RecordMove

Power electronics engineer to electronics engineer

A power electronics engineer already meets 53% of what the electronics engineer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

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

From power electronics engineer

Partial match

To electronics engineer

29 You already bring

12 Still to learn

58 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.7/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an electronics engineer is expected to do is already part of a power electronics 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 electronics engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An electronics engineer role treats 15 of its required skills as things a power electronics engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

adjust engineering designs
approve engineering design
battery management systems
create technical plans
design drawings
develop electronic test procedures

What stands in the way is 12 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An electronics engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a power electronics engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held design integrated circuits communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop electronic test procedures management skills
already held electronic test procedures engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held ensure material compliance information skills
already held battery design engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held consumer electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 29 carried skills, including the 15 the electronics engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 8 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn identify customer's needs required
still to learn design electrical systems required
still to learn design electronic systems required
still to learn write technical reports required

optional, not held create software design optional
optional, not held design user interface optional
optional, not held design circuit boards optional
optional, not held design microelectromechanical systems optional
optional, not held design microelectronics optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn electrical testing methods required
still to learn industrial research and development required
still to learn mechanics required
still to learn types of electronics required

optional, not held electromagnets optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held model based system engineering optional
optional, not held programmable logic controller optional

03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn execute feasibility study required
still to learn perform scientific research required

optional, not held assess supplier risks optional
optional, not held assess financial viability optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn mathematics required

optional, not held electromagnetism optional

05 management skills 1 required

still to learn manage budgets required

06 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held abide by regulations on banned materials optional
optional, not held process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006 optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an electronics 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 29 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held battery management systems knowledge
already held create technical plans skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held develop electronic test procedures skill
already held electricity knowledge
already held electricity principles knowledge
already held electronic test procedures knowledge
already held electronics knowledge
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held environmental threats knowledge
already held physics knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held CAD software knowledge
already held battery design knowledge
already held consumer electronics knowledge
already held design integrated circuits skill
already held design prototypes skill
already held ensure material compliance skill
already held perform project management skill
already held perform test run skill
already held regulations on substances knowledge
already held risk management knowledge
already held robotic components knowledge
already held robotics knowledge
already held safety engineering knowledge
already held use CAD software skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held product data management optional

08 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held design principles optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held abide by regulations on banned materials optional
optional, not held assess supplier risks optional
optional, not held create software design optional
optional, not held design user interface optional
optional, not held electromagnetism optional
optional, not held electromagnets optional
optional, not held process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006 optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held assess financial viability optional
optional, not held design circuit boards optional
optional, not held design microelectromechanical systems optional
optional, not held design microelectronics optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held model based system engineering optional
optional, not held product data management optional
optional, not held programmable logic controller optional

41 held skills the electronics engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role assemble hardware components skill
not needed by the target role conduct literature research skill
not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
not needed by the target role coordinate engineering teams skill
not needed by the target role define manufacturing quality criteria skill
not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role design electromechanical systems skill
not needed by the target role design firmware skill
not needed by the target role design power electronics skill
not needed by the target role develop product design skill
not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
not needed by the target role draft bill of materials skill
not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
not needed by the target role electronic equipment standards knowledge
not needed by the target role energy saving potential of automated shift systems knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role install software skill
not needed by the target role integrated circuits knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
not needed by the target role maintain safe engineering watches skill
not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role model power electronics skill
not needed by the target role operate electronic measuring instruments skill
not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
not needed by the target role power electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare assembly drawings skill
not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
not needed by the target role program firmware skill
not needed by the target role record test data skill
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role test microelectronics skill
not needed by the target role test power electronics skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role use CAM software skill

1 further entry not listed here

13 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 electrical testing methods required
still to learn industrial research and development required
still to learn mathematics required
still to learn mechanics required
still to learn types of electronics required
optional, not held electromagnetism optional
optional, not held electromagnets optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held model based system engineering optional
optional, not held product data management optional
optional, not held programmable logic controller optional

Index

Other moves recorded from power electronics engineer

Full index of moves from power electronics engineer

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a power electronics engineer become an electronics engineer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A power electronics engineer already covers 53% of what an electronics engineer is expected to do: 29 skills carry over, 15 of which the electronics engineer role treats as required.

What skills does a power electronics engineer need to become an electronics engineer?

12 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is identify customer's needs.

How hard is the move from power electronics engineer to electronics engineer?

Its learning distance is 55.7 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.