Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

rolling stock engineering techniciantoautomotive engineering technician

A rolling stock engineering technician already meets 58% of what the automotive engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From rolling stock engineering technician
58%
Overlap1
To automotive engineering technician
41 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
54.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

58%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.6/ 100

1 Share of the automotive engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rolling stock engineering technician 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 automotive engineering technician role treats 14 of its required skills as things a rolling stock engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • CAE software
  • ICT software specifications
  • adjust engineering designs
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 41 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automotive engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rolling stock engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held write stress-strain analysis reports communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held perform physical stress tests on models information skills
  • already held analyse stress resistance of products information skills
  • already held position engine on test stand handling and moving
  • already held assess operating cost information skills
  • already held inspect data information skills

All 41 carried skills, including the 14 the automotive engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 12 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 4 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held green automotive technologies required
  • required, not held hybrid vehicle architecture required
  • required, not held vehicle manufacturing process required
  • required, not held mechanics of motor vehicles required
  • optional, not held electronics principles optional
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held aerodynamics optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
02 information skills 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
  • optional, not held check functionality of essential components of airport vehicles optional
  • optional, not held manage airport vehicle licences optional
  • optional, not held perform tests on airport vehicles optional
  • optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
  • optional, not held identify airport safety hazards optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held recommend product improvements required
04 constructing 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform vehicle diagnostic procedures optional
  • optional, not held maintain snow removal equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles optional
  • optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
05 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held determine maintenance schedules for airport equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage airport workshops optional
  • optional, not held organise vehicle breakdown support optional
06 services 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held airport safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held defense system optional
  • optional, not held vehicle type-approval optional

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a automotive engineering technician 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 41 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held ICT software specifications knowledge
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held material mechanics knowledge
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held multimedia systems knowledge
  • already held physics knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • already held analyse stress resistance of products skill
  • already held assess operating cost skill
  • already held calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • already held disassemble engines skill
  • already held disassemble equipment skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held follow production schedule skill
  • already held guarantee customer satisfaction skill
  • already held inspect data skill
  • already held manage health and safety standards skill
  • already held manage supplies skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held order supplies skill
  • already held oversee quality control skill
  • already held perform physical stress tests on models skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held plan manufacturing processes skill
  • already held position engine on test stand skill
  • already held product data management knowledge
  • already held re-assemble engines skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
  • already held write inspection reports skill
  • already held write stress-strain analysis reports skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain vehicle electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate testbeds optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical engines optional
08 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with airport security measures optional
  • optional, not held follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment optional
09 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply reverse engineering optional
  • optional, not held use CADD software optional
10 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held preserve airport maintenance equipment optional
11 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
12 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
32 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held check functionality of essential components of airport vehicles optional
  • optional, not held maintain vehicle electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate testbeds optional
  • optional, not held perform vehicle diagnostic procedures optional
  • optional, not held airport safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held apply reverse engineering optional
  • optional, not held defense system optional
  • optional, not held determine maintenance schedules for airport equipment optional
  • optional, not held electronics principles optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with airport security measures optional
  • optional, not held follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment optional
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held maintain snow removal equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage airport vehicle licences optional
  • optional, not held manage airport workshops optional
  • optional, not held organise vehicle breakdown support optional
  • optional, not held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles optional
  • optional, not held perform tests on airport vehicles optional
  • optional, not held preserve airport maintenance equipment optional
  • optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
  • optional, not held vehicle type-approval optional
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
  • optional, not held aerodynamics optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held identify airport safety hazards optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical engines optional
  • optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
  • optional, not held use CADD software optional
15 held skills the automotive engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assess railway operations skill
  • not needed by the target role check for defects in railcars skill
  • not needed by the target role control compliance of railway vehicles regulations skill
  • 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 inspect manufacture of rolling stock skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain inventory of rail track parts skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain ride parts inventory skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of trains knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor railway vehicles documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor vehicle fleet operations skill
  • not needed by the target role operate railway freight monitoring technologies skill
  • not needed by the target role perform maintenance work on rail tracks skill
  • not needed by the target role perform wagon coupling skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare railway technical studies 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 green automotive technologies required
  • required, not held hybrid vehicle architecture required
  • required, not held vehicle manufacturing process required
  • required, not held mechanics of motor vehicles required
  • optional, not held airport safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held defense system optional
  • optional, not held electronics principles optional
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
  • optional, not held vehicle type-approval optional
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
  • optional, not held aerodynamics optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from rolling stock engineering technician

Full index of moves from rolling stock engineering technician

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.