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

microsystem engineertomicroelectronics engineer

A microsystem engineer already meets 78% of what the microelectronics engineer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From microsystem engineer
78%
Overlap1
To microelectronics engineer
84 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
38.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 38.7

This move: 38.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the microelectronics engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the microsystem 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 84 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A microelectronics engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a microsystem engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held microassembly natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held micromechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held precision measuring instruments engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held MOEM engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held microelectromechanical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held microsensors engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 84 carried skills, including the 34 the microelectronics engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 10 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held electronic equipment standards required
  • required, not held electronic test procedures required
  • required, not held integrated circuits required
  • optional, not held battery management systems optional
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held integrated circuit types optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required
  • required, not held computer simulation required
  • required, not held microprocessors required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held design microelectronics required
  • optional, not held design firmware optional
  • optional, not held design integrated circuits optional
04 constructing 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held test microelectronics required
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
  • optional, not held solder electronics optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006 required
06 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held model microelectronics required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a microelectronics 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 84 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held abide by regulations on banned materials skill
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held analyse test data skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held conduct literature research skill
  • already held conduct quality control analysis skill
  • already held demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held electricity principles knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held environmental legislation knowledge
  • already held environmental threats knowledge
  • already held interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held manage research data skill
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held microassembly knowledge
  • already held microelectronics knowledge
  • already held operate open source software skill
  • already held operate scientific measuring equipment skill
  • already held perform data analysis skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held physics knowledge
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held report analysis results skill
  • already held synthesise information skill
  • already held think abstractly skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held MOEM knowledge
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held apply for research funding skill
  • already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
  • already held apply soldering techniques skill
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held build business relationships skill
  • already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held conduct research across disciplines skill
  • already held coordinate engineering teams skill
  • already held create technical plans skill
  • already held define manufacturing quality criteria skill
  • already held develop product design skill
  • already held develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
  • already held disseminate results to the scientific community skill
  • already held draft bill of materials skill
  • already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
  • already held evaluate research activities skill
  • already held firmware knowledge
  • already held increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
  • already held integrate gender dimension in research skill
  • already held maintain safe engineering watches skill
  • already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
  • already held manage intellectual property rights skill
  • already held manage open publications skill
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held mentor individuals skill
  • already held microelectromechanical systems knowledge
  • already held micromechanics knowledge
  • already held microoptics knowledge
  • already held microsensors knowledge
  • already held operate precision machinery skill
  • already held perform resource planning skill
  • already held precision measuring instruments knowledge
  • already held prepare assembly drawings skill
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held promote open innovation in research skill
  • already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities skill
  • already held promote the transfer of knowledge skill
  • already held publish academic research skill
  • already held semiconductors knowledge
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held train employees skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held use precision tools skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held ensure material compliance required
08 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held develop electronic test procedures required
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held quantum technology optional
  • optional, not held nanoelectronics optional
10 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
  • optional, not held install software optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held battery management systems optional
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held integrated circuit types optional
  • optional, not held quantum technology optional
  • optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
  • optional, not held design firmware optional
  • optional, not held design integrated circuits optional
  • optional, not held install software optional
  • optional, not held nanoelectronics optional
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
  • optional, not held solder electronics optional
20 held skills the microelectronics engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assemble microelectromechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role assess integrated domotics systems skill
  • not needed by the target role automatic control system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biomedical engineering 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 design microelectromechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role develop microelectromechanical system test procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • not needed by the target role microsystem test procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role nanotechnology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role optoelectronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role process customer orders skill
  • not needed by the target role programmable logic controller knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test microelectromechanical systems skill
10 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 computer simulation required
  • required, not held electronic equipment standards required
  • required, not held electronic test procedures required
  • required, not held integrated circuits required
  • required, not held microprocessors required
  • optional, not held battery management systems optional
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held integrated circuit types optional
  • optional, not held quantum technology optional
  • optional, not held nanoelectronics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from microsystem engineer

Full index of moves from microsystem 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.