Table 1Transition record

user interface designertoembedded system designer

A user interface designer already meets 45% of what the embedded system designer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From user interface designer

45%

Overlap1

To embedded system designer

42 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

65.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 65.6

This move: 65.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the embedded system designer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the user interface designer 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 42 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 user interface designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held task algorithmisation information and communication technologies (icts)
already held create software design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held CoffeeScript information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Erlang information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Smalltalk (computer programming) information and communication technologies (icts)
already held develop creative ideas communication, collaboration and creativity

All 42 carried skills, including the 4 the embedded system designer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 missing skills fall into 5 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, 15 supplementary

required, not held real-time computing required
required, not held system design required
required, not held tools for software configuration management required
required, not held digital systems required
required, not held systems development life-cycle required

optional, not held Ansible optional
optional, not held Apache Maven 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 Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held STAF optional
optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) 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, 5 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 engineering processes optional
optional, not held hardware architectures optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held provide ICT consulting advice required
required, not held create flowchart diagram required

04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held interpret electronic design specifications required

optional, not held verify formal ICT specifications optional
optional, not held collect customer feedback on applications optional

05 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse software specifications required

optional, not held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools 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 42 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held create software design skill
already held define technical requirements skill
already held develop creative ideas skill
already held task algorithmisation knowledge
already held ABAP knowledge
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET 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 Lisp knowledge
already held MATLAB knowledge
already held ML (computer programming) 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 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 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 build business relationships skill
already held computer programming knowledge

23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held field-programmable gate arrays optional
optional, not held Ansible optional
optional, not held Apache Maven 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 Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held STAF optional
optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held engineering processes 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 utilise computer-aided software engineering tools optional
optional, not held verify formal ICT specifications optional
optional, not held collect customer feedback on applications optional
optional, not held hardware components optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Adobe Illustrator knowledge
not needed by the target role Adobe Photoshop knowledge
not needed by the target role Agile development knowledge
not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
not needed by the target role DevOps knowledge
not needed by the target role GIMP (graphics editor software) knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT accessibility standards knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role Microsoft Visio knowledge
not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
not needed by the target role Prototyping development knowledge
not needed by the target role Rapid application development knowledge
not needed by the target role SketchBook Pro knowledge
not needed by the target role Spiral development knowledge
not needed by the target role Synfig knowledge
not needed by the target role Waterfall development knowledge
not needed by the target role World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
not needed by the target role application usability knowledge
not needed by the target role assess users' interaction with ICT applications skill
not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role cognitive psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role create website wireframe skill
not needed by the target role design graphics skill
not needed by the target role design process skill
not needed by the target role design user interface skill
not needed by the target role draw design sketches skill
not needed by the target role graphics editor software knowledge
not needed by the target role human-computer interaction knowledge
not needed by the target role incremental development knowledge
not needed by the target role interact with users to gather requirements skill
not needed by the target role interactive media knowledge
not needed by the target role iterative development knowledge
not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
not needed by the target role manage localisation skill
not needed by the target role manage online content skill
not needed by the target role natural language processing knowledge
not needed by the target role perform online data analysis skill

13 further entries not listed here

29 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 tools for software configuration management required
required, not held digital systems required
required, not held systems development life-cycle required
optional, not held field-programmable gate arrays optional
optional, not held Ansible optional
optional, not held Apache Maven 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 Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held STAF optional
optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held engineering processes 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 user interface designer

Full index of moves from user interface designer

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.