Table 1Transition record

satellite engineertorolling stock engineer

A satellite engineer already meets 73% of what the rolling stock engineer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From satellite engineer

73%

Overlap1

To rolling stock engineer

28 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

30.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 30.9

This move: 30.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the rolling stock engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the satellite 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 28 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 satellite 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 create a product's virtual model communication, collaboration and creativity

All 28 carried skills, including the 14 the rolling stock engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 7 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 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held control compliance of railway vehicles regulations required

02 information skills 1 required

required, not held assess financial viability required

03 management skills 1 required

required, not held design wayside signalling interlockings required

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 supplementary

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

05 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

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held design electromechanical systems 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 28 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held control production 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 technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held CAE software knowledge
already held apply advanced manufacturing skill
already held build a product's physical model skill
already held conduct performance tests 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 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform test run optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ensure maintenance of railway machinery optional
optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
optional, not held design electromechanical systems 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 mechanics of trains optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional

21 held skills the rolling stock engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role aerodynamics knowledge
not needed by the target role aerospace engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role defense system knowledge
not needed by the target role develop computer vision system skill
not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role geostationary satellites knowledge
not needed by the target role global navigation satellite system performance parameters knowledge
not needed by the target role guidance, navigation and control knowledge
not needed by the target role launching of satellites into orbit knowledge
not needed by the target role log transmitter readings skill
not needed by the target role material mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role model based system engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor satellites skill
not needed by the target role oversee assembly operations skill
not needed by the target role plan space satellite missions skill
not needed by the target role research satellite launch sites skill
not needed by the target role scientific computing knowledge
not needed by the target role synthetic natural environment knowledge
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
not needed by the target role types of satellites knowledge
not needed by the target role unmanned air systems knowledge

6 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

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 satellite engineer

Full index of moves from satellite engineer

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.