From automation engineer to sensor engineer
26 of the 42 essential skills of a sensor engineer are already essential for a automation engineer — about 62% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 26
- skills carry over
- 16
- would be new
- 62%
- of the target job covered
- 42
- essential skills of a sensor engineer
What a sensor engineer does
Sensor engineers design and develop sensors, sensor systems and products that are equipped with sensors. They plan and monitor the manufacture of these products.
What carries over
26 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adjust engineering designs
- analyse test data
- approve engineering design
- conduct literature research
- conduct quality control analysis
- control engineering
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- design drawings
- design prototypes
- develop electronic test procedures
- electronics
- engineering principles
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mathematics
- operate open source software
- perform project management
- physics
- prepare production prototypes
- record test data
- report analysis results
- sensors
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- use technical drawing software
What would be new
16 skillsEssential for a sensor engineer and not for a automation engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- abide by regulations on banned materials
- computer simulation
- design sensors
- digital twin technology
- electricity
- electricity principles
- electronic equipment standards
- electronic test procedures
- environmental legislation
- environmental threats
- microsensors
- model sensor
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- perform data analysis
- read engineering drawings
- test sensors
Other moves from automation engineer
2 roles- mechatronics engineer38 skills in common
- electromechanical engineer26 skills in common
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How far are you from being a sensor engineer?
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