Table 1Transition record

microelectronics maintenance techniciantomicroelectronics engineering technician

A microelectronics maintenance technician already meets 22% of what the microelectronics engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From microelectronics maintenance technician

22%

Overlap1

To microelectronics engineering technician

12 Skills carried over

20 Required, not held

79.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 79.9

This move: 79.9 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the microelectronics engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the microelectronics maintenance 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A microelectronics engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a microelectronics maintenance technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held maintain microelectronics working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held test microelectronics constructing
already held solder components onto electronic board constructing
already held surface-mount technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held microassembly natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held automatic control system information and communication technologies (icts)

All 12 carried skills, including the 5 the microelectronics engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 40 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 information skills 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held interpret circuit diagrams required
required, not held inspect quality of products required
required, not held read assembly drawings required
required, not held read engineering drawings required
required, not held record test data required

optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held monitor machine operations optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held design drawings required
required, not held electronic equipment standards required
required, not held electronic test procedures required
required, not held microsensors required

optional, not held LED lighting components optional
optional, not held MOEM optional
optional, not held battery formation optional
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held adjust engineering designs required
required, not held assist scientific research required
required, not held liaise with engineers required
required, not held prepare production prototypes required

optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
optional, not held write technical reports optional

04 handling and moving 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assemble microelectronics required
required, not held align components required
required, not held fasten components required

optional, not held use precision tools optional

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held microprocessors required

optional, not held microsystem test procedures optional
optional, not held CAE software optional

06 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held wear cleanroom suit required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a microelectronics 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held electronics knowledge
already held integrated circuits knowledge
already held microassembly knowledge
already held microelectronics knowledge
already held test microelectronics skill
already held CAD software knowledge
already held automatic control system knowledge
already held firmware knowledge
already held maintain microelectronics skill
already held program firmware skill
already held solder components onto electronic board skill
already held surface-mount technology knowledge

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 required

required, not held solder electronics required

08 management skills 1 required

required, not held meet deadlines required

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held operate SMT placement equipment optional
optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional

10 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CAM software optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held LED lighting components optional
optional, not held MOEM optional
optional, not held battery formation optional
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
optional, not held microsystem test procedures optional
optional, not held operate SMT placement equipment optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional
optional, not held use precision tools optional
optional, not held write technical reports optional

14 held skills the microelectronics engineering technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAM software knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
not needed by the target role conduct inter-shift communication skill
not needed by the target role conduct routine machinery checks skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role physics knowledge
not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role robotics knowledge
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
not needed by the target role work safely with machines skill

14 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 design drawings required
required, not held electronic equipment standards required
required, not held electronic test procedures required
required, not held microprocessors required
required, not held microsensors required
optional, not held LED lighting components optional
optional, not held MOEM optional
optional, not held battery formation optional
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
optional, not held microsystem test procedures optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional

Index

Other moves recorded from microelectronics maintenance technician

Full index of moves from microelectronics maintenance 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.