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

software architecttoembedded system designer

A software architect already meets 67% of what the embedded system designer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From software architect
67%
Overlap1
To embedded system designer
57 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
45.3 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 45.3

This move: 45.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the embedded system designer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the software architect 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 57 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A embedded system designer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a software architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held SPARK information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held system design information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held task algorithmisation information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held create flowchart diagram communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held create software design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held Ansible information and communication technologies (icts)

All 57 carried skills, including the 9 the embedded system designer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT communications protocols required
  • required, not held embedded systems required
  • required, not held engineering control theory required
  • required, not held signal processing required
  • optional, not held field-programmable gate arrays optional
  • optional, not held battery management systems optional
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held hardware architectures optional
  • optional, not held state estimation optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held real-time computing required
  • required, not held digital systems required
  • optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
  • optional, not held ICT security standards optional
  • optional, not held ICT system integration optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held software components libraries optional
  • optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
  • optional, not held hardware components optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret electronic design specifications required
  • optional, not held verify formal ICT specifications optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held develop creative ideas required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a embedded system designer 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 57 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse software specifications skill
  • already held create flowchart diagram skill
  • already held create software design skill
  • already held define technical requirements skill
  • already held provide ICT consulting advice skill
  • already held system design knowledge
  • already held systems development life-cycle knowledge
  • already held task algorithmisation knowledge
  • already held tools for software configuration management knowledge
  • already held ABAP knowledge
  • already held AJAX knowledge
  • already held APL knowledge
  • already held ASP.NET knowledge
  • already held Ansible knowledge
  • already held Apache Maven knowledge
  • already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held C# knowledge
  • already held C++ knowledge
  • already held COBOL knowledge
  • already held CoffeeScript knowledge
  • already held Common Lisp knowledge
  • already held Erlang knowledge
  • already held Groovy knowledge
  • already held Haskell knowledge
  • already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held JavaScript knowledge
  • already held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • already held Lisp knowledge
  • already held MATLAB knowledge
  • already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
  • already held Objective-C knowledge
  • already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
  • already held PHP knowledge
  • already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Perl knowledge
  • already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held R knowledge
  • already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held SAP R3 knowledge
  • already held SAS language knowledge
  • already held SPARK knowledge
  • already held STAF knowledge
  • already held Salt (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • already held Scala knowledge
  • already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held TypeScript knowledge
  • already held VBScript knowledge
  • already held Visual Basic knowledge
  • already held build business relationships skill
  • already held collect customer feedback on applications skill
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held field-programmable gate arrays optional
  • optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
  • optional, not held ICT security standards optional
  • optional, not held ICT system integration optional
  • optional, not held battery management systems optional
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held hardware architectures optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held software components libraries optional
  • optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
  • optional, not held verify formal ICT specifications optional
  • optional, not held hardware components optional
  • optional, not held state estimation optional
32 held skills the embedded system designer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role WildFly knowledge
  • not needed by the target role align software with system architectures skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role apply ICT systems theory skill
  • not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define software architecture skill
  • not needed by the target role design cloud architecture skill
  • not needed by the target role design database in the cloud skill
  • not needed by the target role design database scheme skill
  • not needed by the target role design process skill
  • not needed by the target role develop software prototype skill
  • not needed by the target role do cloud refactoring skill
  • not needed by the target role implement data warehousing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role object-oriented modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role oversee development of software skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
  • not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • not needed by the target role security engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role systems theory knowledge
  • not needed by the target role unified modelling language knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use an application-specific interface skill
  • not needed by the target role use markup languages skill
  • not needed by the target role use query languages skill
  • not needed by the target role web programming knowledge
18 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 real-time computing required
  • required, not held ICT communications protocols required
  • required, not held embedded systems required
  • required, not held engineering control theory required
  • required, not held signal processing required
  • required, not held digital systems required
  • optional, not held field-programmable gate arrays optional
  • optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
  • optional, not held ICT security standards optional
  • optional, not held ICT system integration optional
  • optional, not held battery management systems optional
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held hardware architectures optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held software components libraries optional
  • optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
  • optional, not held hardware components optional
  • optional, not held state estimation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from software architect

Full index of moves from software architect

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.