Career Overlap Transition record
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Photonics engineering technician to microelectronics engineering technician

A photonics engineering technician already meets 53% of what the microelectronics engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From photonics engineering technician
53 % overlap
Partial match
To microelectronics engineering technician
26 You already bring
11 Still to learn
52 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.1/ 100

1 How much of what a microelectronics engineering technician is expected to do is already part of a photonics engineering technician’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 engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A microelectronics engineering technician role treats 14 of its required skills as things a photonics engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • align components
  • assist scientific research
  • design drawings
  • electronics
  • fasten components

What stands in the way is 11 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 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A microelectronics engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a photonics engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held MOEM engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held microsensors engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held microprocessors information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held firmware information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held program firmware working with computers
  • already held interpret circuit diagrams information skills

All 26 carried skills, including the 14 the microelectronics engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 26 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 7 supplementary
  • still to learn electronic equipment standards required
  • still to learn electronic test procedures required
  • still to learn integrated circuits required
  • still to learn microelectronics required
  • optional, not held LED lighting components optional
  • optional, not held battery formation optional
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
02 constructing 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn test microelectronics required
  • still to learn solder electronics required
  • optional, not held solder components onto electronic board optional
03 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn assemble microelectronics required
  • optional, not held use precision tools optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • still to learn wear cleanroom suit required
05 information skills 1 required
  • still to learn read assembly drawings required
06 management skills 1 required
  • still to learn meet deadlines required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a microelectronics engineering technician 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 26 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held align components skill
  • already held assist scientific research skill
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held microprocessors knowledge
  • already held microsensors knowledge
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held MOEM knowledge
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held firmware knowledge
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held monitor machine operations skill
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held write technical reports skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • still to learn microassembly required
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held operate SMT placement equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
09 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held microsystem test procedures optional
  • optional, not held automatic control system optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held LED lighting components optional
  • optional, not held battery formation optional
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held maintain microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held microsystem test procedures optional
  • optional, not held operate SMT placement equipment optional
  • optional, not held solder components onto electronic board optional
  • optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held automatic control system optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
  • optional, not held use precision tools optional
35 held skills the microelectronics engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply optical coating skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble optoelectronics skill
  • not needed by the target role calibrate optical instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role clean optical components skill
  • not needed by the target role computational mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role digital camera sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electromagnetic spectrum knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrooptic devices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fibre optics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect optical supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role lasers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain optical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microoptics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mount optical components on frames skill
  • not needed by the target role operate optical assembly equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role optical components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role optical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role optical equipment standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role optical glass characteristics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role optical manufacturing process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role optics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role optoelectronic devices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role optoelectronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role optomechanical components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role photonics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role printed circuit boards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quantum technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role refractive power knowledge
  • not needed by the target role semiconductors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test optical components skill
  • not needed by the target role types of optical instruments knowledge
14 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 electronic equipment standards required
  • still to learn electronic test procedures required
  • still to learn integrated circuits required
  • still to learn microassembly required
  • still to learn microelectronics required
  • optional, not held LED lighting components optional
  • optional, not held battery formation optional
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held microsystem test procedures optional
  • optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held automatic control system optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
Index

Other moves recorded from photonics engineering technician

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a photonics engineering technician become a microelectronics engineering technician?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A photonics engineering technician already covers 53% of what a microelectronics engineering technician is expected to do: 26 skills carry over, 14 of which the microelectronics engineering technician role treats as required.

What skills does a photonics engineering technician need to become a microelectronics engineering technician?

11 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is assemble microelectronics.

How hard is the move from photonics engineering technician to microelectronics engineering technician?

Its learning distance is 55.1 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.