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

sensor engineertoastronomer

A sensor engineer already meets 69% of what the astronomer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sensor engineer
69%
Overlap1
To astronomer
38 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
43 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

69%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

43/ 100

1 Share of the astronomer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sensor 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.

Why

Why this move works

A astronomer role treats 32 of its required skills as things a sensor engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply for research funding
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience
  • conduct research across disciplines
  • demonstrate disciplinary expertise
  • develop professional network with researchers and scientists

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 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A astronomer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sensor engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held quantum computing information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held optics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held optoelectronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held mathematical modelling natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held operate scientific measuring equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held physics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 38 carried skills, including the 32 the astronomer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 8 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 information skills 5 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held apply scientific methods required
  • required, not held apply statistical analysis techniques required
  • required, not held carry out scientific research in observatory required
  • required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
  • required, not held gather experimental data required
  • optional, not held define celestial bodies optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held analyse telescope images optional
  • optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held astronomy required
  • required, not held statistics required
  • optional, not held computational physics optional
  • optional, not held mathematical physics optional
  • optional, not held quantum technology optional
  • optional, not held aeronomy optional
  • optional, not held geophysics optional
  • optional, not held types of optical instruments optional
03 education 1 required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology required
04 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required
  • required, not held scientific literature required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform lectures optional
  • optional, not held apply teaching strategies optional
  • optional, not held design scientific equipment optional
  • optional, not held teach astronomy optional
  • optional, not held write research proposals optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held optomechanical engineering optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a astronomer 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 38 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply for research funding skill
  • already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
  • already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • already held conduct research across disciplines skill
  • already held demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
  • already held develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
  • already held disseminate results to the scientific community skill
  • already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
  • already held evaluate research activities skill
  • already held increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
  • already held integrate gender dimension in research skill
  • already held interact professionally in research and professional environments 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 manage personal professional development skill
  • already held manage research data skill
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held mentor individuals skill
  • already held operate open source software skill
  • already held operate scientific measuring equipment skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held physics knowledge
  • 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 speak different languages skill
  • already held synthesise information skill
  • already held think abstractly skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held mathematical modelling knowledge
  • already held optics knowledge
  • already held optoelectronics knowledge
  • already held quantum computing knowledge
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held scientific modelling optional
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate telescopes optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held computational physics optional
  • optional, not held define celestial bodies optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held mathematical physics optional
  • optional, not held perform lectures optional
  • optional, not held quantum technology optional
  • optional, not held aeronomy optional
  • optional, not held analyse telescope images optional
  • optional, not held apply teaching strategies optional
  • optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
  • optional, not held design scientific equipment optional
  • optional, not held geophysics optional
  • optional, not held operate telescopes optional
  • optional, not held optomechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held scientific modelling optional
  • optional, not held teach astronomy optional
  • optional, not held types of optical instruments optional
  • optional, not held write research proposals optional
70 held skills the astronomer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role MOEM knowledge
  • not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role automotive engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role biomedical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role building automation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
  • 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 consumer electronics 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 create technical plans skill
  • not needed by the target role define manufacturing quality criteria skill
  • not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design firmware skill
  • not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role design sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role develop electronic test procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role develop product design skill
  • not needed by the target role digital camera sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role digital twin technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role draft bill of materials skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronic equipment standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronic test procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge

30 further entries not listed here

12 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 astronomy required
  • required, not held scientific literature required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology required
  • required, not held statistics required
  • optional, not held computational physics optional
  • optional, not held mathematical physics optional
  • optional, not held quantum technology optional
  • optional, not held aeronomy optional
  • optional, not held geophysics optional
  • optional, not held optomechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held scientific modelling optional
  • optional, not held types of optical instruments optional
Index

Other moves recorded from sensor engineer

Full index of moves from sensor 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.