From electronics engineer to power electronics engineer
14 of the 39 essential skills of a power electronics engineer are already essential for a electronics engineer — about 36% 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.
- 14
- skills carry over
- 25
- would be new
- 36%
- of the target job covered
- 39
- essential skills of a power electronics engineer
What a power electronics engineer does
Power electronics engineers design and test circuits for use in power electronics systems. They find solutions for known flaws in mechanical designs and collaborate with other engineers to perform cross-functional tasks when testing designs.
What carries over
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- battery management systems
- design drawings
- develop electronic test procedures
- electricity
- electricity principles
- electronic test procedures
- electronics
- engineering principles
- environmental legislation
- environmental threats
- physics
- use technical drawing software
What would be new
25 skillsEssential for a power electronics engineer and not for a electronics engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- analyse test data
- battery design
- conduct literature research
- conduct quality control analysis
- define technical requirements
- design electromechanical systems
- design power electronics
- design prototypes
- dispose of hazardous waste
- draft design specifications
- electronic equipment standards
- ensure material compliance
- health and safety regulations
- integrated circuits
- interpret circuit diagrams
- mechanical engineering
- model power electronics
- operate electronic measuring instruments
- perform data analysis
- power electronics
- prepare production prototypes
- record test data
- report analysis results
- test microelectronics
- test power electronics
Other moves from electronics engineer
2 roles- microelectronics engineer15 skills in common
- sensor engineer14 skills in common
← electronics engineerpower electronics engineer →The other way round
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How far are you from being a power electronics engineer?
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