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

robotics engineering techniciantomicroelectronics engineering technician

A robotics engineering technician already meets 46% of what the microelectronics engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From robotics engineering technician
46%
Overlap1
To microelectronics engineering technician
23 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
61.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

46%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.3/ 100

1 Share of the microelectronics engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the robotics 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.

Why

Why this move works

A microelectronics engineering technician role treats 12 of its required skills as things a robotics engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • align components
  • assist scientific research
  • design drawings
  • electronics
  • fasten components

What stands in the way is 13 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 23 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 robotics engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held automatic control system information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held program firmware working with computers
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held read assembly drawings information skills
  • already held assist scientific research communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held write technical reports communication, collaboration and creativity

All 23 carried skills, including the 12 the microelectronics engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held electronic equipment standards required
  • required, not held electronic test procedures required
  • required, not held integrated circuits required
  • required, not held microelectronics 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 surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
02 constructing 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held test microelectronics required
  • required, not held solder electronics required
  • optional, not held solder components onto electronic board optional
03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held microprocessors required
  • optional, not held microsystem test procedures optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held firmware optional
04 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held assemble microelectronics required
  • optional, not held use precision tools optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held wear cleanroom suit required
06 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held interpret circuit diagrams required

3 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 23 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 electronics knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held read assembly drawings skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held automatic control system knowledge
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held monitor machine operations skill
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held write technical reports skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held microassembly required
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held operate SMT placement equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
16 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 maintain microelectronics 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 solder components onto electronic board optional
  • optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held firmware 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 use precision tools optional
40 held skills the microelectronics engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assemble hardware components skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble robots skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calibrate mechatronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role customise software for drive system skill
  • not needed by the target role develop computer vision system skill
  • not needed by the target role electric drives knowledge
  • not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
  • not needed by the target role follow standards for machinery safety skill
  • not needed by the target role hybrid control systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install software skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role optoelectronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role physics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pneumatics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role power electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role programmable logic controller knowledge
  • not needed by the target role replace machines skill
  • not needed by the target role robotic components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role robotics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set up automotive robot skill
  • not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
  • not needed by the target role simulate mechatronic design concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role test mechatronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role transmission technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use CAD software 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 electronic equipment standards required
  • required, not held electronic test procedures required
  • required, not held integrated circuits required
  • required, not held microassembly required
  • required, not held microelectronics 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 surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held firmware optional
  • optional, not held precision measuring instruments optional
Index

Other moves recorded from robotics engineering technician

Full index of moves from robotics 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.