Table 1Transition record

microelectronics smart manufacturing engineertomanufacturing engineer

A microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer already meets 44% of what the manufacturing engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer

44%

Overlap1

To manufacturing engineer

18 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

57.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.5

This move: 57.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the manufacturing engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the microelectronics smart manufacturing 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A manufacturing engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assess the life cycle of resources communication, collaboration and creativity
already held monitor plant production information skills
already held reverse engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held ensure health and safety in manufacturing assisting and caring
already held apply advanced manufacturing management skills
already held provide improvement strategies management skills

All 18 carried skills, including the 7 the manufacturing engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 9 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 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held adjust engineering designs required
required, not held advise on manufacturing problems required
required, not held approve engineering design required

optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
optional, not held draft design specifications optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held production engineering required

optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
optional, not held circular economy optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional

03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ensure material compliance required
required, not held assess financial viability required

optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
optional, not held maintain financial records optional

04 services 1 required

required, not held consumer protection required

05 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use technical drawing software required

06 management skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a manufacturing engineer 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 18 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held engineering principles knowledge
already held ensure health and safety in manufacturing skill
already held industrial engineering knowledge
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held production processes knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
already held apply advanced manufacturing skill
already held assess the life cycle of resources skill
already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
already held liaise with engineers skill
already held monitor plant production skill
already held provide improvement strategies skill
already held recommend product improvements skill
already held reverse engineering knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use CAM software skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held design principles optional

08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional

09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAE software optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
optional, not held circular economy optional
optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held draft design specifications optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional
optional, not held maintain financial records optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

70 held skills the manufacturing engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
not needed by the target role artificial neural networks knowledge
not needed by the target role assemble printed circuit boards skill
not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
not needed by the target role characteristics of waste knowledge
not needed by the target role check quality of products on the production line skill
not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
not needed by the target role communicate test results to other departments skill
not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate engineering teams skill
not needed by the target role cyber security knowledge
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 assembly instructions skill
not needed by the target role develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
not needed by the target role dispose of soldering waste skill
not needed by the target role draft bill of materials skill
not needed by the target role electronic equipment standards knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role emergent technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
not needed by the target role establish data processes skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
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 quality of products skill
not needed by the target role integrated circuit types knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret current data skill
not needed by the target role investigate security issues skill
not needed by the target role machine learning knowledge
not needed by the target role manage data skill
not needed by the target role manage data collection systems skill
not needed by the target role manage discarded products skill

30 further entries not listed here

9 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 engineering processes required
required, not held production engineering required
required, not held consumer protection required
optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held circular economy optional
optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held industrial research and development 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.