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

electronics draftertointegrated circuit design engineer

A electronics drafter already meets 81% of what the integrated circuit design engineer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electronics drafter
81%
Overlap1
To integrated circuit design engineer
29 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
21.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 21.8

This move: 21.8 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the integrated circuit design engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electronics drafter 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A integrated circuit design engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electronics drafter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held electronic components engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held customise drafts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held design electronic systems communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held review drafts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held integrated circuits engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held use manual draughting techniques communication, collaboration and creativity

All 29 carried skills, including the 14 the integrated circuit design engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 missing skills fall into 3 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 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held integrated circuit types required
  • required, not held semiconductors required
  • optional, not held LED lighting components optional
  • optional, not held battery management systems optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held design integrated circuits required
03 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor system performance optional
  • optional, not held test electronic units optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a integrated circuit design 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 29 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held create technical plans skill
  • already held customise drafts skill
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held design electronic systems skill
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held electronic components knowledge
  • already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held integrated circuits knowledge
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held create a product's virtual model skill
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held develop assembly instructions skill
  • already held draft bill of materials skill
  • already held draw blueprints skill
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held plan manufacturing processes skill
  • already held review drafts skill
  • already held train employees skill
  • already held use manual draughting techniques skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held LED lighting components optional
  • optional, not held battery management systems optional
  • optional, not held monitor system performance optional
  • optional, not held test electronic units optional
12 held skills the integrated circuit design engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role consumer electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design circuit boards skill
  • not needed by the target role design hardware skill
  • not needed by the target role design microelectronics skill
  • not needed by the target role design sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • not needed by the target role manual draughting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role power electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare assembly drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role printed circuit boards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of electronics knowledge
4 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 integrated circuit types required
  • required, not held semiconductors required
  • optional, not held LED lighting components optional
  • optional, not held battery management systems optional
Index
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.