Table 1Transition record

microelectronics materials engineertomicroelectronics smart manufacturing engineer

A microelectronics materials engineer already meets 47% of what the microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer role asks for. The move turns on 31 required skills not yet in the profile.

From microelectronics materials engineer

47%

Overlap1

To microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer

39 Skills carried over

31 Required, not held

68 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 68

This move: 68 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the microelectronics materials 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 39 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a microelectronics materials engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held dispose of soldering waste handling and moving
already held artificial neural networks information and communication technologies (icts)
already held characteristics of waste services
already held nanotechnology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held machine learning information and communication technologies (icts)
already held microassembly natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 39 carried skills, including the 30 the microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 49 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 9 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held manage data collection systems required
required, not held analyse production processes for improvement required
required, not held draft bill of materials required
required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
required, not held inspect quality of products required
required, not held interpret current data required
required, not held monitor plant production required
required, not held perform resource planning required
required, not held perform risk analysis required

optional, not held check quality of products on the production line optional
optional, not held investigate security issues optional
optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held electronic equipment standards required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held industrial engineering required
required, not held production processes required
required, not held technical drawings required

optional, not held integrated circuit types optional
optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
optional, not held automation technology optional
optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held control engineering optional
optional, not held non-destructive testing optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held assess the life cycle of resources required
required, not held develop assembly instructions required
required, not held liaise with engineers required
required, not held prepare assembly drawings required

optional, not held communicate test results to other departments optional
optional, not held recommend product improvements optional

04 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage discarded products required
required, not held apply advanced manufacturing required
required, not held set quality assurance objectives required

optional, not held coordinate engineering teams optional
optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional

05 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
required, not held quality assurance procedures required

optional, not held audit techniques optional

06 working with computers 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held establish data processes required
required, not held program firmware required

optional, not held manage system security optional

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a microelectronics smart manufacturing 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 39 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held abide by regulations on banned materials skill
already held analyse big data skill
already held apply soldering techniques skill
already held apply statistical analysis techniques skill
already held artificial neural networks knowledge
already held characteristics of waste knowledge
already held data mining knowledge
already held data models knowledge
already held define manufacturing quality criteria skill
already held develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
already held dispose of soldering waste skill
already held electronics knowledge
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held environmental threats knowledge
already held hazardous waste treatment knowledge
already held hazardous waste types knowledge
already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
already held machine learning knowledge
already held manage data skill
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held microassembly knowledge
already held microelectronics knowledge
already held perform data mining skill
already held physics knowledge
already held principles of artificial intelligence knowledge
already held quality standards knowledge
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held report analysis results skill
already held use specific data analysis software skill
already held emergent technologies knowledge
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held nanotechnology knowledge
already held operate scientific measuring equipment skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held precision measuring instruments knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use CAM software skill
already held use precision tools skill

The 6 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required

required, not held nanoelectronics required
required, not held statistics required

08 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure health and safety in manufacturing required

optional, not held oversee quality control optional

09 constructing 1 required

required, not held solder electronics required

10 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held assemble printed circuit boards required

11 services 1 required

required, not held cyber security required

12 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held operate precision machinery optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held check quality of products on the production line optional
optional, not held integrated circuit types optional
optional, not held investigate security issues optional
optional, not held manage system security optional
optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held automation technology optional
optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
optional, not held communicate test results to other departments optional
optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held control engineering optional
optional, not held coordinate engineering teams optional
optional, not held non-destructive testing optional
optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
optional, not held oversee quality control optional
optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional
optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional

40 held skills the microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
not needed by the target role advise on waste management procedures skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role basic chemicals knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role composite materials knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct literature research skill
not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
not needed by the target role develop microelectromechanical system test procedures skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect semiconductor components skill
not needed by the target role join metals skill
not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role material mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role materials engineering 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 microsystem test procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role nanomaterials knowledge
not needed by the target role optoelectronics knowledge
not needed by the target role perform chemical experiments skill
not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role record test data skill
not needed by the target role semiconductors knowledge
not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
not needed by the target role test materials skill
not needed by the target role test microelectromechanical systems skill
not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
not needed by the target role types of plastic knowledge
not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
not needed by the target role work with chemicals skill

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 cyber security required
required, not held electronic equipment standards required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held industrial engineering required
required, not held nanoelectronics required
required, not held production processes required
required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
required, not held quality assurance procedures required
required, not held statistics required
required, not held technical drawings required
optional, not held integrated circuit types optional
optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held automation technology optional
optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held control engineering optional
optional, not held non-destructive testing optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from microelectronics materials engineer

Full index of moves from microelectronics materials 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.