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

electronics engineering techniciantomicroelectronics engineering technician

A electronics engineering technician already meets 75% of what the microelectronics engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electronics engineering technician
75%
Overlap1
To microelectronics engineering technician
37 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
33.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

75%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

33.7/ 100

1 Share of the microelectronics engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electronics 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 20 of its required skills as things a electronics engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • align components
  • assist scientific research
  • design drawings
  • electronic equipment standards
  • electronic test procedures

What stands in the way is 5 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 37 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 electronics engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held battery formation engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held solder components onto electronic board constructing
  • already held electronic test procedures engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held wear cleanroom suit assisting and caring
  • already held consumer electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held integrated circuits engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 37 carried skills, including the 20 the microelectronics engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 6 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 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held microsensors required
  • optional, not held LED lighting components optional
  • optional, not held MOEM optional
  • optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held microprocessors required
  • optional, not held microsystem test procedures optional
  • optional, not held automatic control system optional
03 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held test microelectronics required
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held assemble microelectronics required
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held microassembly required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held operate SMT placement equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
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 37 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 electronic equipment standards knowledge
  • already held electronic test procedures knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held integrated circuits knowledge
  • already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held meet deadlines skill
  • already held microelectronics knowledge
  • 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 solder electronics skill
  • already held wear cleanroom suit skill
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held battery formation knowledge
  • already held consumer electronics knowledge
  • 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 monitor machine operations skill
  • already held operate precision machinery skill
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held solder components onto electronic board skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held use precision tools skill
  • already held write technical reports skill
10 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 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 surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held automatic control system optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
53 held skills the microelectronics engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble electronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role battery management systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
  • not needed by the target role configure electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronic components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure finished product meet requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect electronics supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role install automation components skill
  • not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role install mechatronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret electronic design specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electronic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage data skill
  • not needed by the target role manage quantitative data skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role medical devices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pack electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform data mining skill
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role power electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role printed circuit boards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role repair electronic components skill
  • not needed by the target role robotic components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role robotics knowledge

13 further entries not listed here

10 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 microassembly 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 microelectromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held microsystem test procedures optional
  • optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held automatic control system optional
  • optional, not held precision measuring instruments 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.