Instrumentation engineer to electronics engineer
An 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.
56.9/ 100
1 How much of what an electronics engineer is expected to do is already part of an instrumentation 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 electronics engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An electronics engineer role treats 15 of its required skills as things an instrumentation engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- 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 · What you already bring
Of the 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An electronics engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an instrumentation engineer background worth leading with.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 30 missing skills fall into 7 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 battery management systems required
- still to learn electrical testing methods required
- still to learn electronic test procedures required
- still to learn industrial research and development required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn identify customer's needs required
- still to learn design electrical systems required
- still to learn design electronic systems required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn create technical plans required
- still to learn develop electronic test procedures required
- still to learn manage budgets required
- optional, not held assess supplier risks optional
- optional, not held ensure material compliance optional
- optional, not held electromagnetism optional
- optional, not held regulations on substances optional
- optional, not held process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006 optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an electronics engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 battery management systems study this
- 02 identify customer's needs practise this
- 03 create technical plans practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 28 skills that carry over
- 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
- optional, not held risk management optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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
- 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.
- still to learn battery management systems required
- still to learn electrical testing methods required
- still to learn electronic test procedures required
- still to learn industrial research and development required
- still to learn 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
Other moves recorded from instrumentation engineer
Common questions about this move
Can an instrumentation engineer become an electronics engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An instrumentation engineer already covers 52% of what an electronics engineer is expected to do: 28 skills carry over, 15 of which the electronics engineer role treats as required.
What skills does an instrumentation engineer need to become an electronics engineer?
12 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is battery management systems.
How hard is the move from instrumentation engineer to electronics engineer?
Its learning distance is 56.9 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.