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

sensor engineertooptoelectronic engineer

A sensor engineer already meets 68% of what the optoelectronic engineer role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sensor engineer
68%
Overlap1
To optoelectronic engineer
76 Skills carried over
16 Required, not held
49.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

68%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

49.8/ 100

1 Share of the optoelectronic engineer 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 optoelectronic engineer role treats 29 of its required skills as things a sensor engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • analyse test data
  • approve engineering design
  • conduct literature research
  • conduct quality control analysis
  • demonstrate disciplinary expertise

What stands in the way is 16 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 76 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A optoelectronic engineer 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 digital twin technology information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held develop electronic test procedures management skills
  • already held MOEM engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held digital camera sensors arts and humanities
  • already held microelectromechanical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held microsensors engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 76 carried skills, including the 29 the optoelectronic engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 9 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, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held LED lighting components required
  • required, not held optical manufacturing process required
  • required, not held optical engineering required
  • required, not held optical glass characteristics required
  • required, not held optoelectronic devices required
  • optional, not held microwave principles optional
  • optional, not held lasers optional
  • optional, not held optomechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held radars optional
  • optional, not held semiconductors optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held refractive power required
  • required, not held types of optical instruments required
  • optional, not held cavity optomechanics optional
  • optional, not held microoptics optional
  • optional, not held acoustics optional
  • optional, not held electromagnetic spectrum optional
  • optional, not held fibre optics optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held design optical prototypes required
  • required, not held model optical systems required
04 health and welfare 2 required
  • required, not held optical components required
  • required, not held optical instruments required
05 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held interpret circuit diagrams required
  • required, not held test optical components required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held operate precision measuring equipment required
  • optional, not held maintain optical equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate optical assembly equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate precision machinery optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a optoelectronic 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 76 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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 develop electronic test procedures skill
  • already held digital twin technology knowledge
  • already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held engineering principles 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 operate open source software skill
  • already held operate scientific measuring equipment skill
  • already held optics knowledge
  • already held optoelectronics knowledge
  • already held perform data analysis skill
  • already held perform project management 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 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 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 computer engineering knowledge
  • already held conduct research across disciplines skill
  • already held control engineering knowledge
  • 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 digital camera sensors knowledge
  • 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 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 mentor individuals skill
  • already held microelectromechanical systems knowledge
  • already held microelectronics knowledge
  • already held microprocessors knowledge
  • already held microsensors knowledge
  • already held perform resource planning skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held prepare assembly drawings 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 sensors 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 precision tools skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held develop optical test procedures required
08 services 1 required
  • required, not held optical equipment standards required
09 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held photonics optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held cavity optomechanics optional
  • optional, not held maintain optical equipment optional
  • optional, not held microoptics optional
  • optional, not held microwave principles optional
  • optional, not held operate optical assembly equipment optional
  • optional, not held acoustics optional
  • optional, not held electromagnetic spectrum optional
  • optional, not held fibre optics optional
  • optional, not held lasers optional
  • optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
  • optional, not held optomechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held photonics optional
  • optional, not held radars optional
  • optional, not held semiconductors optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
32 held skills the optoelectronic engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials 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 building automation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consumer electronics 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 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 test procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
  • not needed by the target role firmware knowledge
  • not needed by the target role holography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hybrid control systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mathematical modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role model sensor skill
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quantum computing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
  • not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
22 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 LED lighting components required
  • required, not held optical manufacturing process required
  • required, not held optical components required
  • required, not held optical engineering required
  • required, not held optical equipment standards required
  • required, not held optical glass characteristics required
  • required, not held optical instruments required
  • required, not held optoelectronic devices required
  • required, not held refractive power required
  • required, not held types of optical instruments required
  • optional, not held cavity optomechanics optional
  • optional, not held microoptics optional
  • optional, not held microwave principles optional
  • optional, not held acoustics optional
  • optional, not held electromagnetic spectrum optional
  • optional, not held fibre optics optional
  • optional, not held lasers optional
  • optional, not held optomechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held photonics optional
  • optional, not held radars optional
  • optional, not held semiconductors optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering 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.