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Microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer to quality engineer

A microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer already meets 43% of what the quality engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer

Partial match

To quality engineer

16 You already bring

9 Still to learn

37 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.9/ 100

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1 How much of what a quality engineer is expected to do is already part of a microelectronics smart manufacturing 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 quality engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A quality engineer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

inspect quality of products
perform risk analysis
quality assurance methodologies
quality assurance procedures
quality standards
recommend product improvements

What stands in the way is 9 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A quality 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 non-destructive testing engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held communicate test results to other departments communication, collaboration and creativity
already held set quality assurance objectives management skills
already held recommend product improvements communication, collaboration and creativity
already held audit techniques business, administration and law
already held industrial engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 16 carried skills, including the 7 the quality engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 9 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn analyse test data required
still to learn record test data required
still to learn report test findings required
still to learn undertake inspections required

optional, not held lead inspections optional
optional, not held perform pre-assembly quality checks optional

02 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn identify process improvements required
still to learn define quality standards required

optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn support implementation of quality management systems required
still to learn write inspection reports required

optional, not held train employees optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn test procedures required

optional, not held materials engineering optional

05 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held ensure compliance with company regulations optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements optional

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held lean manufacturing optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a quality 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held inspect quality of products skill
already held perform risk analysis skill
already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
already held quality standards knowledge
already held recommend product improvements skill
already held set quality assurance objectives skill
already held audit techniques knowledge
already held check quality of products on the production line skill
already held check quality of raw materials skill
already held communicate test results to other departments skill
already held define manufacturing quality criteria skill
already held industrial engineering knowledge
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held non-destructive testing knowledge
already held oversee quality control skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain test equipment optional

08 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held communication optional

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held use measurement instruments optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held communication optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with company regulations optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements optional
optional, not held lead inspections optional
optional, not held lean manufacturing optional
optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held materials engineering optional
optional, not held perform pre-assembly quality checks optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held train employees optional
optional, not held use measurement instruments optional

72 held skills the quality 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 analyse production processes for improvement skill
not needed by the target role apply advanced manufacturing 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 assess the life cycle of resources skill
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 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 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 engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure health and safety in manufacturing skill
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 integrate new products in manufacturing 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 liaise with engineers 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

32 further entries not listed here

4 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 pick up Tier

still to learn test procedures required
optional, not held communication optional
optional, not held lean manufacturing optional
optional, not held materials engineering optional

Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer become a quality engineer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer already covers 43% of what a quality engineer is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 7 of which the quality engineer role treats as required.

What skills does a microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer need to become a quality engineer?

9 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is identify process improvements.

How hard is the move from microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer to quality engineer?

Its learning distance is 55.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.