From power electronics engineer to sensor engineer
22 of the 42 essential skills of a sensor engineer are already essential for a power electronics engineer — about 52% 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.
- 22
- skills carry over
- 20
- would be new
- 52%
- 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
22 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
- environmental legislation
- environmental threats
- perform data analysis
- physics
- prepare production prototypes
- record test data
- report analysis results
- use technical drawing software
What would be new
20 skillsEssential for a sensor 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
- control engineering
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- design sensors
- digital twin technology
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mathematics
- microsensors
- model sensor
- operate open source software
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- perform project management
- read engineering drawings
- sensors
- synthesise information
- test sensors
- think abstractly
Other moves from power electronics engineer
2 roles- microelectronics engineer25 skills in common
- electromagnetic engineer21 skills in common
← power electronics engineersensor engineer →The other way round
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How far are you from being a sensor engineer?
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