Table 1Transition record

rolling stock engineertoaerospace engineer

A rolling stock engineer already meets 68% of what the aerospace engineer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From rolling stock engineer

68%

Overlap1

To aerospace engineer

30 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

37.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 37.5

This move: 37.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the aerospace engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rolling stock 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 30 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 rolling stock engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held apply advanced manufacturing management skills
already held manage product testing management skills
already held build a product's physical model handling and moving
already held develop test procedures management skills
already held control production management skills
already held safety engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 30 carried skills, including the 14 the aerospace engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 8 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 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held aerospace engineering required
required, not held aircraft mechanics 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
optional, not held state estimation optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure aircraft compliance with regulation required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held troubleshoot required

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held computer simulation required

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

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

06 services 2 supplementary

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

2 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 30 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 production processes knowledge
already held quality standards knowledge
already held safety engineering knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held CAE software knowledge
already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
already held apply advanced manufacturing skill
already held build a product's physical model skill
already held conduct performance tests skill
already held control production skill
already held create a product's virtual model skill
already held design principles knowledge
already held design prototypes skill
already held develop test procedures skill
already held draft design specifications skill
already held manage product testing skill
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held record test data skill
already held use CAD software skill
already held use CAM software skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held oversee assembly operations optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held plan test flights optional

12 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 aerodynamics optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
optional, not held oversee assembly operations optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

12 held skills the aerospace engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role control compliance of railway vehicles regulations skill
not needed by the target role design electromechanical systems skill
not needed by the target role design wayside signalling interlockings skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of railway machinery skill
not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of trains skill
not needed by the target role maintain electromechanical equipment skill
not needed by the target role mechanics of trains knowledge
not needed by the target role perform test run skill
not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge

13 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
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 aerodynamics optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from rolling stock engineer

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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.