Table 1Transition record

integrated circuit design engineertoprinted circuit board designer

A integrated circuit design engineer already meets 56% of what the printed circuit board designer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From integrated circuit design engineer

56%

Overlap1

To printed circuit board designer

16 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

43.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 43.3

This move: 43.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the printed circuit board designer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the integrated circuit design 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 16 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 integrated circuit design engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use manual draughting techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
already held plan manufacturing processes management skills
already held develop assembly instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held draw blueprints communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create a product's virtual model communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create technical plans management skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 8 the printed circuit board designer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held design circuit boards required
required, not held draft design specifications required

optional, not held identify customer's needs optional

02 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

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 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held electrical wiring plans 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAD software knowledge
already held create technical plans 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 create a product's virtual model skill
already held design prototypes skill
already held develop assembly instructions skill
already held draw blueprints skill
already held electrical engineering knowledge
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held plan manufacturing processes skill
already held use manual draughting techniques skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CADD software optional

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
optional, not held CADD software 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 use CADD software optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role LED lighting components knowledge
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role battery management systems knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role customise drafts 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 draft bill of materials skill
not needed by the target role electronic components knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic equipment standards knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role integrated circuit types knowledge
not needed by the target role integrated circuits knowledge
not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
not needed by the target role review drafts skill
not needed by the target role semiconductors knowledge
not needed by the target role test electronic units skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill

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

Index

Other moves recorded from integrated circuit design engineer

Full index of moves from integrated circuit design 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.