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

microelectronics engineertopower electronics engineer

A microelectronics engineer already meets 71% of what the power electronics engineer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From microelectronics engineer
71%
Overlap1
To power electronics engineer
51 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
44.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

71%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

44.4/ 100

1 Share of the power electronics engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the microelectronics 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 power electronics engineer role treats 27 of its required skills as things a microelectronics engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • analyse test data
  • approve engineering design
  • battery management systems
  • conduct literature research
  • conduct quality control analysis

What stands in the way is 12 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 51 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 engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held test microelectronics constructing
  • already held design integrated circuits communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held develop electronic test procedures management skills
  • already held design firmware communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held electronic test procedures engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held ensure material compliance information skills

All 51 carried skills, including the 27 the power electronics engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 10 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required
  • 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
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held battery design required
  • required, not held power electronics 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 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held test power electronics required
  • required, not held interpret circuit diagrams required
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held dispose of hazardous waste required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held define technical requirements required
06 services 1 required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required

4 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 51 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 battery management systems knowledge
  • 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 develop electronic test procedures skill
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held electricity principles knowledge
  • already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
  • already held electronic test procedures knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held ensure material compliance skill
  • already held environmental legislation knowledge
  • already held environmental threats knowledge
  • already held integrated circuits knowledge
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held perform data analysis skill
  • already held physics knowledge
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held report analysis results skill
  • already held test microelectronics skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held apply soldering techniques skill
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held assemble hardware components skill
  • already held consumer electronics knowledge
  • already held coordinate engineering teams skill
  • already held create technical plans skill
  • already held define manufacturing quality criteria skill
  • already held design firmware skill
  • already held design integrated circuits skill
  • already held develop product design skill
  • already held draft bill of materials skill
  • already held install software skill
  • already held maintain safe engineering watches skill
  • already held operate precision machinery skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held perform resource planning skill
  • already held perform test run 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
  • already held use precision tools skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held operate electronic measuring instruments required
08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held risk management optional
09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held regulations on substances optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held energy saving potential of automated shift systems optional
  • optional, not held regulations on substances optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held risk management optional
  • optional, not held robotic components optional
  • optional, not held robotics optional
  • optional, not held safety engineering optional
55 held skills the power electronics engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 apply blended learning skill
  • not needed by the target role apply for research funding skill
  • not needed by the target role apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct research across disciplines skill
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role design microelectronics skill
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
  • not needed by the target role disseminate results to the scientific community skill
  • not needed by the target role draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate research activities skill
  • not needed by the target role firmware knowledge
  • not needed by the target role increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate gender dimension in research skill
  • not needed by the target role integrated circuit types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
  • not needed by the target role manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
  • not needed by the target role manage intellectual property rights skill
  • not needed by the target role manage open publications skill
  • not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
  • not needed by the target role manage research data skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mentor individuals skill
  • not needed by the target role microassembly knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microelectromechanical systems 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 microprocessors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microsensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role model microelectronics skill
  • not needed by the target role nanoelectronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate open source software skill
  • not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill

15 further entries not listed here

10 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 health and safety regulations required
  • required, not held power electronics required
  • optional, not held energy saving potential of automated shift systems optional
  • optional, not held regulations on substances optional
  • optional, not held CAD software 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 engineer

Full index of moves from microelectronics 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.