From aerospace engineering technician to rolling stock engineering technician
14 of the 26 essential skills of a rolling stock engineering technician are already essential for a aerospace engineering technician — about 54% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 14
- skills carry over
- 12
- would be new
- 54%
- of the target job covered
- 26
- essential skills of a rolling stock engineering technician
What a rolling stock engineering technician does
Rolling stock engineering technicians carry out technical functions to help rolling stock engineers with the design, development, manufacturing and testing processes, installation and maintenance of rail vehicles such as wagons, multiple units, carriages and locomotives. They also conduct experiments, collect and analyse data and report their findings.
What carries over
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
12 skillsEssential for a rolling stock engineering technician and not for a aerospace engineering technician. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- assess railway operations
- check for defects in railcars
- control compliance of railway vehicles regulations
- ensure maintenance of railway machinery
- ensure maintenance of trains
- inspect manufacture of rolling stock
- maintain inventory of rail track parts
- maintain ride parts inventory
- mechanics of trains
- monitor railway vehicles documentation
- perform maintenance work on rail tracks
- prepare railway technical studies
Other moves from aerospace engineering technician
2 roles- marine engineering technician14 skills in common
- automotive engineering technician14 skills in common
← aerospace engineering technicianrolling stock engineering technician →The other way round
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How far are you from being a rolling stock engineering technician?
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