Table 1Transition record

microelectronics engineering techniciantomicrosystem engineering technician

A microelectronics engineering technician already meets 78% of what the microsystem engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From microelectronics engineering technician

78%

Overlap1

To microsystem engineering technician

33 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

28.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 28.9

This move: 28.9 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the microsystem engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the microelectronics engineering technician 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 33 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A microsystem engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a microelectronics engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held microsystem test procedures information and communication technologies (icts)
already held surface-mount technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held microassembly natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held precision measuring instruments engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held MOEM engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held microelectromechanical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 33 carried skills, including the 16 the microsystem engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 missing skills fall into 5 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 handling and moving 3 required

required, not held package microelectromechanical systems required
required, not held assemble microelectromechanical systems required
required, not held set tolerances required

02 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held test microelectromechanical systems required

optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held precision mechanics optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain microelectromechanical systems optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a microsystem engineering technician 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 33 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held align components skill
already held assist scientific research skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held fasten components skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held liaise with engineers skill
already held meet deadlines skill
already held microassembly knowledge
already held microelectromechanical systems knowledge
already held microsystem test procedures knowledge
already held prepare production prototypes skill
already held read assembly drawings skill
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held record test data skill
already held wear cleanroom suit skill
already held CAD software knowledge
already held MOEM knowledge
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held automatic control system knowledge
already held firmware knowledge
already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held monitor machine operations skill
already held operate precision machinery skill
already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
already held precision measuring instruments knowledge
already held program firmware skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
already held surface-mount technology knowledge
already held use CAM software skill
already held use precision tools skill
already held write technical reports skill

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain microelectromechanical systems optional
optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional

19 held skills the microsystem engineering technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
not needed by the target role LED lighting components knowledge
not needed by the target role assemble microelectronics skill
not needed by the target role battery formation knowledge
not needed by the target role consumer electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic equipment standards knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic test procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role integrated circuits knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
not needed by the target role maintain microelectronics skill
not needed by the target role microelectronics knowledge
not needed by the target role microprocessors knowledge
not needed by the target role microsensors knowledge
not needed by the target role operate SMT placement equipment skill
not needed by the target role solder components onto electronic board skill
not needed by the target role solder electronics skill
not needed by the target role test microelectronics skill

2 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 quality standards required
optional, not held precision mechanics optional

Index

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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.