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

rolling stock engineering techniciantomechanical engineering technician

A rolling stock engineering technician already meets 58% of what the mechanical engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From rolling stock engineering technician
58%
Overlap1
To mechanical engineering technician
21 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
43.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

58%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

43.8/ 100

1 Share of the mechanical engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rolling stock engineering 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

Why this move works

A mechanical engineering technician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a rolling stock engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • CAE software
  • adjust engineering designs
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • liaise with engineers
  • mathematics

What stands in the way is 5 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mechanical engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rolling stock engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assess operating cost information skills
  • already held material mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement information skills
  • already held CAE software information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held manage supplies management skills
  • already held oversee quality control assisting and caring

All 21 carried skills, including the 9 the mechanical engineering technician 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
  • optional, not held blueprints optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
  • optional, not held technical drawings optional
02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held define part requirements required
  • required, not held analyse test data required
  • optional, not held interpret technical requirements optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held design engineering components required
04 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor nuclear power plant systems optional
  • optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
05 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held technical terminology optional
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held create technical plans optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mechanical engineering technician 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 21 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • already held assess operating cost skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held manage supplies skill
  • already held material mechanics knowledge
  • already held order supplies skill
  • already held oversee quality control skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health and safety in the workplace optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain power plants optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held interpret technical requirements optional
  • optional, not held maintain power plants optional
  • optional, not held blueprints optional
  • optional, not held create technical plans optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held health and safety in the workplace optional
  • optional, not held monitor nuclear power plant systems optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
  • optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
  • optional, not held technical drawings optional
  • optional, not held technical terminology optional
  • optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
35 held skills the mechanical engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of products skill
  • not needed by the target role assess railway operations skill
  • not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role check for defects in railcars skill
  • not needed by the target role control compliance of railway vehicles regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role disassemble engines skill
  • not needed by the target role disassemble equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of railway machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of trains skill
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role follow production schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role guarantee customer satisfaction skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect data skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect manufacture of rolling stock skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain inventory of rail track parts skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain ride parts inventory skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of trains knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor railway vehicles documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor vehicle fleet operations skill
  • not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate railway freight monitoring technologies skill
  • not needed by the target role perform maintenance work on rail tracks skill
  • not needed by the target role perform physical stress tests on models skill
  • not needed by the target role perform wagon coupling skill
  • not needed by the target role physics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role plan manufacturing processes skill
  • not needed by the target role position engine on test stand skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare railway technical studies skill
  • not needed by the target role product data management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role re-assemble engines skill
  • not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
  • not needed by the target role write stress-strain analysis reports skill
8 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 mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
  • optional, not held blueprints optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held health and safety in the workplace optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
  • optional, not held technical drawings optional
  • optional, not held technical terminology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from rolling stock engineering technician

Full index of moves from rolling stock engineering technician

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.