Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a power electronics engineer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a power electronics engineer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Power electronics engineers design and test circuits for use in power electronics systems. They find solutions for known flaws in mechanical designs and collaborate with other engineers to perform cross-functional tasks when testing designs.

Also known as power electronics design engineer, power electronics engineering consultant, power electronics engineering specialist, engineer of power electronics, power electronics testing engineer, power electronics engineering expert, solar inverter power electronics engineer, power electronics technology engineer.

Professionals 70 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: electronics engineer, 53%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
electronics engineer 53% covered microelectronics engineer 52% covered integrated circuit design eng… 51% covered printed circuit board designer 49% covered electronics drafter 47% covered power electronics engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from power electronics engineer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a power electronics engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A power electronics engineer needs 39 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • design power electronics communication, collaboration and creativity
  • model power electronics communication, collaboration and creativity
  • test power electronics information skills
  • test microelectronics constructing
  • develop electronic test procedures management skills
  • design electromechanical systems communication, collaboration and creativity
  • electronic test procedures engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • ensure material compliance information skills
  • operate electronic measuring instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • battery design engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a power electronics engineer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Power electronics engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a power electronics engineer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.