Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

microelectronics smart manufacturing engineertomicroelectronics designer

A microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer already meets 41% of what the microelectronics designer role asks for. The move turns on 32 required skills not yet in the profile.

From microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer
41%
Overlap1
To microelectronics designer
33 Skills carried over
32 Required, not held
72 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72/ 100

1 Share of the microelectronics designer 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.

Why

Why this move works

A microelectronics designer role treats 25 of its required skills as things a microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • abide by regulations on banned materials
  • artificial neural networks
  • coordinate engineering teams
  • develop assembly instructions
  • draft bill of materials
  • electronics

What stands in the way is 32 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

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 microelectronics designer 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 artificial neural networks information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held integrated circuit types engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • 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 precision measuring instruments engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 33 carried skills, including the 25 the microelectronics designer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 53 missing skills fall into 11 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 13 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held design sensors required
  • required, not held develop product design required
  • required, not held model sensor required
  • required, not held adjust engineering designs required
  • required, not held apply technical communication skills required
  • required, not held approve engineering design required
  • required, not held create a product's virtual model required
  • required, not held customise drafts required
  • required, not held design circuits using CAD required
  • required, not held design electronic systems required
  • required, not held design integrated circuits required
  • required, not held design prototypes required
  • required, not held review drafts required
  • optional, not held prepare production prototypes optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held write technical reports optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 10 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held electronic components required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • required, not held electrical engineering required
  • required, not held electricity principles required
  • required, not held environmental engineering required
  • required, not held integrated circuits required
  • required, not held micromechanics required
  • required, not held microsensors required
  • required, not held semiconductors required
  • required, not held sensors required
  • optional, not held LED lighting components optional
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronics optional
  • optional, not held power electronics optional
  • optional, not held precision mechanics optional
03 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret circuit diagrams required
  • required, not held interpret electronic design specifications required
  • required, not held read assembly drawings required
  • optional, not held conduct literature research optional
  • optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 required
  • required, not held CAD software required
  • required, not held CAE software required
  • required, not held printed circuit boards required
05 working with computers 2 required
  • required, not held integrate system components required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
06 constructing 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor system performance required
  • optional, not held solder components onto electronic board optional
  • optional, not held test sensors optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

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.

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 abide by regulations on banned materials skill
  • already held artificial neural networks knowledge
  • already held coordinate engineering teams skill
  • already held develop assembly instructions skill
  • already held draft bill of materials skill
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held emergent technologies knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held environmental legislation knowledge
  • already held environmental threats knowledge
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • already held integrated circuit types knowledge
  • already held machine learning knowledge
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held microassembly knowledge
  • already held microelectronics knowledge
  • already held physics knowledge
  • already held prepare assembly drawings skill
  • already held principles of artificial intelligence knowledge
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held apply soldering techniques skill
  • already held control engineering knowledge
  • already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held nanotechnology knowledge
  • already held perform resource planning skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held precision measuring instruments knowledge
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held microoptics optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held composite materials optional
08 health and welfare 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held biomedical engineering optional
  • optional, not held medical devices optional
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
10 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
11 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held LED lighting components optional
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held microoptics 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 chemistry optional
  • optional, not held composite materials optional
  • optional, not held conduct literature research optional
  • optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held medical devices optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronics optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
  • optional, not held power electronics optional
  • optional, not held precision mechanics 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
55 held skills the microelectronics designer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role apply advanced manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble printed circuit boards skill
  • not needed by the target role assess the life cycle of resources 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 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 hazardous waste management strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of soldering waste skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure health and safety in manufacturing skill
  • 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 industrial engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • 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 liaise with engineers skill
  • 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
  • not needed by the target role manage system security skill
  • not needed by the target role microelectromechanical systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor plant production skill
  • not needed by the target role nanoelectronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role non-destructive testing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill

15 further entries not listed here

24 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 electronic components required
  • required, not held CAD software required
  • required, not held CAE software required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • required, not held electrical engineering required
  • required, not held electricity principles required
  • required, not held environmental engineering required
  • required, not held integrated circuits required
  • required, not held micromechanics required
  • required, not held microsensors required
  • required, not held printed circuit boards required
  • required, not held semiconductors required
  • required, not held sensors required
  • optional, not held LED lighting components optional
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held microoptics optional
  • optional, not held biomedical engineering optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held composite materials optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held medical devices optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronics optional
  • optional, not held power electronics optional
  • optional, not held precision mechanics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer

Full index of moves from microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer

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.