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

satellite engineertoaerospace engineer

A satellite engineer already meets 78% of what the aerospace engineer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From satellite engineer
78%
Overlap1
To aerospace engineer
38 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
26.9 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 26.9

This move: 26.9 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the aerospace engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the satellite 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 38 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 satellite engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held aerospace engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held unmanned air systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held oversee assembly operations information skills
  • already held synthetic natural environment natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held aerodynamics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held apply advanced manufacturing management skills

All 38 carried skills, including the 14 the aerospace engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 7 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, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held aircraft mechanics required
  • required, not held safety engineering required
  • optional, not held state estimation optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure aircraft compliance with regulation required
03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held computer simulation required
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held assess financial viability required
05 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held plan test flights optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held mathematical modelling optional

1 further area 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 38 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held aerospace engineering knowledge
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held execute feasibility study skill
  • already held industrial engineering knowledge
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held production processes knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held aerodynamics knowledge
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • already held apply advanced manufacturing skill
  • already held build a product's physical model skill
  • already held conduct performance tests skill
  • already held control production skill
  • already held create a product's virtual model skill
  • already held defense system knowledge
  • already held design principles knowledge
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held develop test procedures skill
  • already held draft design specifications skill
  • already held fluid mechanics knowledge
  • already held guidance, navigation and control knowledge
  • already held manage product testing skill
  • already held material mechanics knowledge
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held oversee assembly operations skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held synthetic natural environment knowledge
  • already held unmanned air systems knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held stealth technology optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held plan test flights optional
  • optional, not held stealth technology optional
  • optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
  • optional, not held state estimation optional
11 held skills the aerospace engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role develop computer vision system skill
  • 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 launching of satellites into orbit knowledge
  • not needed by the target role log transmitter readings skill
  • not needed by the target role model based system engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor satellites skill
  • not needed by the target role plan space satellite missions skill
  • not needed by the target role research satellite launch sites skill
  • not needed by the target role scientific computing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of satellites knowledge
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 aircraft mechanics required
  • required, not held computer simulation required
  • required, not held safety engineering required
  • optional, not held stealth technology optional
  • optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
  • optional, not held state estimation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from satellite engineer

Full index of moves from satellite 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.