Motor vehicle assembler to aircraft engine assembler
A motor vehicle assembler already meets 72% of what the aircraft engine assembler role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
34.2/ 100
1 How much of what an aircraft engine assembler is expected to do is already part of a motor vehicle assembler’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 aircraft engine assembler role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aircraft engine assembler role treats 14 of its required skills as things a motor vehicle assembler already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- align components
- bolt engine parts
- electromechanics
- engine components
- ensure equipment availability
- fasten components
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 36 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aircraft engine assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a motor vehicle assembler background worth leading with.
- already held bolt engine parts working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held tend riveting machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held diagnose defective engines information skills
- already held operate handheld riveting equipment handling and moving
- already held rivet types engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held re-assemble engines working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 36 carried skills, including the 14 the aircraft engine assembler role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 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 ensure aircraft compliance with regulation required
- still to learn apply health and safety standards required
- still to learn wear appropriate protective gear required
- still to learn aircraft mechanics required
- optional, not held electronics principles optional
- still to learn apply preliminary treatment to workpieces required
- optional, not held position engine on test stand optional
- still to learn common aviation safety regulations required
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aircraft engine assembler role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 common aviation safety regulations study this
- 02 ensure aircraft compliance with regulation practise this
- 03 aircraft mechanics 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 36 skills that carry over
- already held align components skill
- already held bolt engine parts skill
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held engine components knowledge
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held fasten components skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held operation of different engines knowledge
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use power tools skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held calibrate electronic instruments skill
- already held conduct performance tests skill
- already held diagnose defective engines skill
- already held disassemble engines skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held operate handheld riveting equipment skill
- already held operate lifting equipment skill
- already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held operate welding equipment skill
- already held re-assemble engines skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held rivet types knowledge
- already held send faulty equipment back to assembly line skill
- already held set up automotive robot skill
- already held tend riveting machine skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
- optional, not held repair engines optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held electronics principles optional
- optional, not held position engine on test stand optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
- optional, not held repair engines optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
21 held skills the aircraft engine assembler role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
- not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
- not needed by the target role assemble electronic units skill
- not needed by the target role assemble metal parts skill
- not needed by the target role clean components during assembly skill
- not needed by the target role drive motor vehicle prototypes skill
- not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
- not needed by the target role evaluate engine performance skill
- not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
- not needed by the target role motor vehicle parts drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare pieces for joining skill
- not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role supervise motor vehicles manufacture skill
- not needed by the target role test motor vehicles under demanding conditions skill
- not needed by the target role use automotive diagnostic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role vehicle manufacturing process knowledge
- not needed by the target role vehicle type-approval knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in assembly line teams skill
- not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
3 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 common aviation safety regulations required
- still to learn aircraft mechanics required
- optional, not held electronics principles optional
Common questions about this move
Can a motor vehicle assembler become an aircraft engine assembler?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A motor vehicle assembler already covers 72% of what an aircraft engine assembler is expected to do: 36 skills carry over, 14 of which the aircraft engine assembler role treats as required.
What skills does a motor vehicle assembler need to become an aircraft engine assembler?
6 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is common aviation safety regulations.
How hard is the move from motor vehicle assembler to aircraft engine assembler?
Its learning distance is 34.2 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.