Motor vehicle assembler to aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician
A motor vehicle assembler already meets 73% of what the aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
31.5/ 100
1 How much of what an aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician 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 gas turbine engine overhaul technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician 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
- disassemble engines
- engine components
- fasten components
- mechanics
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 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician 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 30 carried skills, including the 14 the aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 10 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 apply health and safety standards required
- still to learn wear appropriate protective gear required
- still to learn recognise signs of corrosion required
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- still to learn common aviation safety regulations required
- still to learn adjust tightness of engine parts required
- still to learn aircraft mechanics required
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician 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 adjust tightness of engine parts 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 30 skills that carry over
- already held align components skill
- already held bolt engine parts skill
- already held disassemble engines skill
- already held engine components knowledge
- already held fasten components skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held operation of different engines knowledge
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held re-assemble engines skill
- 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 conduct performance tests skill
- already held diagnose defective engines skill
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held evaluate engine performance 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 record test data skill
- already held rivet types knowledge
- already held tend riveting machine skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held position engine on test stand optional
- optional, not held repair engines optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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 repair engines optional
27 held skills the aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician 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 calibrate electronic instruments 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 electricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
- not needed by the target role inspect quality of products 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 send faulty equipment back to assembly line skill
- not needed by the target role set up automotive robot skill
- 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
2 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
Other moves recorded from motor vehicle assembler
Common questions about this move
Can a motor vehicle assembler become an aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A motor vehicle assembler already covers 73% of what an aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician is expected to do: 30 skills carry over, 14 of which the aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician role treats as required.
What skills does a motor vehicle assembler need to become an aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician?
6 required skills are missing, plus 4 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 gas turbine engine overhaul technician?
Its learning distance is 31.5 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.