Table 1Transition record

autonomous driving specialisttoaerospace engineer

A autonomous driving specialist already meets 24% of what the aerospace engineer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From autonomous driving specialist

24%

Overlap1

To aerospace engineer

9 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

75.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance A rebuild

75.2/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the aerospace engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the autonomous driving specialist 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 aerospace engineer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a autonomous driving specialist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adjust engineering designs
approve engineering design
assess financial viability
perform scientific research
safety engineering
use technical drawing software

What stands in the way is 13 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aerospace engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a autonomous driving specialist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage product testing management skills
already held develop test procedures management skills
already held safety engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held draft design specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assess financial viability information skills
already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the aerospace engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 13 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 8 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held aerospace engineering required
required, not held aircraft mechanics required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held industrial engineering required
required, not held manufacturing processes required
required, not held production processes required
required, not held technical drawings required

optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
optional, not held aerodynamics optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held execute feasibility study required

optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
optional, not held oversee assembly operations optional
optional, not held record test data optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional

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

required, not held computer simulation required

optional, not held CAE software optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure aircraft compliance with regulation required

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

7 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aerospace engineer 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held assess financial viability skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held safety engineering knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held develop test procedures skill
already held draft design specifications skill
already held manage product testing skill

The 7 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held plan test flights optional
optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held control production optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
optional, not held mathematical modelling optional

09 services 2 supplementary

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

10 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

11 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held design principles optional

12 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held conduct performance tests optional

13 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held build a product's physical model optional

25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held plan test flights optional
optional, not held stealth technology optional
optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held aerodynamics optional
optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
optional, not held control production optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
optional, not held oversee assembly operations optional
optional, not held record test data optional
optional, not held state estimation optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

53 held skills the aerospace engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT architectural frameworks knowledge
not needed by the target role advanced driver assistant systems knowledge
not needed by the target role algorithms knowledge
not needed by the target role align software with system architectures skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role apply digital mapping skill
not needed by the target role artificial neural networks knowledge
not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
not needed by the target role collect mapping data skill
not needed by the target role compile GIS-data skill
not needed by the target role computer vision knowledge
not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role control the performance of the vehicle skill
not needed by the target role define software architecture skill
not needed by the target role design control systems skill
not needed by the target role design integrated circuits skill
not needed by the target role design sensors skill
not needed by the target role digital camera sensors knowledge
not needed by the target role drive motor vehicle prototypes skill
not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
not needed by the target role embedded systems knowledge
not needed by the target role geostationary satellites knowledge
not needed by the target role global navigation satellite system performance parameters knowledge
not needed by the target role hardware architectures knowledge
not needed by the target role hybrid control systems knowledge
not needed by the target role identify electronic signals skill
not needed by the target role information architecture knowledge
not needed by the target role infrared sensors knowledge
not needed by the target role integrated circuit types knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
not needed by the target role manage ICT data architecture skill
not needed by the target role microsensors knowledge
not needed by the target role model sensor skill
not needed by the target role new vehicles on the market knowledge
not needed by the target role photogrammetry knowledge
not needed by the target role principles of artificial intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role programmable logic controller knowledge
not needed by the target role provide connected car solutions skill
not needed by the target role radars knowledge
not needed by the target role real-time computing knowledge

13 further entries not listed here

23 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 engineering processes required
required, not held aerospace engineering required
required, not held aircraft mechanics required
required, not held computer simulation required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held industrial engineering required
required, not held manufacturing processes required
required, not held production processes required
required, not held quality standards required
required, not held technical drawings required
optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held stealth technology optional
optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held aerodynamics optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from autonomous driving specialist

Full index of moves from autonomous driving specialist

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.