From sensor engineer to microsystem engineer
31 of the 39 essential skills of a microsystem engineer are already essential for a sensor engineer — about 79% 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.
- 31
- skills carry over
- 8
- would be new
- 79%
- of the target job covered
- 39
- essential skills of a microsystem engineer
What a microsystem engineer does
Microsystem engineers research, design, develop, and supervise the production of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), which can be integrated in mechanical, optical, acoustic, and electronic products.
What carries over
31 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- abide by regulations on banned materials
- adjust engineering designs
- analyse test data
- approve engineering design
- conduct literature research
- conduct quality control analysis
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- design drawings
- design prototypes
- electricity
- electricity principles
- electronics
- engineering principles
- environmental legislation
- environmental threats
- 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
- perform project management
- 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
8 skillsEssential for a microsystem engineer and not for a sensor engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from sensor engineer
2 roles- microelectronics engineer35 skills in common
- computer hardware engineer30 skills in common
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How far are you from being a microsystem engineer?
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