Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Naval architect to rolling stock engineer

A naval architect already meets 52% of what the rolling stock engineer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From naval architect
52 % overlap
Partial match
To rolling stock engineer
20 You already bring
7 Still to learn
42 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

50.2/ 100

1 How much of what a rolling stock engineer is expected to do is already part of a naval architect’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 rolling stock engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A rolling stock engineer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a naval architect already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • analyse production processes for improvement
  • assess financial viability
  • control production
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes

What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rolling stock engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a naval architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held control production management skills
  • already held execute feasibility study information skills
  • already held draft design specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held design principles arts and humanities
  • already held assess financial viability information skills
  • already held conduct performance tests constructing

All 20 carried skills, including the 10 the rolling stock engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 7 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 6 supplementary
  • still to learn industrial engineering required
  • still to learn production processes required
  • still to learn technical drawings required
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
  • optional, not held precision mechanics optional
  • optional, not held safety engineering optional
02 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn design wayside signalling interlockings required
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held develop test procedures optional
  • optional, not held manage product testing optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn approve engineering design required
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • still to learn control compliance of railway vehicles regulations required
05 working with computers 1 required
  • still to learn use technical drawing software required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure maintenance of railway machinery optional
  • optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
  • optional, not held maintain electromechanical equipment optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rolling stock engineer 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

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • already held assess financial viability skill
  • already held control production skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held execute feasibility study skill
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held conduct performance tests skill
  • already held design principles knowledge
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held draft design specifications skill
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held ensure maintenance of railway machinery optional
  • optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held develop test procedures optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held maintain electromechanical equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage product testing optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
  • optional, not held precision mechanics optional
  • optional, not held safety engineering optional
72 held skills the rolling stock engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse ship operations skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of products skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role assess structural integrity of ship for maritime usage skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role battery chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role battery components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role battery fluids knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role composite materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct energy audit skill
  • not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
  • not needed by the target role data analytics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role defense system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design automation components skill
  • not needed by the target role develop energy saving concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role develop waste management processes skill
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure integrity of hull skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
  • not needed by the target role guidance, navigation and control knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify energy needs skill
  • not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect construction of ships skill

32 further entries not listed here

9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier
  • still to learn industrial engineering required
  • still to learn production processes required
  • still to learn technical drawings required
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
  • optional, not held precision mechanics optional
  • optional, not held safety engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from naval architect

Full index of moves from naval architect

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a naval architect become a rolling stock engineer?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A naval architect already covers 52% of what a rolling stock engineer is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 10 of which the rolling stock engineer role treats as required.

What skills does a naval architect need to become a rolling stock engineer?

7 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is control compliance of railway vehicles regulations.

How hard is the move from naval architect to rolling stock engineer?

Its learning distance is 50.2 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

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.