Microelectronics designer to power electronics engineer
A microelectronics designer already meets 49% of what the power electronics engineer role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.
63.9/ 100
1 How much of what a power electronics engineer is expected to do is already part of a microelectronics designer’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 power electronics engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A power electronics engineer role treats 19 of its required skills as things a microelectronics designer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- conduct literature research
- conduct quality control analysis
- design drawings
- design prototypes
What stands in the way is 20 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 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A power electronics engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a microelectronics designer background worth leading with.
- already held design integrated circuits communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held consumer electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held integrated circuits engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held power electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held environmental threats natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held prepare assembly drawings communication, collaboration and creativity
All 35 carried skills, including the 19 the power electronics engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 35 missing skills fall into 12 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 test power electronics required
- still to learn ensure material compliance required
- still to learn analyse test data required
- still to learn record test data required
- still to learn report analysis results required
- still to learn battery design required
- still to learn battery management systems required
- still to learn electricity required
- still to learn electronic test procedures required
- optional, not held energy saving potential of automated shift systems optional
- optional, not held robotic components optional
- optional, not held robotics optional
- optional, not held safety engineering optional
- still to learn design power electronics required
- still to learn model power electronics required
- still to learn design electromechanical systems required
- still to learn draft design specifications required
- optional, not held design firmware optional
- still to learn define technical requirements required
- still to learn develop electronic test procedures required
- optional, not held define manufacturing quality criteria optional
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
- still to learn perform data analysis required
- optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
- optional, not held install software optional
- still to learn test microelectronics required
- optional, not held perform test run optional
6 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a power electronics engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 design power electronics practise this
- 02 model power electronics practise this
- 03 test power electronics 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 35 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held conduct literature research skill
- already held conduct quality control analysis skill
- already held design drawings knowledge
- already held design prototypes skill
- already held electricity principles knowledge
- already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held environmental legislation knowledge
- already held environmental threats knowledge
- already held integrated circuits knowledge
- already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held physics knowledge
- already held power electronics knowledge
- already held prepare production prototypes skill
- already held use technical drawing software skill
- already held CAD software knowledge
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held apply soldering techniques skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held consumer electronics knowledge
- already held coordinate engineering teams skill
- already held design integrated circuits skill
- already held develop product design skill
- already held draft bill of materials skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held perform resource planning skill
- already held prepare assembly drawings skill
- already held program firmware skill
- already held train employees skill
- already held use CAD software skill
- already held use CAM software skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn dispose of hazardous waste required
- optional, not held use precision tools optional
- still to learn operate electronic measuring instruments required
- optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held maintain safe engineering watches optional
- optional, not held risk management optional
- optional, not held regulations on substances optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held energy saving potential of automated shift systems optional
- optional, not held define manufacturing quality criteria optional
- optional, not held maintain safe engineering watches optional
- optional, not held regulations on substances optional
- optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
- optional, not held design firmware optional
- optional, not held install software optional
- optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
- optional, not held perform test run optional
- optional, not held risk management optional
- optional, not held robotic components optional
- optional, not held robotics optional
- optional, not held safety engineering optional
- optional, not held use precision tools optional
51 held skills the power electronics engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role LED lighting components knowledge
- not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
- not needed by the target role artificial neural networks knowledge
- not needed by the target role assemble electronic units skill
- not needed by the target role biomedical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role composite materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role create a product's virtual model skill
- not needed by the target role customise drafts skill
- not needed by the target role design circuits using CAD skill
- not needed by the target role design electronic systems skill
- not needed by the target role design sensors skill
- not needed by the target role develop assembly instructions skill
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronic components knowledge
- not needed by the target role emergent technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role integrate new products in manufacturing skill
- not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
- not needed by the target role integrated circuit types knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret electronic design specifications skill
- not needed by the target role machine learning knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role material mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role medical devices knowledge
- not needed by the target role microassembly knowledge
- not needed by the target role microelectronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role micromechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role microoptics knowledge
- not needed by the target role microsensors knowledge
- not needed by the target role model sensor skill
- not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
- not needed by the target role nanotechnology knowledge
- not needed by the target role optoelectronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role precision measuring instruments knowledge
- not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge
11 further entries not listed here
11 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 design required
- still to learn battery management systems required
- still to learn electricity required
- still to learn electronic test procedures required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held energy saving potential of automated shift systems optional
- optional, not held regulations on substances 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 microelectronics designer
Common questions about this move
Can a microelectronics designer become a power electronics engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A microelectronics designer already covers 49% of what a power electronics engineer is expected to do: 35 skills carry over, 19 of which the power electronics engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a microelectronics designer need to become a power electronics engineer?
20 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is design power electronics.
How hard is the move from microelectronics designer to power electronics engineer?
Its learning distance is 63.9 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.