From power electronics engineer to microelectronics engineer
25 of the 45 essential skills of a microelectronics engineer are already essential for a power electronics engineer — about 56% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from power electronics engineer in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 25
- skills carry over
- 20
- would be new
- 56%
- 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
25 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
- design drawings
- design prototypes
- develop electronic test procedures
- electricity
- electricity principles
- electronic equipment standards
- electronic test procedures
- electronics
- engineering principles
- ensure material compliance
- environmental legislation
- environmental threats
- integrated circuits
- perform data analysis
- physics
- prepare production prototypes
- record test data
- report analysis results
- test microelectronics
- use technical drawing software
What would be new
20 skillsEssential for a microelectronics engineer and not for a power 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.
- abide by regulations on banned materials
- computer simulation
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- design microelectronics
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mathematics
- microassembly
- microelectronics
- microprocessors
- model microelectronics
- operate open source software
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- perform project management
- perform scientific research
- process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006
- read engineering drawings
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
Other moves from power electronics engineer
2 roles- sensor engineer22 skills in common
- electromagnetic engineer21 skills in common
← power electronics engineermicroelectronics engineer →The other way round
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