Table 1Transition record

power electronics engineertoprinted circuit board designer

A power electronics engineer already meets 49% of what the printed circuit board designer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From power electronics engineer

49%

Overlap1

To printed circuit board designer

10 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

49.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

49%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

49.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the printed circuit board designer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the power electronics 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 printed circuit board designer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a power electronics engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

CAD software
create technical plans
design drawings
draft design specifications
electricity
electronics

What stands in the way is 5 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A printed circuit board designer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a power electronics engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held interpret circuit diagrams information skills
already held draft design specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create technical plans management skills
already held design prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
already held design drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)

All 10 carried skills, including the 9 the printed circuit board designer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 9 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 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held design circuit boards required

optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held draw blueprints optional
optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held printed circuit boards required

optional, not held CADD software optional

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required

optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional

04 constructing 1 required

required, not held test printed circuit boards required

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held mathematics required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary

optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a printed circuit board designer 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAD software knowledge
already held create technical plans skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held draft design specifications skill
already held electricity knowledge
already held electronics knowledge
already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
already held use CAD software skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held design prototypes skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional

08 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional

09 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CADD software optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
optional, not held CADD software optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held draw blueprints optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held use CADD software optional
optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional

60 held skills the printed circuit board designer 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 analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
not needed by the target role assemble hardware components skill
not needed by the target role battery design knowledge
not needed by the target role battery management systems knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct literature research skill
not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
not needed by the target role consumer electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate engineering teams skill
not needed by the target role define manufacturing quality criteria skill
not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role design electromechanical systems skill
not needed by the target role design firmware skill
not needed by the target role design integrated circuits skill
not needed by the target role design power electronics skill
not needed by the target role develop electronic test procedures skill
not needed by the target role develop product design skill
not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
not needed by the target role draft bill of materials skill
not needed by the target role electricity principles knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic equipment standards knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic test procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role energy saving potential of automated shift systems knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure material compliance skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role install software skill
not needed by the target role integrated circuits knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain safe engineering watches skill
not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role model power electronics skill
not needed by the target role operate electronic measuring instruments skill
not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill

20 further entries not listed here

7 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 mathematics required
required, not held printed circuit boards required
optional, not held CADD software optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional

Index

Other moves recorded from power electronics engineer

Full index of moves from power electronics 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.