Table 1Transition record

microelectronics designertopower electronics engineer

A microelectronics designer already meets 49% of what the power electronics engineer role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From microelectronics designer

49%

Overlap1

To power electronics engineer

35 Skills carried over

20 Required, not held

63.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 63.9

This move: 63.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the power electronics engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the microelectronics 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 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A power electronics engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a microelectronics designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held design integrated circuits communication, collaboration and creativity
already held consumer electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held integrated circuits engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held power electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held environmental threats natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held prepare assembly drawings communication, collaboration and creativity

All 35 carried skills, including the 19 the power electronics engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 35 missing skills fall into 12 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

required, not held test power electronics required
required, not held ensure material compliance required
required, not held analyse test data required
required, not held record test data required
required, not held report analysis results required

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held battery design required
required, not held battery management systems required
required, not held electricity required
required, not held electronic test procedures required

optional, not held energy saving potential of automated shift systems optional
optional, not held robotic components optional
optional, not held robotics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held design power electronics required
required, not held model power electronics required
required, not held design electromechanical systems required
required, not held draft design specifications required

optional, not held design firmware optional

04 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held define technical requirements required
required, not held develop electronic test procedures required

optional, not held define manufacturing quality criteria optional
optional, not held create technical plans optional

05 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held perform data analysis required

optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
optional, not held install software optional

06 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held test microelectronics required

optional, not held perform test run optional

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a power 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 35 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held conduct literature research skill
already held conduct quality control analysis skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held design prototypes skill
already held electricity principles knowledge
already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
already held electronics knowledge
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held environmental threats knowledge
already held integrated circuits knowledge
already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held physics knowledge
already held power electronics knowledge
already held prepare production prototypes skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held CAD software knowledge
already held CAE software knowledge
already held apply soldering techniques skill
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held consumer electronics knowledge
already held coordinate engineering teams skill
already held design integrated circuits skill
already held develop product design skill
already held draft bill of materials skill
already held perform project management skill
already held perform resource planning skill
already held prepare assembly drawings skill
already held program firmware skill
already held train employees skill
already held use CAD software skill
already held use CAM software skill

The 6 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held dispose of hazardous waste required

optional, not held use precision tools optional

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held operate electronic measuring instruments required

optional, not held operate precision machinery optional

09 services 1 required

required, not held health and safety regulations required

10 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain safe engineering watches optional

11 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held risk management optional

12 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held regulations on substances optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held energy saving potential of automated shift systems optional
optional, not held define manufacturing quality criteria optional
optional, not held maintain safe engineering watches optional
optional, not held regulations on substances optional
optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
optional, not held create technical plans optional
optional, not held design firmware optional
optional, not held install software optional
optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held risk management optional
optional, not held robotic components optional
optional, not held robotics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held use precision tools optional

51 held skills the power electronics engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role LED lighting components knowledge
not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
not needed by the target role artificial neural networks knowledge
not needed by the target role assemble electronic units skill
not needed by the target role biomedical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role composite materials knowledge
not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role create a product's virtual model skill
not needed by the target role customise drafts skill
not needed by the target role design circuits using CAD skill
not needed by the target role design electronic systems skill
not needed by the target role design sensors skill
not needed by the target role develop assembly instructions skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic components knowledge
not needed by the target role emergent technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role integrate new products in manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
not needed by the target role integrated circuit types knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret electronic design specifications skill
not needed by the target role machine learning knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
not needed by the target role material mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role medical devices knowledge
not needed by the target role microassembly knowledge
not needed by the target role microelectronics knowledge
not needed by the target role micromechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role microoptics knowledge
not needed by the target role microsensors knowledge
not needed by the target role model sensor skill
not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
not needed by the target role nanotechnology knowledge
not needed by the target role optoelectronics knowledge
not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
not needed by the target role precision measuring instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge

11 further entries not listed here

11 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 battery design required
required, not held battery management systems required
required, not held electricity required
required, not held electronic test procedures required
required, not held health and safety regulations required
optional, not held energy saving potential of automated shift systems optional
optional, not held regulations on substances optional
optional, not held risk management optional
optional, not held robotic components optional
optional, not held robotics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from microelectronics designer

Full index of moves from microelectronics designer

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.