including the 12 the aerospace engineering drafter role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 24 missing skills fall into 10 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 design drawings required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
- optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
- still to learn use CADD software required
- still to learn use technical drawing software required
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
- still to learn CADD software required
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- still to learn create technical plans required
- optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
- optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
- optional, not held draw blueprints optional
- optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
- optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
- optional, not held product data management optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aerospace engineering drafter 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 · The rest of the record
All 17 skills that carry over
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held ICT software specifications knowledge
- already held aircraft mechanics 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 mechanics knowledge
- already held multimedia systems knowledge
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held use computer-aided engineering systems skill
- already held 3D modelling knowledge
- already held create a product's virtual model skill
- already held material mechanics knowledge
- already held physics knowledge
- already held render 3D images skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
- optional, not held define part requirements optional
- optional, not held defense system optional
- optional, not held stealth technology optional
- optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
- optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
- optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
- optional, not held defense system optional
- optional, not held define part requirements optional
- optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
- optional, not held stealth technology optional
- optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
- optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
- optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
- optional, not held draw blueprints optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
- optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
- optional, not held product data management optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
- optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
25 held skills the aerospace engineering drafter role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advanced materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of products skill
- not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role bicycle mechanics knowledge
- 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 computer simulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role continuum mechanics knowledge
- 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 mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics of trains knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels 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 report analysis results skill
- not needed by the target role rubber technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
- not needed by the target role solid mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role write stress-strain analysis reports skill
14 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 CADD software required
- still to learn design drawings required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
- optional, not held defense system optional
- optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
- optional, not held stealth technology optional
- optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
- optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
- optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
- optional, not held product data management optional
Common questions about this move
Can a material stress analyst become an aerospace engineering drafter?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A material stress analyst already covers 53% of what an aerospace engineering drafter is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 12 of which the aerospace engineering drafter role treats as required.
What skills does a material stress analyst need to become an aerospace engineering drafter?
6 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is CADD software.
How hard is the move from material stress analyst to aerospace engineering drafter?
Its learning distance is 50.1 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.