Microelectronics engineer to power electronics engineer
A microelectronics engineer already meets 71% of what the power electronics engineer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
44.4/ 100
1 How much of what a power electronics engineer is expected to do is already part of a microelectronics 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 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 27 of its required skills as things a microelectronics engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- analyse test data
- approve engineering design
- battery management systems
- conduct literature research
- conduct quality control analysis
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 51 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 engineer background worth leading with.
- already held test microelectronics constructing
- already held design integrated circuits communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held develop electronic test procedures management skills
- already held design firmware communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held electronic test procedures engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held ensure material compliance information skills
All 51 carried skills, including the 27 the power electronics engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 10 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 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
- still to learn battery design required
- still to learn power electronics 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 test power electronics required
- still to learn interpret circuit diagrams required
- still to learn dispose of hazardous waste required
- still to learn define technical requirements required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
4 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 51 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held analyse test data skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held battery management systems knowledge
- 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 develop electronic test procedures skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held electricity principles knowledge
- already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
- already held electronic test procedures knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held ensure material compliance skill
- already held environmental legislation knowledge
- already held environmental threats knowledge
- already held integrated circuits knowledge
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held perform data analysis skill
- already held physics knowledge
- already held prepare production prototypes skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held report analysis results skill
- already held test microelectronics skill
- already held use technical drawing software skill
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held apply soldering techniques skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held assemble hardware components skill
- already held consumer electronics knowledge
- already held coordinate engineering teams skill
- already held create technical plans skill
- already held define manufacturing quality criteria skill
- already held design firmware skill
- already held design integrated circuits skill
- already held develop product design skill
- already held draft bill of materials skill
- already held install software skill
- already held maintain safe engineering watches skill
- already held operate precision machinery skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held perform resource planning skill
- already held perform test run 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
- already held use precision tools skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn operate electronic measuring instruments required
- optional, not held risk management optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held regulations on substances optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held energy saving potential of automated shift systems optional
- optional, not held regulations on substances optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held risk management optional
- optional, not held robotic components optional
- optional, not held robotics optional
- optional, not held safety engineering optional
55 held skills the power electronics engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role MOEM knowledge
- not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
- not needed by the target role apply blended learning skill
- not needed by the target role apply for research funding skill
- not needed by the target role apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct research across disciplines skill
- not needed by the target role demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
- not needed by the target role design microelectronics skill
- not needed by the target role develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
- not needed by the target role disseminate results to the scientific community skill
- not needed by the target role draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate research activities skill
- not needed by the target role firmware knowledge
- not needed by the target role increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
- not needed by the target role integrate gender dimension in research skill
- not needed by the target role integrated circuit types knowledge
- not needed by the target role interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
- not needed by the target role manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
- not needed by the target role manage intellectual property rights skill
- not needed by the target role manage open publications skill
- not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
- not needed by the target role manage research data skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mentor individuals skill
- not needed by the target role microassembly knowledge
- not needed by the target role microelectromechanical systems 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 microprocessors knowledge
- not needed by the target role microsensors knowledge
- not needed by the target role model microelectronics skill
- not needed by the target role nanoelectronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate open source software skill
- not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
15 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.
- still to learn battery design required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- still to learn power electronics required
- optional, not held energy saving potential of automated shift systems optional
- optional, not held regulations on substances optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held risk management optional
- optional, not held robotic components optional
- optional, not held robotics optional
- optional, not held safety engineering optional
Common questions about this move
Can a microelectronics engineer become a power electronics engineer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A microelectronics engineer already covers 71% of what a power electronics engineer is expected to do: 51 skills carry over, 27 of which the power electronics engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a microelectronics engineer need to become a power electronics engineer?
12 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is design power electronics.
How hard is the move from microelectronics engineer to power electronics engineer?
Its learning distance is 44.4 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.