From medical device engineer to sensor engineer
23 of the 42 essential skills of a sensor engineer are already essential for a medical device engineer — about 55% 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.
- 23
- skills carry over
- 19
- would be new
- 55%
- 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
23 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- conduct literature research
- conduct quality control analysis
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- design drawings
- design prototypes
- engineering principles
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mathematics
- operate open source software
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- perform data analysis
- physics
- prepare production prototypes
- read engineering drawings
- record test data
- report analysis results
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- use technical drawing software
What would be new
19 skillsEssential for a sensor engineer and not for a medical device 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
- analyse test data
- computer simulation
- control engineering
- design sensors
- develop electronic test procedures
- digital twin technology
- electricity
- electricity principles
- electronic equipment standards
- electronic test procedures
- electronics
- environmental legislation
- environmental threats
- microsensors
- model sensor
- perform project management
- sensors
- test sensors
Other moves from medical device engineer
2 roles- microelectronics engineer24 skills in common
- electromagnetic engineer24 skills in common
← medical device engineersensor engineer →The other way round
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How far are you from being a sensor engineer?
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