airport maintenance techniciantoaviation ground systems engineer
A airport maintenance technician already meets 23% of what the aviation ground systems engineer role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.
23%
78.3/ 100
1 Share of the aviation ground systems engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the airport maintenance 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 this move works
A aviation ground systems engineer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a airport maintenance technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- airport electrical systems
- airport safety regulations
- apply airport standards and regulations
- interact with airport stakeholders
- use different communication channels
- work in an aviation team
What stands in the way is 19 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aviation ground systems engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a airport maintenance technician background worth leading with.
- already held airport electrical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held interact with airport stakeholders communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held airport safety regulations services
- already held apply airport standards and regulations assisting and caring
- already held work in an aviation team communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity
All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the aviation ground systems engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 11 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 use ICT equipment in maintenance activities required
- required, not held analyse software specifications required
- required, not held execute software tests required
- required, not held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools required
- required, not held solve ICT system problems required
- required, not held carry out research on ground systems required
- required, not held interpret visual literacy required
- required, not held read 3D displays required
- optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
- required, not held ground segment required
- required, not held hardware architectures required
- optional, not held safety engineering optional
- required, not held measure software usability required
- required, not held test ground system performance required
- required, not held write work-related reports required
- optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
- required, not held ensure compliance with airport security measures required
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a aviation ground systems engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 carry out research on ground systems skill · occupation specific
- 02 ground segment knowledge · occupation specific
- 03 use ICT equipment in maintenance activities skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held airport electrical systems knowledge
- already held airport safety regulations knowledge
- already held apply airport standards and regulations skill
- already held interact with airport stakeholders skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held work in an aviation team skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held airport operating environment required
- required, not held levels of software testing required
- required, not held supervise maintenance activities in airports required
- required, not held global navigation satellite system performance parameters required
- required, not held illegal substances required
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
- optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
- optional, not held safety engineering optional
27 held skills the aviation ground systems engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role address damage to paved surfaces in airports skill
- not needed by the target role apply airport lighting cleaning procedures skill
- not needed by the target role apply airport lighting maintenance procedures skill
- not needed by the target role carry out preventive airport maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role causes of damage to paved surfaces in airports knowledge
- not needed by the target role clean contaminants from airport runways skill
- not needed by the target role comply with regulations on unpaved areas of airports skill
- not needed by the target role ensure functionality of airport lighting systems skill
- not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
- not needed by the target role follow airport snow control plan skill
- not needed by the target role follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment skill
- not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
- not needed by the target role handle high voltage of airport lighting skill
- not needed by the target role identify airport safety hazards skill
- not needed by the target role keep airport drainage systems functional skill
- not needed by the target role keep airport runways clear of obstacles skill
- not needed by the target role keep markings legible skill
- not needed by the target role keep signs legible skill
- not needed by the target role maintain availability of spare parts skill
- not needed by the target role operate various kinds of grass maintenance equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
- not needed by the target role prepare notices to airmen for airport terminal services skill
- not needed by the target role preserve airport maintenance equipment skill
- not needed by the target role remove snow from airport operational areas skill
- not needed by the target role report airport security incidents skill
- not needed by the target role schedule maintenance of airport electrical systems skill
- not needed by the target role visual aid systems in airports knowledge
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held ground segment required
- required, not held airport operating environment required
- required, not held global navigation satellite system performance parameters required
- required, not held hardware architectures required
- required, not held levels of software testing required
- required, not held illegal substances required
- optional, not held safety engineering optional
Other moves recorded from airport maintenance technician
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.