From marine engineering drafter to rolling stock engineering drafter
14 of the 16 essential skills of a rolling stock engineering drafter are already essential for a marine engineering drafter — about 88% 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
- 2
- would be new
- 88%
- of the target job covered
- 16
- essential skills of a rolling stock engineering drafter
What a rolling stock engineering drafter does
Rolling stock engineering drafters convert the rolling stock engineers’ designs into technical drawings usually using software. Their drawings detail dimensions, fastening and assembling methods and other specifications used in the manufacture of rail vehicles such as locomotives, multiple units, carriages and wagons.
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
2 skillsEssential for a rolling stock engineering drafter and not for a marine 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 marine engineering drafter
2 roles- aerospace engineering drafter16 skills in common
- automotive engineering drafter14 skills in common
← marine engineering drafterrolling stock engineering drafter →The other way round
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How far are you from being a rolling stock engineering drafter?
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