Table 1Transition record

printed circuit board designertointegrated circuit design engineer

A printed circuit board designer already meets 46% of what the integrated circuit design engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From printed circuit board designer

46%

Overlap1

To integrated circuit design engineer

16 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

55.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 55.1

This move: 55.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the integrated circuit design engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the printed circuit board designer 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A integrated circuit design engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a printed circuit board designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use manual draughting techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
already held plan manufacturing processes management skills
already held develop assembly instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held draw blueprints communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create a product's virtual model communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create technical plans management skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 8 the integrated circuit design engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 4 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 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held electronic components required
required, not held integrated circuit types required
required, not held electronic equipment standards required
required, not held integrated circuits required
required, not held semiconductors required

optional, not held LED lighting components optional
optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held customise drafts required
required, not held design electronic systems required
required, not held design integrated circuits required
required, not held liaise with engineers required

optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held review drafts optional
optional, not held train employees optional

03 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held monitor system performance optional
optional, not held test electronic units optional

04 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held draft bill of materials optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a integrated circuit design 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 CAD software knowledge
already held create technical plans skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held electricity knowledge
already held electronics knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held create a product's virtual model skill
already held design prototypes skill
already held develop assembly instructions skill
already held draw blueprints skill
already held electrical engineering knowledge
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held plan manufacturing processes skill
already held use manual draughting techniques skill

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held LED lighting components optional
optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held monitor system performance optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held draft bill of materials optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held review drafts optional
optional, not held test electronic units optional
optional, not held train employees optional

13 held skills the integrated circuit design engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CADD software knowledge
not needed by the target role design circuit boards skill
not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
not needed by the target role manual draughting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
not needed by the target role printed circuit boards knowledge
not needed by the target role test printed circuit boards skill
not needed by the target role use CADD software skill

8 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 integrated circuit types required
required, not held electronic equipment standards required
required, not held integrated circuits required
required, not held semiconductors required
optional, not held LED lighting components optional
optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional

Index

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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.