automotive test drivertomotor vehicle engine tester
A automotive test driver already meets 25% of what the motor vehicle engine tester role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
25%
74/ 100
1 Share of the motor vehicle engine tester role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the automotive test driver 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 motor vehicle engine tester role treats 6 of its required skills as things a automotive test driver already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- conduct performance tests
- mechanics
- mechanics of motor vehicles
- perform test run
- record test data
- use testing equipment
What stands in the way is 14 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A motor vehicle engine tester role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a automotive test driver background worth leading with.
- already held mechanics of motor vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held conduct performance tests constructing
- already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held liaise with engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held record test data information skills
- already held perform test run constructing
All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the motor vehicle engine tester role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 29 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.
- required, not held diagnose defective engines required
- required, not held evaluate engine performance required
- required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
- required, not held read engineering drawings required
- required, not held read standard blueprints required
- required, not held use technical documentation required
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held lead inspections optional
- required, not held engineering processes required
- required, not held operation of different engines required
- required, not held electromechanics required
- required, not held engine components required
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- required, not held operate precision measuring equipment required
- optional, not held disassemble engines optional
- optional, not held re-assemble engines optional
- optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
- required, not held use automotive diagnostic equipment required
- optional, not held lubricate engines optional
- optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
- required, not held create solutions to problems required
- required, not held health and safety regulations required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a motor vehicle engine tester role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 diagnose defective engines skill · sector specific
- 02 engineering processes knowledge · sector specific
- 03 evaluate engine performance skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held conduct performance tests skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
- already held perform test run skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held liaise with engineers skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
- optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
- optional, not held supervise staff optional
- optional, not held supervise work optional
- optional, not held position engine on test stand optional
- optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
- optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held disassemble engines optional
- optional, not held position engine on test stand optional
- optional, not held re-assemble engines optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held lead inspections optional
- optional, not held lubricate engines optional
- optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
- optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
- optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
- optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
- optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
- optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
- optional, not held supervise staff optional
- optional, not held supervise work optional
18 held skills the motor vehicle engine tester role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
- not needed by the target role aerodynamics knowledge
- not needed by the target role car controls knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct performance measurement skill
- not needed by the target role control the performance of the vehicle skill
- not needed by the target role drive at high speeds skill
- not needed by the target role drive motor vehicle prototypes skill
- not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role ergonomics knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute vehicle maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain records related to vehicle operation skill
- not needed by the target role present reports skill
- not needed by the target role test motor vehicles under demanding conditions skill
- not needed by the target role types of vehicles knowledge
- not needed by the target role vehicle type-approval knowledge
- not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
- not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
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 engineering processes required
- required, not held operation of different engines required
- required, not held electromechanics required
- required, not held engine components required
- required, not held health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held quality assurance procedures 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.