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

microsystem engineertosensor engineer

A microsystem engineer already meets 79% of what the sensor engineer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From microsystem engineer
79%
Overlap1
To sensor engineer
84 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
36.3 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 36.3

This move: 36.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the sensor engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the microsystem 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 84 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sensor engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a microsystem engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held MOEM engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held biomedical engineering health and welfare
  • already held microsensors engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held microelectromechanical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held abide by regulations on banned materials assisting and caring
  • already held environmental threats natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 84 carried skills, including the 34 the sensor engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held electronic equipment standards required
  • required, not held electronic test procedures required
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held building automation optional
  • optional, not held environmental engineering optional
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
  • optional, not held safety engineering optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held digital twin technology required
  • required, not held computer simulation required
  • optional, not held quantum computing optional
  • optional, not held hybrid control systems optional
  • optional, not held microprocessors optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held design sensors required
  • required, not held model sensor required
  • optional, not held automotive engineering optional
  • optional, not held design firmware optional
04 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held test sensors required
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held develop electronic test procedures required
06 arts and humanities 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held digital camera sensors optional
  • optional, not held holography optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sensor 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 84 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held abide by regulations on banned materials skill
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held analyse test data skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held conduct literature research skill
  • already held conduct quality control analysis skill
  • already held control engineering knowledge
  • already held demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held electricity principles knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held environmental legislation knowledge
  • already held environmental threats knowledge
  • already held interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held manage research data skill
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held microsensors knowledge
  • already held operate open source software skill
  • already held operate scientific measuring equipment skill
  • already held perform data analysis skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held physics knowledge
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held report analysis results skill
  • already held sensors knowledge
  • already held synthesise information skill
  • already held think abstractly skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held MOEM knowledge
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held apply for research funding skill
  • already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held automation technology knowledge
  • already held biomedical engineering knowledge
  • already held build business relationships skill
  • already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held computer engineering knowledge
  • already held conduct research across disciplines skill
  • already held coordinate engineering teams skill
  • already held create technical plans skill
  • already held define manufacturing quality criteria skill
  • already held develop product design skill
  • already held develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
  • already held disseminate results to the scientific community skill
  • already held draft bill of materials skill
  • already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held evaluate research activities skill
  • already held firmware knowledge
  • already held increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
  • already held integrate gender dimension in research skill
  • already held maintain safe engineering watches skill
  • already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
  • already held manage intellectual property rights skill
  • already held manage open publications skill
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held mentor individuals skill
  • already held microelectromechanical systems knowledge
  • already held microelectronics knowledge
  • already held optoelectronics knowledge
  • already held perform resource planning skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held precision mechanics knowledge
  • already held prepare assembly drawings skill
  • already held promote open innovation in research skill
  • already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities skill
  • already held promote the transfer of knowledge skill
  • already held publish academic research skill
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held train employees skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held use precision tools skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
  • optional, not held optics optional
08 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held biotechnology optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held digital camera sensors optional
  • optional, not held holography optional
  • optional, not held quantum computing optional
  • optional, not held automotive engineering optional
  • optional, not held biotechnology optional
  • optional, not held building automation optional
  • optional, not held design firmware optional
  • optional, not held environmental engineering optional
  • optional, not held hybrid control systems optional
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
  • optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
  • optional, not held microprocessors optional
  • optional, not held optics optional
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
  • optional, not held safety engineering optional
20 held skills the sensor engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble microelectromechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role assess integrated domotics systems skill
  • not needed by the target role automatic control system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design microelectromechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role develop microelectromechanical system test procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • not needed by the target role microassembly knowledge
  • not needed by the target role micromechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microoptics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microsystem test procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role nanotechnology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role precision measuring instruments knowledge
  • not needed by the target role process customer orders skill
  • not needed by the target role program firmware skill
  • not needed by the target role programmable logic controller knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role semiconductors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test microelectromechanical systems skill
17 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 computer simulation required
  • required, not held electronic equipment standards required
  • required, not held electronic test procedures required
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held digital camera sensors optional
  • optional, not held holography optional
  • optional, not held quantum computing optional
  • optional, not held biotechnology optional
  • optional, not held building automation optional
  • optional, not held environmental engineering optional
  • optional, not held hybrid control systems optional
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
  • optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
  • optional, not held microprocessors optional
  • optional, not held optics optional
  • optional, not held safety engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from microsystem engineer

Full index of moves from microsystem 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.