Refurbishing technician to aircraft engine specialist
A refurbishing technician already meets 20% of what the aircraft engine specialist role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
77.5/ 100
1 How much of what an aircraft engine specialist is expected to do is already part of a refurbishing technician’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 specialist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aircraft engine specialist role treats 5 of its required skills as things a refurbishing technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- electrical engineering
- electrical wiring plans
- engine components
- mechanics
- use technical documentation
What stands in the way is 16 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aircraft engine specialist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a refurbishing technician background worth leading with.
- already held engine components engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held use technical documentation information skills
- already held electrical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the aircraft engine specialist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 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 engineering processes required
- still to learn aircraft mechanics required
- still to learn electricity required
- still to learn electromechanics required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held electrical systems used in transportation optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with airport security measures required
- still to learn follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment required
- still to learn manage health and safety standards required
- still to learn wear appropriate protective gear required
- still to learn diagnose defective engines required
- still to learn read engineering drawings required
- still to learn read standard blueprints required
- optional, not held inspect aircraft manufacturing optional
- still to learn apply technical communication skills required
- optional, not held consult with industry professionals optional
- optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- still to learn common aviation safety regulations required
- optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
- still to learn airport safety regulations required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aircraft engine specialist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 airport safety regulations study this
- 02 common aviation safety regulations study this
- 03 diagnose defective engines practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 5 skills that carry over
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
- already held engine components knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held use technical documentation skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
- optional, not held use testing equipment optional
- optional, not held test electronic units optional
- optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
- optional, not held use computerised maintenance management systems optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held consult with industry professionals optional
- optional, not held electrical systems used in transportation optional
- optional, not held use computerised maintenance management systems optional
- optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
- optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
- optional, not held inspect aircraft manufacturing optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
- optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
- optional, not held test electronic units optional
- optional, not held use testing equipment optional
13 held skills the aircraft engine specialist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role electronic communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
- not needed by the target role gather information to substitute parts skill
- not needed by the target role interpret technical requirements skill
- not needed by the target role measure parts of manufactured products skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role parts pricing knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
- not needed by the target role perform metal work skill
- not needed by the target role perform technical tasks with great care skill
- not needed by the target role purchase vehicle parts skill
- not needed by the target role vehicle electrical systems knowledge
10 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 airport safety regulations required
- still to learn common aviation safety regulations required
- still to learn engineering processes required
- still to learn aircraft mechanics required
- still to learn electricity required
- still to learn electromechanics required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held electrical systems used in transportation optional
- optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
Other moves recorded from refurbishing technician
Common questions about this move
Can a refurbishing technician become an aircraft engine specialist?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A refurbishing technician already covers 20% of what an aircraft engine specialist is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 5 of which the aircraft engine specialist role treats as required.
What skills does a refurbishing technician need to become an aircraft engine specialist?
16 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is airport safety regulations.
How hard is the move from refurbishing technician to aircraft engine specialist?
Its learning distance is 77.5 out of 100, which is the career change 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.