Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Computer hardware engineering technician to microelectronics engineering technician

A computer hardware engineering technician already meets 51% of what the microelectronics engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From computer hardware engineering technician
51 % overlap
Partial match
To microelectronics engineering technician
24 You already bring
11 Still to learn
52 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

57/ 100

1 How much of what a microelectronics engineering technician is expected to do is already part of a computer hardware engineering technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the microelectronics engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A microelectronics engineering technician role treats 14 of its required skills as things a computer hardware engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • align components
  • assist scientific research
  • design drawings
  • electronics
  • fasten components

What stands in the way is 11 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A microelectronics engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a computer hardware engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held firmware information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held program firmware working with computers
  • already held interpret circuit diagrams information skills
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held read assembly drawings information skills
  • already held assist scientific research communication, collaboration and creativity

All 24 carried skills, including the 14 the microelectronics engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 7 supplementary
  • still to learn electronic equipment standards required
  • still to learn electronic test procedures required
  • still to learn integrated circuits required
  • still to learn microelectronics required
  • still to learn microsensors required
  • optional, not held LED lighting components optional
  • optional, not held MOEM optional
  • optional, not held battery formation optional
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
02 constructing 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn test microelectronics required
  • still to learn solder electronics required
  • optional, not held solder components onto electronic board optional
03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn microprocessors required
  • optional, not held microsystem test procedures optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held automatic control system optional
04 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn assemble microelectronics required
  • optional, not held use precision tools optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • still to learn wear cleanroom suit required
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • still to learn microassembly required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a microelectronics 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 24 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 electronics knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held meet deadlines skill
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held read assembly drawings skill
  • 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 electrical engineering 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 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held operate SMT placement equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
08 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held LED lighting components optional
  • optional, not held MOEM optional
  • optional, not held battery formation optional
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held maintain microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held microsystem test procedures optional
  • optional, not held operate SMT placement equipment optional
  • optional, not held solder components onto electronic board optional
  • optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held automatic control system 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 use precision tools optional
60 held skills the microelectronics engineering technician 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 assemble hardware components skill
  • not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge

20 further entries not listed here

17 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn electronic equipment standards required
  • still to learn electronic test procedures required
  • still to learn integrated circuits required
  • still to learn microassembly required
  • still to learn microelectronics required
  • still to learn microprocessors required
  • still to learn microsensors required
  • optional, not held LED lighting components optional
  • optional, not held MOEM optional
  • optional, not held battery formation optional
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held microsystem test procedures optional
  • optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held automatic control system optional
  • optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a computer hardware engineering technician become a microelectronics engineering technician?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A computer hardware engineering technician already covers 51% of what a microelectronics engineering technician is expected to do: 24 skills carry over, 14 of which the microelectronics engineering technician role treats as required.

What skills does a computer hardware engineering technician need to become a microelectronics engineering technician?

11 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is assemble microelectronics.

How hard is the move from computer hardware engineering technician to microelectronics engineering technician?

Its learning distance is 57 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.