Table 1Transition record

instrumentation engineertoelectronics engineer

A instrumentation engineer already meets 52% of what the electronics engineer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From instrumentation engineer

52%

Overlap1

To electronics engineer

28 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

56.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

52%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.9/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the electronics engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the instrumentation 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.

Why

Why this move works

A electronics engineer role treats 15 of its required skills as things a instrumentation engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adjust engineering designs
approve engineering design
design drawings
electricity
electricity principles
electronics

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A electronics engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a instrumentation engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held design microelectromechanical systems communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create software design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held abide by regulations on banned materials assisting and caring
already held environmental threats natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held electricity principles engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held product data management business, administration and law

All 28 carried skills, including the 15 the electronics engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 7 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, 8 supplementary

required, not held battery management systems required
required, not held electrical testing methods required
required, not held electronic test procedures required
required, not held industrial research and development required
required, not held types of electronics required

optional, not held battery design optional
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held electromagnets optional
optional, not held model based system engineering optional
optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
optional, not held robotic components optional
optional, not held robotics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held identify customer's needs required
required, not held design electrical systems required
required, not held design electronic systems required
required, not held write technical reports required

optional, not held design user interface optional
optional, not held design circuit boards optional
optional, not held design integrated circuits optional
optional, not held design microelectronics optional

03 management skills 3 required

required, not held create technical plans required
required, not held develop electronic test procedures required
required, not held manage budgets required

04 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held assess supplier risks optional
optional, not held ensure material compliance optional

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held electromagnetism optional
optional, not held regulations on substances optional

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006 optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a electronics 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 28 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held electricity knowledge
already held electricity principles knowledge
already held electronics knowledge
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held environmental threats knowledge
already held execute feasibility study skill
already held mathematics knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held physics knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held CAD software knowledge
already held abide by regulations on banned materials skill
already held assess financial viability skill
already held create software design skill
already held design microelectromechanical systems skill
already held design principles knowledge
already held design prototypes skill
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held perform project management skill
already held perform test run skill
already held product data management knowledge
already held project management knowledge
already held use CAD software skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held risk management optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess supplier risks optional
optional, not held battery design optional
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held design user interface optional
optional, not held electromagnetism optional
optional, not held electromagnets optional
optional, not held ensure material compliance optional
optional, not held process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006 optional
optional, not held regulations on substances optional
optional, not held design circuit boards optional
optional, not held design integrated circuits optional
optional, not held design microelectronics optional
optional, not held model based system engineering optional
optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
optional, not held risk management optional
optional, not held robotic components optional
optional, not held robotics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional

39 held skills the electronics engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role assemble instrumentation equipment skill
not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out work-related measurements skill
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
not needed by the target role control systems 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 define quality standards skill
not needed by the target role design control systems skill
not needed by the target role develop instrumentation systems skill
not needed by the target role develop test procedures skill
not needed by the target role engineering control theory knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
not needed by the target role inspect offshore constructions skill
not needed by the target role instrumentation engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role instrumentation equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role manage instrumentation systems skill
not needed by the target role manage system testing skill
not needed by the target role marine engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
not needed by the target role offshore constructions and facilities knowledge
not needed by the target role offshore renewable energy technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role oversee pre-assembly operations skill
not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
not needed by the target role power plant instrumentation knowledge
not needed by the target role record test data skill
not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
not needed by the target role test sensors skill
not needed by the target role use remote control equipment skill
not needed by the target role use specific data analysis software skill
not needed by the target role utilise decision support system skill
not needed by the target role utilise machine learning skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

16 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 battery management systems required
required, not held electrical testing methods required
required, not held electronic test procedures required
required, not held industrial research and development required
required, not held types of electronics required
optional, not held battery design optional
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held electromagnetism optional
optional, not held electromagnets optional
optional, not held regulations on substances optional
optional, not held model based system engineering optional
optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
optional, not held risk management optional
optional, not held robotic components optional
optional, not held robotics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from instrumentation engineer

Full index of moves from instrumentation 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.