Table 1Transition record

computer hardware engineertomicroelectronics engineer

A computer hardware engineer already meets 70% of what the microelectronics engineer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From computer hardware engineer

70%

Overlap1

To microelectronics engineer

74 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

47 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 47

This move: 47 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the microelectronics engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the computer hardware engineer 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 74 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A microelectronics engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a computer hardware engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held design firmware communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assemble hardware components working with computers
already held install software working with computers
already held abide by regulations on banned materials assisting and caring
already held environmental threats natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held firmware information and communication technologies (icts)

All 74 carried skills, including the 32 the microelectronics engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 missing skills fall into 10 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 10 supplementary

required, not held electronic equipment standards required
required, not held electronic test procedures required
required, not held integrated circuits required

optional, not held MOEM optional
optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held integrated circuit types optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
optional, not held micromechanics optional
optional, not held microsensors optional
optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
optional, not held semiconductors optional

02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held microassembly required
required, not held physics required

optional, not held microoptics optional
optional, not held quantum technology optional
optional, not held nanoelectronics optional

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required

required, not held computer simulation required
required, not held microprocessors required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held design microelectronics required

optional, not held design integrated circuits optional
optional, not held prepare assembly drawings optional

05 constructing 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held test microelectronics required

optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
optional, not held solder electronics optional

06 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held model microelectronics required

optional, not held use precision tools optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a microelectronics engineer 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 74 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held abide by regulations on banned materials skill
already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held analyse test data skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held conduct literature research skill
already held conduct quality control analysis skill
already held demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held design prototypes skill
already held electricity knowledge
already held electricity principles knowledge
already held electronics knowledge
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held environmental threats knowledge
already held interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
already held manage personal professional development skill
already held manage research data skill
already held mathematics knowledge
already held microelectronics knowledge
already held operate open source software skill
already held operate scientific measuring equipment skill
already held perform data analysis skill
already held perform project management skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held prepare production prototypes skill
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held record test data skill
already held report analysis results skill
already held synthesise information skill
already held think abstractly skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held CAE software knowledge
already held apply blended learning skill
already held apply for research funding skill
already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held assemble hardware components skill
already held build business relationships skill
already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
already held communicate with customers skill
already held conduct research across disciplines skill
already held coordinate engineering teams skill
already held create technical plans skill
already held define manufacturing quality criteria skill
already held design firmware skill
already held develop product design skill
already held develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
already held disseminate results to the scientific community skill
already held draft bill of materials skill
already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
already held evaluate research activities skill
already held firmware knowledge
already held increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
already held install software skill
already held integrate gender dimension in research skill
already held maintain safe engineering watches skill
already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
already held manage intellectual property rights skill
already held manage open publications skill
already held mentor individuals skill
already held perform resource planning skill
already held perform test run skill
already held program firmware skill
already held promote open innovation in research skill
already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities skill
already held promote the transfer of knowledge skill
already held publish academic research skill
already held speak different languages skill
already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
already held train employees skill
already held use CAD software skill
already held use CAM software skill
already held write scientific publications skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006 required

08 information skills 1 required

required, not held ensure material compliance required

09 management skills 1 required

required, not held develop electronic test procedures required

10 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held operate precision machinery optional

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held MOEM optional
optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held integrated circuit types optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
optional, not held microoptics optional
optional, not held quantum technology optional
optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
optional, not held design integrated circuits optional
optional, not held micromechanics optional
optional, not held microsensors optional
optional, not held nanoelectronics optional
optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
optional, not held prepare assembly drawings optional
optional, not held semiconductors optional
optional, not held solder electronics optional
optional, not held use precision tools optional

58 held skills the microelectronics engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ABAP knowledge
not needed by the target role AJAX knowledge
not needed by the target role APL knowledge
not needed by the target role ASP.NET knowledge
not needed by the target role Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
not needed by the target role C# knowledge
not needed by the target role C++ knowledge
not needed by the target role COBOL knowledge
not needed by the target role CoffeeScript knowledge
not needed by the target role Common Lisp knowledge
not needed by the target role Erlang knowledge
not needed by the target role Groovy knowledge
not needed by the target role Haskell knowledge
not needed by the target role Java (computer programming) knowledge
not needed by the target role JavaScript knowledge
not needed by the target role Lisp knowledge
not needed by the target role MATLAB knowledge
not needed by the target role ML (computer programming) knowledge
not needed by the target role Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
not needed by the target role Objective-C knowledge
not needed by the target role OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
not needed by the target role PHP knowledge
not needed by the target role Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
not needed by the target role Perl knowledge
not needed by the target role Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
not needed by the target role Python (computer programming) knowledge
not needed by the target role R knowledge
not needed by the target role Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
not needed by the target role SAP R3 knowledge
not needed by the target role SAS language knowledge
not needed by the target role Scala knowledge
not needed by the target role Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
not needed by the target role Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
not needed by the target role Swift (computer programming) knowledge
not needed by the target role TypeScript knowledge
not needed by the target role VBScript knowledge
not needed by the target role Visual Basic knowledge
not needed by the target role align software with system architectures skill
not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role computer programming knowledge

18 further entries not listed here

20 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 computer simulation required
required, not held electronic equipment standards required
required, not held electronic test procedures required
required, not held integrated circuits required
required, not held microassembly required
required, not held microprocessors required
required, not held physics required
optional, not held MOEM optional
optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held integrated circuit types optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
optional, not held microoptics optional
optional, not held quantum technology optional
optional, not held micromechanics optional
optional, not held microsensors optional
optional, not held nanoelectronics optional
optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
optional, not held semiconductors optional

Index

Other moves recorded from computer hardware engineer

Full index of moves from computer hardware engineer

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.