From vehicle technician to powertrain engineer
10 of the 81 essential skills of a powertrain engineer are already essential for a vehicle technician — about 12% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from vehicle technician in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 71
- would be new
- 12%
- of the target job covered
- 81
- essential skills of a powertrain engineer
What a powertrain engineer does
Powertrain engineer work on the design of propulsion mechanisms across the automotive sector. This includes technical implementation of powertrain components, such as mechanical engineering, the electronics and software used in modern vehicles, as well as coordination and optimisation of multiple energy sources in the powertrain context.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
71 skillsEssential for a powertrain engineer and not for a vehicle technician. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adjust engineering designs
- aerodynamics
- approve engineering design
- assemble automotive batteries
- assess financial viability
- assess powertrain
- automation technology
- automotive engineering
- battery components
- CAD software
- CAE software
- calibrate engines
- collaborate with engineers
- compare alternative vehicles
- computer technology
- conduct performance tests
- control the performance of the vehicle
- create CAD drawings
- define technical requirements
- design control systems
- design drawings
- design electrical systems
- design electronic systems
- design hybrid operating strategies
- develop electronic test procedures
- develop test procedures
- electric drives
- electric motors
- electrical testing methods
- electronic test procedures
- electronics
- energy saving potential of automated shift systems
- engine components
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- evaluate engine performance
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- execute software tests
- fuel cell types
- green automotive technologies
and 31 more
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