Table 1Transition record

electronics engineertoprinted circuit board designer

A electronics engineer already meets 52% of what the printed circuit board designer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electronics engineer

52%

Overlap1

To printed circuit board designer

12 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

46.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 46.4

This move: 46.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the printed circuit board designer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electronics 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A printed circuit board designer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electronics engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held design circuit boards communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create technical plans management skills
already held design prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
already held design drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the printed circuit board designer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held interpret circuit diagrams required
required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required

optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held draft design specifications required

optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held draw blueprints optional
optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held printed circuit boards required

optional, not held CADD software optional

04 constructing 1 required

required, not held test printed circuit boards required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional

06 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a printed circuit board designer 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAD software knowledge
already held create technical plans skill
already held design circuit boards skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held electricity knowledge
already held electronics knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held design prototypes skill
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held manufacturing processes knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CADD software optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held CADD software optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held draw blueprints optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held use CADD software optional
optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional

46 held skills the printed circuit board designer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
not needed by the target role assess supplier risks 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 electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role create software design skill
not needed by the target role design electrical systems skill
not needed by the target role design electronic systems skill
not needed by the target role design integrated circuits skill
not needed by the target role design microelectromechanical systems skill
not needed by the target role design microelectronics skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role design user interface skill
not needed by the target role develop electronic test procedures skill
not needed by the target role electrical testing methods knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity principles knowledge
not needed by the target role electromagnetism knowledge
not needed by the target role electromagnets knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic test procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure material compliance skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role model based system engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
not needed by the target role perform test run skill
not needed by the target role physics knowledge
not needed by the target role process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006 skill
not needed by the target role product data management knowledge
not needed by the target role programmable logic controller knowledge
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role regulations on substances knowledge

6 further entries not listed here

5 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 printed circuit boards required
optional, not held CADD software optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from electronics engineer

Full index of moves from electronics 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.