Microelectronics materials engineer to microelectronics designer
A microelectronics materials engineer already meets 48% of what the microelectronics designer role asks for. The move turns on 29 required skills not yet in the profile.
67.2/ 100
1 How much of what a microelectronics designer is expected to do is already part of a microelectronics materials 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 microelectronics designer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A microelectronics designer role treats 28 of its required skills as things a microelectronics materials engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- CAE software
- abide by regulations on banned materials
- adjust engineering designs
- artificial neural networks
- design prototypes
- electrical engineering
What stands in the way is 29 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 40 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A microelectronics designer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a microelectronics materials engineer background worth leading with.
- already held artificial neural networks information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held nanotechnology engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held machine learning information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held microassembly natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held micromechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held precision measuring instruments engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 40 carried skills, including the 28 the microelectronics designer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 46 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 sensors required
- still to learn develop product design required
- still to learn model sensor required
- still to learn apply technical communication skills required
- still to learn approve engineering design required
- still to learn create a product's virtual model required
- still to learn customise drafts required
- still to learn design circuits using CAD required
- still to learn design electronic systems required
- still to learn design integrated circuits required
- still to learn develop assembly instructions required
- still to learn prepare assembly drawings required
- still to learn review drafts required
- optional, not held prepare production prototypes optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held write technical reports optional
- still to learn electronic components required
- still to learn integrated circuit types required
- still to learn design drawings required
- still to learn engineering principles required
- still to learn environmental engineering required
- still to learn integrated circuits required
- optional, not held LED lighting components optional
- optional, not held consumer electronics optional
- optional, not held control engineering optional
- optional, not held electronic equipment standards optional
- optional, not held power electronics optional
- still to learn interpret circuit diagrams required
- still to learn interpret electronic design specifications required
- still to learn draft bill of materials required
- still to learn read assembly drawings required
- optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
- optional, not held perform resource planning optional
- still to learn CAD software required
- still to learn printed circuit boards required
- still to learn integrate system components required
- still to learn program firmware required
- still to learn monitor system performance required
- optional, not held solder components onto electronic board optional
- optional, not held test sensors optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a microelectronics designer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 design sensors practise this
- 02 develop product design practise this
- 03 electronic components study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 40 skills that carry over
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held abide by regulations on banned materials skill
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held artificial neural networks knowledge
- already held design prototypes skill
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held electricity principles knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held emergent technologies knowledge
- already held environmental legislation knowledge
- already held environmental threats knowledge
- already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
- already held machine learning knowledge
- already held manufacturing processes knowledge
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held microassembly knowledge
- already held microelectronics knowledge
- already held micromechanics knowledge
- already held microsensors knowledge
- already held physics knowledge
- already held principles of artificial intelligence knowledge
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held semiconductors knowledge
- already held sensors knowledge
- already held use CAD software skill
- already held use CAM software skill
- already held use technical drawing software skill
- already held apply soldering techniques skill
- already held chemistry knowledge
- already held composite materials knowledge
- already held conduct literature research skill
- already held material mechanics knowledge
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held microoptics knowledge
- already held nanotechnology knowledge
- already held optoelectronics knowledge
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held precision measuring instruments knowledge
- already held precision mechanics knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn coordinate engineering teams required
- optional, not held perform project management optional
- optional, not held biomedical engineering optional
- optional, not held medical devices optional
- optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held LED lighting components optional
- optional, not held consumer electronics optional
- optional, not held solder components onto electronic board optional
- optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
- optional, not held biomedical engineering optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
- optional, not held control engineering optional
- optional, not held electronic equipment standards optional
- optional, not held medical devices optional
- optional, not held perform project management optional
- optional, not held perform resource planning optional
- optional, not held power electronics optional
- optional, not held prepare production prototypes optional
- optional, not held test sensors optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held write technical reports optional
39 held skills the microelectronics designer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
- not needed by the target role advise on waste management procedures skill
- not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
- not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
- not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
- not needed by the target role basic chemicals knowledge
- not needed by the target role characteristics of waste knowledge
- not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
- not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
- not needed by the target role data models knowledge
- not needed by the target role define manufacturing quality criteria skill
- not needed by the target role develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
- not needed by the target role develop microelectromechanical system test procedures skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of soldering waste skill
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role hazardous waste treatment knowledge
- not needed by the target role hazardous waste types knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect semiconductor components skill
- not needed by the target role join metals skill
- not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage data skill
- not needed by the target role materials engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role microsystem test procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role nanomaterials knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform chemical experiments skill
- not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform data mining skill
- not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
- not needed by the target role record test data skill
- not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
- not needed by the target role test materials skill
- not needed by the target role test microelectromechanical systems skill
- not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of plastic knowledge
- not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
- not needed by the target role use specific data analysis software skill
- not needed by the target role work with chemicals skill
15 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 electronic components required
- still to learn integrated circuit types required
- still to learn CAD software required
- still to learn design drawings required
- still to learn engineering principles required
- still to learn environmental engineering required
- still to learn integrated circuits required
- still to learn printed circuit boards required
- optional, not held LED lighting components optional
- optional, not held consumer electronics optional
- optional, not held biomedical engineering optional
- optional, not held control engineering optional
- optional, not held electronic equipment standards optional
- optional, not held medical devices optional
- optional, not held power electronics optional
Other moves recorded from microelectronics materials engineer
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- microsystem engineer 48% covered · substantial
- microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer 47% covered · substantial
- surface engineer 44% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from microelectronics materials engineer
Common questions about this move
Can a microelectronics materials engineer become a microelectronics designer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A microelectronics materials engineer already covers 48% of what a microelectronics designer is expected to do: 40 skills carry over, 28 of which the microelectronics designer role treats as required.
What skills does a microelectronics materials engineer need to become a microelectronics designer?
29 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is design sensors.
How hard is the move from microelectronics materials engineer to microelectronics designer?
Its learning distance is 67.2 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.