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

satellite engineertoautomotive engineer

A satellite engineer already meets 62% of what the automotive engineer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From satellite engineer
62%
Overlap1
To automotive engineer
32 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
47.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

62%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

47.2/ 100

1 Share of the automotive 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.

Why

Why this move works

A automotive engineer role treats 14 of its required skills as things a satellite engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • analyse production processes for improvement
  • approve engineering design
  • control production
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes

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 32 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automotive 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 synthetic natural environment natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held apply advanced manufacturing management skills
  • already held model based system engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manage product testing management skills
  • already held guidance, navigation and control engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held build a product's physical model handling and moving

All 32 carried skills, including the 14 the automotive engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 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 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held anticipate change in car technology required
  • required, not held assess financial viability required
  • required, not held perform market research required
  • optional, not held compare alternative vehicles optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held green automotive technologies required
  • required, not held hybrid vehicle architecture required
  • optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
  • optional, not held precision mechanics optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held automotive engineering required
  • optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held prepare production prototypes optional
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held information structure required
  • optional, not held advanced driver assistant systems optional
  • optional, not held vehicle-to-everything technologies optional
05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held European vehicle type-approval legislation optional
06 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use automotive diagnostic equipment optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a automotive 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 32 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held control production 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 use technical drawing software skill
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held apply advanced manufacturing skill
  • already held build a product's physical model skill
  • already held conduct performance tests 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 guidance, navigation and control knowledge
  • already held manage product testing skill
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held model based system engineering knowledge
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held synthetic natural environment knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held vehicle type-approval optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply reverse engineering optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held disassemble equipment optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held European vehicle type-approval legislation optional
  • optional, not held advanced driver assistant systems optional
  • optional, not held apply reverse engineering optional
  • optional, not held compare alternative vehicles optional
  • optional, not held use automotive diagnostic equipment optional
  • optional, not held vehicle type-approval optional
  • optional, not held vehicle-to-everything technologies optional
  • optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held disassemble equipment optional
  • optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
  • optional, not held precision mechanics optional
  • optional, not held prepare production prototypes optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
17 held skills the automotive engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role aerodynamics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aerospace engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop computer vision system skill
  • not needed by the target role fluid mechanics 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 launching of satellites into orbit knowledge
  • not needed by the target role log transmitter readings skill
  • not needed by the target role material mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor satellites skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee assembly operations 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 troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role types of satellites knowledge
  • not needed by the target role unmanned air systems knowledge
13 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 green automotive technologies required
  • required, not held hybrid vehicle architecture required
  • required, not held information structure required
  • optional, not held European vehicle type-approval legislation optional
  • optional, not held advanced driver assistant systems optional
  • optional, not held vehicle type-approval optional
  • optional, not held vehicle-to-everything technologies optional
  • optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
  • optional, not held precision mechanics optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering 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.