Table 1Transition record

aerodynamics engineertoaerospace engineering drafter

A aerodynamics engineer already meets 54% of what the aerospace engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aerodynamics engineer

54%

Overlap1

To aerospace engineering drafter

16 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

49.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.1

This move: 49.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the aerospace engineering drafter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aerodynamics 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aerospace engineering drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aerodynamics engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held aircraft mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held material mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held multimedia systems arts and humanities
already held ICT software specifications information and communication technologies (icts)
already held CAE software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held execute analytical mathematical calculations information skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 13 the aerospace engineering drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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 working with computers 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use CADD software required
required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required

optional, not held use CAD software optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held design drawings required

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

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

required, not held CADD software required

optional, not held CAD software optional

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held create technical plans required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary

optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held draw blueprints optional
optional, not held render 3D images optional
optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional

06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
optional, not held product data management optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aerospace engineering drafter 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAE software knowledge
already held ICT software specifications knowledge
already held aircraft mechanics knowledge
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 mathematics knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held multimedia systems knowledge
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held material mechanics knowledge
already held physics knowledge

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
optional, not held define part requirements optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
optional, not held 3D modelling optional

09 services 2 supplementary

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

10 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held define part requirements 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 3D modelling optional
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held draw blueprints optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
optional, not held product data management optional
optional, not held render 3D images optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional

19 held skills the aerospace engineering drafter role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role aerodynamics knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of products skill
not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
not needed by the target role bicycle mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
not needed by the target role determine production feasibility skill
not needed by the target role engine components knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate engine performance skill
not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanics of trains knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
not needed by the target role operation of different engines knowledge
not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role thermodynamics knowledge
not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill

14 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 CADD software required
required, not held design drawings required
optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
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 3D modelling optional
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
optional, not held product data management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from aerodynamics 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.