Table 1Transition record

robotics engineertoaerospace engineer

A robotics engineer already meets 55% of what the aerospace engineer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From robotics engineer

55%

Overlap1

To aerospace engineer

23 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

49.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

55%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

49.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the aerospace engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the robotics engineer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A aerospace engineer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a robotics engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adjust engineering designs
approve engineering design
assess financial viability
engineering principles
engineering processes
execute feasibility study

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

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held apply advanced manufacturing management skills
already held state estimation engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held control production management skills
already held safety engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held industrial engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held execute feasibility study information skills

All 23 carried skills, including the 12 the aerospace engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held aerospace engineering required
required, not held aircraft mechanics required
required, not held production processes required

optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
optional, not held aerodynamics optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held computer simulation required

optional, not held CAE software optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure aircraft compliance with regulation required

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

06 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held plan test flights optional
optional, not held develop test procedures optional
optional, not held manage product testing optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aerospace 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 23 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held assess financial viability skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held execute feasibility study skill
already held industrial engineering knowledge
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held safety engineering knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held apply advanced manufacturing skill
already held conduct performance tests skill
already held control production skill
already held design principles knowledge
already held design prototypes skill
already held draft design specifications skill
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held record test data skill
already held state estimation knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use CAM software skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
optional, not held oversee assembly operations optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
optional, not held mathematical modelling optional

09 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held stealth technology optional

10 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held build a product's physical model optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held plan test flights optional
optional, not held stealth technology optional
optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held aerodynamics optional
optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held develop test procedures optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held manage product testing optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
optional, not held oversee assembly operations optional

30 held skills the aerospace engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions 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 robots skill
not needed by the target role automatic control system knowledge
not needed by the target role calibrate mechatronic instruments skill
not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role create software design skill
not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
not needed by the target role debug software skill
not needed by the target role design automation components skill
not needed by the target role develop computer vision system skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role follow standards for machinery safety skill
not needed by the target role human-robot collaboration knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
not needed by the target role keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes skill
not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
not needed by the target role microprocessors knowledge
not needed by the target role model based system engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role perform test run skill
not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
not needed by the target role product data management knowledge
not needed by the target role robotic components knowledge
not needed by the target role robotics knowledge
not needed by the target role simulate mechatronic design concepts skill
not needed by the target role test mechatronic units skill

15 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 acquire Tier

required, not held aerospace engineering required
required, not held aircraft mechanics required
required, not held computer simulation required
required, not held production processes required
required, not held quality standards required
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 CAE software optional
optional, not held aerodynamics optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held mathematical modelling optional

Index

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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.