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

automotive designertomaterial stress analyst

A automotive designer already meets 49% of what the material stress analyst role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From automotive designer
49%
Overlap1
To material stress analyst
17 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
56.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

49%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.7/ 100

1 Share of the material stress analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the automotive designer 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 material stress analyst role treats 14 of its required skills as things a automotive designer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advanced materials
  • analyse stress resistance of products
  • computer simulation
  • create a product's virtual model
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes

What stands in the way is 11 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A material stress analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a automotive designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held advanced materials natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • 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 build a product's physical model handling and moving
  • already held computer simulation information and communication technologies (icts)

All 17 carried skills, including the 14 the material stress analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 9 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 3 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held solid mechanics required
  • required, not held materials engineering required
  • optional, not held continuum mechanics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of vessels optional
  • optional, not held rubber technology optional
  • optional, not held aircraft mechanics optional
  • optional, not held bicycle mechanics optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required
  • required, not held ICT software specifications required
  • required, not held CAE software required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held recommend product improvements required
  • optional, not held assist scientific research optional
  • optional, not held present reports optional
  • optional, not held render 3D images optional
04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held record test data required
  • optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
  • optional, not held report analysis results optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held 3D modelling required
  • optional, not held computational mechanics optional
06 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held multimedia systems required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a material stress analyst 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advanced materials knowledge
  • already held analyse stress resistance of products skill
  • already held computer simulation knowledge
  • already held create a product's virtual model 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 physics knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held write stress-strain analysis reports skill
  • already held build a product's physical model skill
  • already held mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
  • already held perform physical stress tests on models skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held provide technical documentation required
08 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required
09 education 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held computational mechanics optional
  • optional, not held continuum mechanics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of vessels optional
  • optional, not held rubber technology optional
  • optional, not held aircraft mechanics optional
  • optional, not held assist scientific research optional
  • optional, not held bicycle mechanics optional
  • optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
  • optional, not held present reports optional
  • optional, not held render 3D images optional
  • optional, not held report analysis results optional
  • optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
31 held skills the material stress analyst role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CADD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CAM software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role advanced driver assistant systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aesthetics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role anticipate change in car technology skill
  • not needed by the target role assess operating cost skill
  • not needed by the target role battery design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
  • not needed by the target role defense system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role draw design sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role ergonomics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
  • not needed by the target role green automotive technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role manual draughting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor technology trends skill
  • not needed by the target role perform market research skill
  • not needed by the target role synthetic natural environment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
  • not needed by the target role use CADD software skill
  • not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
  • not needed by the target role use manual draughting techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
  • not needed by the target role vehicle manufacturing process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role vehicle-to-everything technologies knowledge
16 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 ICT software specifications required
  • required, not held mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held solid mechanics required
  • required, not held 3D modelling required
  • required, not held CAE software required
  • required, not held materials engineering required
  • required, not held multimedia systems required
  • optional, not held computational mechanics optional
  • optional, not held continuum mechanics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of vessels optional
  • optional, not held rubber technology optional
  • optional, not held aircraft mechanics optional
  • optional, not held bicycle mechanics optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
  • optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from automotive designer

Full index of moves from automotive designer

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.