From automotive engineering drafter to aerospace engineering drafter
14 of the 18 essential skills of a aerospace engineering drafter are already essential for a automotive engineering drafter — about 78% 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
- 4
- would be new
- 78%
- of the target job covered
- 18
- essential skills of a aerospace engineering drafter
What a aerospace engineering drafter does
Aerospace engineering drafters convert the aerospace engineers' designs into technical drawings usually using computer-aided design programs. Their drawings detail dimensions, fastening and assembling methods and other specifications used in the manufacture of aircrafts and spacecrafts.
What carries over
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- CAE software
- create technical plans
- design drawings
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- ICT software specifications
- liaise with engineers
- mathematics
- read engineering drawings
- technical drawings
- use CADD software
- use computer-aided engineering systems
- use technical drawing software
What would be new
4 skillsEssential for a aerospace engineering drafter and not for a automotive engineering drafter. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from automotive engineering drafter
2 roles- rolling stock engineering drafter16 skills in common
- heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter15 skills in common
← automotive engineering drafteraerospace engineering drafter →The other way round
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How far are you from being a aerospace engineering drafter?
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