Table 1Transition record

software developertoembedded system designer

A software developer already meets 57% of what the embedded system designer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From software developer

57%

Overlap1

To embedded system designer

53 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

55.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 55.2

This move: 55.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the embedded system designer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the software developer 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 53 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A embedded system designer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a software developer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held SPARK information and communication technologies (icts)
already held create flowchart diagram communication, collaboration and creativity
already held Ansible information and communication technologies (icts)
already held tools for software configuration management information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Apache Maven information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) information and communication technologies (icts)

All 53 carried skills, including the 5 the embedded system designer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 4 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 and communication technologies (icts) 5 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held real-time computing required
required, not held system design required
required, not held digital systems required
required, not held systems development life-cycle required
required, not held task algorithmisation required

optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
optional, not held ICT security standards optional
optional, not held ICT system integration optional
optional, not held network management system tools optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
optional, not held hardware components optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held ICT communications protocols required
required, not held embedded systems required
required, not held engineering control theory required
required, not held signal processing required

optional, not held field-programmable gate arrays optional
optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held hardware architectures optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held create software design required
required, not held provide ICT consulting advice required

optional, not held build business relationships optional

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held interpret electronic design specifications required

optional, not held verify formal ICT specifications optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a embedded system 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 53 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse software specifications skill
already held create flowchart diagram skill
already held define technical requirements skill
already held develop creative ideas skill
already held tools for software configuration management knowledge
already held ABAP knowledge
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET knowledge
already held Ansible knowledge
already held Apache Maven knowledge
already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
already held C# knowledge
already held C++ knowledge
already held COBOL knowledge
already held CoffeeScript knowledge
already held Common Lisp knowledge
already held Erlang knowledge
already held Groovy knowledge
already held Haskell knowledge
already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
already held JavaScript knowledge
already held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
already held Lisp knowledge
already held MATLAB knowledge
already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
already held Objective-C knowledge
already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
already held PHP knowledge
already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
already held Perl knowledge
already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
already held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
already held R knowledge
already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
already held SAP R3 knowledge
already held SAS language knowledge
already held SPARK knowledge
already held STAF knowledge
already held Salt (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
already held Scala knowledge
already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
already held TypeScript knowledge
already held VBScript knowledge
already held Visual Basic knowledge
already held collect customer feedback on applications skill
already held computer programming knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held field-programmable gate arrays optional
optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
optional, not held ICT security standards optional
optional, not held ICT system integration optional
optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held hardware architectures optional
optional, not held network management system tools optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
optional, not held verify formal ICT specifications optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held hardware components optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

55 held skills the embedded system designer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Ajax Framework knowledge
not needed by the target role Apache Tomcat knowledge
not needed by the target role Drupal knowledge
not needed by the target role Eclipse (integrated development environment software) knowledge
not needed by the target role IBM WebSphere knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
not needed by the target role JavaScript Framework knowledge
not needed by the target role KDevelop knowledge
not needed by the target role NoSQL knowledge
not needed by the target role Oracle Application Development Framework knowledge
not needed by the target role SQL knowledge
not needed by the target role WordPress knowledge
not needed by the target role World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
not needed by the target role Xcode knowledge
not needed by the target role adapt to changes in technological development plans skill
not needed by the target role blockchain openness knowledge
not needed by the target role blockchain platforms knowledge
not needed by the target role cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
not needed by the target role data visualisation software knowledge
not needed by the target role debug software skill
not needed by the target role defence standard procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role design user interface skill
not needed by the target role develop automated migration methods skill
not needed by the target role develop software prototype skill
not needed by the target role do cloud refactoring skill
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role identify customer requirements skill
not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
not needed by the target role integrated development environment software knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role manage engineering project skill
not needed by the target role migrate existing data skill
not needed by the target role object-oriented modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role screen reader knowledge
not needed by the target role smart contract knowledge
not needed by the target role software anomalies knowledge

15 further entries not listed here

20 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 real-time computing required
required, not held ICT communications protocols required
required, not held embedded systems required
required, not held engineering control theory required
required, not held signal processing required
required, not held system design required
required, not held digital systems required
required, not held systems development life-cycle required
required, not held task algorithmisation required
optional, not held field-programmable gate arrays optional
optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
optional, not held ICT security standards optional
optional, not held ICT system integration optional
optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held hardware architectures optional
optional, not held network management system tools optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
optional, not held hardware components optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from software developer

Full index of moves from software developer

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.