Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

automation engineering techniciantomicrosystem engineering technician

A automation engineering technician already meets 52% of what the microsystem engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From automation engineering technician
52%
Overlap1
To microsystem engineering technician
21 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
54.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

52%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.3/ 100

1 Share of the microsystem engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the automation engineering technician profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A microsystem engineering technician role treats 11 of its required skills as things a automation engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • align components
  • assist scientific research
  • design drawings
  • fasten components
  • inspect quality of products

What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A microsystem engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a automation engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held automatic control system information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held firmware information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held program firmware working with computers
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held assist scientific research communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held write technical reports communication, collaboration and creativity

All 21 carried skills, including the 11 the microsystem engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 handling and moving 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held package microelectromechanical systems required
  • required, not held assemble microelectromechanical systems required
  • required, not held set tolerances required
  • optional, not held use precision tools optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held microelectromechanical systems required
  • optional, not held MOEM optional
  • optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
  • optional, not held precision mechanics optional
03 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held test microelectromechanical systems required
  • optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held read assembly drawings required
  • optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held wear cleanroom suit required
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held microsystem test procedures required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a microsystem engineering technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 21 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held align components skill
  • already held assist scientific research skill
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held automatic control system knowledge
  • already held firmware knowledge
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held write technical reports skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held microassembly required
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain microelectromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held maintain microelectromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held MOEM optional
  • optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
  • optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
  • optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
  • optional, not held precision mechanics optional
  • optional, not held use precision tools optional
36 held skills the microsystem engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assemble hardware components skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble machines skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role customise software for drive system skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow standards for machinery safety skill
  • not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role guidance, navigation and control knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install automation components skill
  • not needed by the target role install mechatronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role install software skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain control systems for automated equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microprocessors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role program a CNC controller skill
  • not needed by the target role programmable logic controller knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide power connection from bus bars skill
  • not needed by the target role replace machines skill
  • not needed by the target role robotic components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role robotics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set up automotive robot skill
  • not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
  • not needed by the target role test mechatronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role test sensors skill
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held microelectromechanical systems required
  • required, not held microsystem test procedures required
  • required, not held microassembly required
  • optional, not held MOEM optional
  • optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
  • optional, not held precision mechanics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from automation engineering technician

Full index of moves from automation engineering technician

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.