Career switch, measured
From Electrical Engineer to Aerospace Engineer
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 42% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Manufacturing, Electrical engineering, CAD, MATLAB; the main skills to add are C++, Mechanical engineering, Recruiting, Data analysis.
42%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillElectrical EngineerAerospace Engineer
- Manufacturing40%40%
- Electrical engineering85%24%
- CAD30%19%
- MATLAB10%32%
- Regulatory compliance25%36%
- Python16%55%
- Troubleshooting37%16%
- Computer vision8%21%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Aerospace Engineer postings, rarely in Electrical Engineer ones.
SkillElectrical EngineerAerospace Engineer
- C++9%39%
- Mechanical engineering8%31%
- Recruiting7%25%
- Data analysis8%21%
- Civil engineering–13%
- Linux–12%
- Git–11%
- Risk management–9%
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