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

microelectronics engineering techniciantosensor engineering technician

A microelectronics engineering technician already meets 73% of what the sensor engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From microelectronics engineering technician
73%
Overlap1
To sensor engineering technician
37 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
33.1 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 33.1

This move: 33.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the sensor engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the microelectronics engineering technician 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 37 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sensor engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a microelectronics engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held electronic test procedures engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held microassembly natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held precision measuring instruments engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held microsensors engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held automatic control system information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held wear cleanroom suit assisting and caring

All 37 carried skills, including the 16 the sensor engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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 constructing 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply soldering techniques required
  • required, not held test sensors required
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held sensors required
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held control engineering optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate scientific measuring equipment required
  • optional, not held maintain sensor equipment optional
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held assemble sensors required
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held digital twin technology required
06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held digital camera sensors optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sensor engineering technician 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 37 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held align components skill
  • already held assist scientific research skill
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
  • already held electronic test procedures knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held meet deadlines skill
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held solder electronics skill
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held automatic control system knowledge
  • already held consumer electronics knowledge
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held firmware knowledge
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held microassembly knowledge
  • already held microelectronics knowledge
  • already held microprocessors knowledge
  • already held microsensors knowledge
  • already held monitor machine operations skill
  • already held operate precision machinery skill
  • already held precision measuring instruments knowledge
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held use precision tools skill
  • already held wear cleanroom suit skill
  • already held write technical reports skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held create technical plans optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform data analysis optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held digital camera sensors optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held control engineering optional
  • optional, not held create technical plans optional
  • optional, not held maintain sensor equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform data analysis optional
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
15 held skills the sensor engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role LED lighting components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role MOEM knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assemble microelectronics skill
  • not needed by the target role battery formation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role integrated circuits knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain microelectronics skill
  • not needed by the target role microelectromechanical systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microsystem test procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate SMT placement equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role read assembly drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role solder components onto electronic board skill
  • not needed by the target role surface-mount technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test microelectronics skill
  • not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
5 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 digital twin technology required
  • required, not held sensors required
  • optional, not held digital camera sensors optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held control engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from microelectronics engineering technician

Full index of moves from microelectronics engineering technician

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.