Electromagnetic engineer to sensor engineer
An electromagnetic engineer already meets 69% of what the sensor engineer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
48.2/ 100
1 How much of what a sensor engineer is expected to do is already part of an electromagnetic engineer’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 sensor engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A sensor engineer role treats 30 of its required skills as things an electromagnetic engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- abide by regulations on banned materials
- adjust engineering designs
- analyse test data
- approve engineering design
- conduct literature research
- conduct quality control analysis
What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 72 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sensor engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an electromagnetic engineer background worth leading with.
- already held biomedical engineering health and welfare
- already held abide by regulations on banned materials assisting and caring
- already held environmental threats natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held prepare assembly drawings communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held conduct literature research information skills
- already held maintain safe engineering watches assisting and caring
All 72 carried skills, including the 30 the sensor engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 36 missing skills fall into 9 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.
- still to learn control engineering required
- still to learn electronic equipment standards required
- still to learn electronic test procedures required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn microsensors required
- still to learn sensors required
- optional, not held MOEM optional
- optional, not held consumer electronics optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
- optional, not held automation technology optional
- optional, not held building automation optional
- optional, not held computer engineering optional
- optional, not held environmental engineering optional
- optional, not held industrial research and development optional
- optional, not held microelectronics optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- optional, not held precision mechanics optional
- still to learn digital twin technology required
- still to learn computer simulation required
- optional, not held quantum computing optional
- optional, not held firmware optional
- optional, not held hybrid control systems optional
- optional, not held microprocessors optional
- still to learn design sensors required
- still to learn model sensor required
- optional, not held automotive engineering optional
- optional, not held design firmware optional
- still to learn test sensors required
- still to learn develop electronic test procedures required
- optional, not held digital camera sensors optional
- optional, not held holography optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a sensor 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 · The rest of the record
All 72 skills that carry over
- 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 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 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 physics knowledge
- 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 biomedical engineering knowledge
- 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 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 electrical engineering knowledge
- already held evaluate research activities skill
- already held increase the impact of science on policy and society 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 scientific research skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held prepare assembly drawings 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 safety engineering knowledge
- 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 precision tools skill
- already held write scientific publications skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
- optional, not held optics optional
- optional, not held biotechnology optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held MOEM optional
- optional, not held consumer electronics optional
- optional, not held digital camera sensors optional
- optional, not held holography optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
- optional, not held quantum computing optional
- optional, not held automation technology optional
- optional, not held automotive engineering optional
- optional, not held biotechnology optional
- optional, not held building automation optional
- optional, not held computer engineering optional
- optional, not held design firmware optional
- optional, not held environmental engineering optional
- optional, not held firmware optional
- optional, not held hybrid control systems optional
- optional, not held industrial research and development optional
- optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
- optional, not held microelectronics optional
- optional, not held microprocessors optional
- optional, not held optics optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- optional, not held precision mechanics optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
17 held skills the sensor engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role acoustics knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
- not needed by the target role battery design knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery management systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role consumer protection knowledge
- not needed by the target role design electromagnets skill
- not needed by the target role develop test procedures skill
- not needed by the target role electrical equipment regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role electromagnetic spectrum knowledge
- not needed by the target role electromagnetism knowledge
- not needed by the target role electromagnets knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure material compliance skill
- not needed by the target role microwave principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role model electromagnetic products skill
- not needed by the target role process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006 skill
- not needed by the target role radars knowledge
- not needed by the target role transmission technology knowledge
29 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn digital twin technology required
- still to learn computer simulation required
- still to learn control engineering required
- still to learn electronic equipment standards required
- still to learn electronic test procedures required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn microsensors required
- still to learn sensors required
- optional, not held MOEM optional
- optional, not held consumer electronics optional
- optional, not held digital camera sensors optional
- optional, not held holography optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
- optional, not held quantum computing optional
- optional, not held automation technology optional
- optional, not held biotechnology optional
- optional, not held building automation optional
- optional, not held computer engineering optional
- optional, not held environmental engineering optional
- optional, not held firmware optional
- optional, not held hybrid control systems optional
- optional, not held industrial research and development optional
- optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
- optional, not held microelectronics optional
- optional, not held microprocessors optional
- optional, not held optics optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- optional, not held precision mechanics optional
Common questions about this move
Can an electromagnetic engineer become a sensor engineer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An electromagnetic engineer already covers 69% of what a sensor engineer is expected to do: 72 skills carry over, 30 of which the sensor engineer role treats as required.
What skills does an electromagnetic engineer need to become a sensor engineer?
12 required skills are missing, plus 24 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is design sensors.
How hard is the move from electromagnetic engineer to sensor engineer?
Its learning distance is 48.2 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.