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

mechanical engineertorolling stock engineering drafter

A mechanical engineer already meets 51% of what the rolling stock engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mechanical engineer
51%
Overlap1
To rolling stock engineering drafter
16 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
49 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

49/ 100

1 Share of the rolling stock engineering drafter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mechanical engineer 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 rolling stock engineering drafter role treats 9 of its required skills as things a mechanical engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • CAE software
  • create technical plans
  • design drawings
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations

What stands in the way is 7 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rolling stock engineering drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mechanical engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held define part requirements information skills
  • already held mechanics of trains engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held create a product's virtual model communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held material mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held 3D modelling natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held create technical plans management skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 9 the rolling stock engineering drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held liaise with engineers required
  • required, not held use manual draughting techniques required
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held draw blueprints optional
  • optional, not held render 3D images optional
02 working with computers 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use CADD software required
  • required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT software specifications required
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • optional, not held physics optional
05 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held manual draughting techniques required
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held control compliance of railway vehicles regulations optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rolling stock engineering drafter 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held create technical plans skill
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held 3D modelling knowledge
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held create a product's virtual model skill
  • already held define part requirements skill
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held material mechanics knowledge
  • already held mechanics of trains knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held product data management optional
08 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
09 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held design wayside signalling interlockings optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
  • optional, not held control compliance of railway vehicles regulations optional
  • optional, not held design wayside signalling interlockings optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held draw blueprints optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
  • optional, not held render 3D images optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
76 held skills the rolling stock engineering drafter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role aerodynamics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aircraft mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role automotive engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role blueprints knowledge
  • not needed by the target role build machines skill
  • not needed by the target role building automation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calibrate mechatronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role combined heat and power generation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role continuum mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate engineering teams skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role design a domotic system in buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role design a solar absorption cooling system skill
  • not needed by the target role design automation components skill
  • not needed by the target role design engineering components skill
  • not needed by the target role design heating and cooling emission systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role determine production capacity skill
  • not needed by the target role develop mechatronic test procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role disassemble engines skill
  • not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role electric current knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role evaluate engine performance skill
  • not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role gather technical information skill
  • not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect engine rooms skill
  • not needed by the target role install automation components skill
  • not needed by the target role install mechatronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role instruct on energy saving technologies skill
  • not needed by the target role integrated design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes skill

36 further entries not listed here

6 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 manual draughting techniques required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
Index

Other moves recorded from mechanical engineer

Full index of moves from mechanical engineer

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.