From instrumentation engineer to microelectronics engineer
14 of the 45 essential skills of a microelectronics engineer are already essential for a instrumentation engineer — about 31% 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
- 31
- would be new
- 31%
- 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
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
31 skillsEssential for a microelectronics engineer and not for a instrumentation 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
- computer simulation
- conduct literature research
- conduct quality control analysis
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- design microelectronics
- design prototypes
- develop electronic test procedures
- electronic equipment standards
- electronic test procedures
- ensure material compliance
- integrated circuits
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- microassembly
- microelectronics
- microprocessors
- model microelectronics
- operate open source software
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- perform project management
- prepare production prototypes
- process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006
- read engineering drawings
- record test data
- report analysis results
- synthesise information
- test microelectronics
- think abstractly
- use technical drawing software
Other moves from instrumentation engineer
2 roles- sensor engineer14 skills in common
- microsystem engineer13 skills in common
← instrumentation engineermicroelectronics engineer →The other way round
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How far are you from being a microelectronics engineer?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.