From electromechanical engineer to microelectronics engineer
27 of the 45 essential skills of a microelectronics engineer are already essential for a electromechanical engineer — about 60% 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.
- 27
- skills carry over
- 18
- would be new
- 60%
- of the target job covered
- 45
- essential skills of a microelectronics engineer
What a microelectronics engineer does
Microelectronics engineers design, develop, and supervise the production of small electronic devices and components such as micro-processors and integrated circuits.
What carries over
27 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- abide by regulations on banned materials
- adjust engineering designs
- analyse test data
- approve engineering design
- conduct literature research
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- design drawings
- design prototypes
- electricity
- electricity principles
- engineering principles
- environmental legislation
- environmental threats
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mathematics
- operate open source software
- perform data analysis
- perform project management
- physics
- prepare production prototypes
- record test data
- report analysis results
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- use technical drawing software
What would be new
18 skillsEssential for a microelectronics engineer and not for a electromechanical engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- computer simulation
- conduct quality control analysis
- design microelectronics
- develop electronic test procedures
- electronic equipment standards
- electronic test procedures
- electronics
- ensure material compliance
- integrated circuits
- microassembly
- microelectronics
- microprocessors
- model microelectronics
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- perform scientific research
- process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006
- read engineering drawings
- test microelectronics
Other moves from electromechanical engineer
2 roles- microsystem engineer29 skills in common
- sensor engineer27 skills in common
← electromechanical engineermicroelectronics engineer →The other way round
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How far are you from being a microelectronics engineer?
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