aircraft engine assemblertoaircraft assembler
A aircraft engine assembler already meets 77% of what the aircraft assembler role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 27.1 of 100 · adjacent
1 Share of the aircraft assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aircraft engine assembler 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 · What you already bring
Of the 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aircraft assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aircraft engine assembler background worth leading with.
- already held tend riveting machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate handheld riveting equipment handling and moving
- already held rivet types engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held aircraft mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held set up automotive robot working with computers
- already held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces handling and moving
All 31 carried skills, including the 16 the aircraft assembler role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 6 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.
- required, not held assemble metal parts required
- optional, not held cut metal products optional
- required, not held operate drill press required
- optional, not held perform aircraft maintenance optional
- optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
- optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
- optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
- optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
- optional, not held tend CNC metal punch press optional
- optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
- optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
- optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
- optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
- optional, not held defense system optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 2 entries a aircraft assembler 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 · The rest of the record
All 31 skills that carry over
- already held aircraft mechanics knowledge
- already held align components skill
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
- already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held fasten components skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use power tools skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held conduct performance tests skill
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held operate handheld riveting equipment skill
- already held operate lifting equipment skill
- already held operate welding equipment skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held rivet types knowledge
- already held set up automotive robot skill
- already held tend riveting machine skill
- already held use CAM software skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
- optional, not held defense system optional
- optional, not held perform aircraft maintenance optional
- optional, not held cut metal products optional
- optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
- optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
- optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
- optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
- optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
- optional, not held tend CNC metal punch press optional
- optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
- optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
18 held skills the aircraft assembler role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role bolt engine parts skill
- not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
- not needed by the target role diagnose defective engines skill
- not needed by the target role disassemble engines skill
- not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engine components knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure aircraft compliance with regulation skill
- not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operation of different engines knowledge
- not needed by the target role position engine on test stand skill
- not needed by the target role re-assemble engines skill
- not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
- not needed by the target role repair engines skill
- not needed by the target role send faulty equipment back to assembly line skill
- not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held defense system optional
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.