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

computer hardware engineering techniciantomicroelectronics 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.

From computer hardware engineering technician
51%
Overlap1
To microelectronics engineering technician
24 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
57 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57/ 100

1 Share of the microelectronics engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the computer hardware 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 microelectronics engineering technician role treats 14 of its required skills as things a computer hardware engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • 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 would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 8 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 5 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held electronic equipment standards required
  • required, not held electronic test procedures required
  • required, not held integrated circuits required
  • required, not held microelectronics required
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held test microelectronics required
  • required, not held solder electronics required
  • optional, not held solder components onto electronic board optional
03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held assemble microelectronics required
  • optional, not held use precision tools optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held wear cleanroom suit required
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held 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 acquire 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 acquire 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 acquire Tier
  • 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 microelectronics required
  • required, not held microprocessors required
  • required, not held 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
Index

Other moves recorded from computer hardware engineering technician

Full index of moves from computer hardware 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.