Microsystems Engineers
Tasks Include:
- Plan or schedule engineering research or development projects involving microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology.
- Communicate operating characteristics or performance experience to other engineers or designers for training or new product development purposes.
- Create or maintain formal engineering documents, such as schematics, bills of materials, components or materials specifications, or packaging requirements.
- Propose product designs involving microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, considering market data or customer requirements.
- Investigate characteristics such as cost, performance, or process capability of potential microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device designs, using simulation or modeling software.
- Develop formal documentation for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, including quality assurance guidance, quality control protocols, process control checklists, data collection, or reporting.
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Education
Master's Degree
Job Zone:
Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$104,600.00
State
$131,190.00
Regional
Microsystems Engineers
Description
Career Cluster: | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics |
Research, design, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices.
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Microsystems Engineers
Education
Required Level of Education
- Master's Degree = 34.17%
- Bachelor's Degree = 30.61%
- Doctoral Degree = 21.81%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 13.11%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 0.30%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 38.55%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 21.93%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 16.65%
- Over 10 years = 13.76%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 8.82%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 0.30%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 39%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 21.32%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 15.15%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 13.46%
- None = 8.61%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 1.56%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 0.60%
- Up to and including 1 month = 0.30%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 64.04%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 14.85%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 13.50%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 4.78%
- None or short demonstration = 2.23%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.30%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 0.30%
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Microsystems Engineers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Plan or schedule engineering research or development projects involving microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology.
- Communicate operating characteristics or performance experience to other engineers or designers for training or new product development purposes.
- Create or maintain formal engineering documents, such as schematics, bills of materials, components or materials specifications, or packaging requirements.
- Propose product designs involving microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, considering market data or customer requirements.
- Investigate characteristics such as cost, performance, or process capability of potential microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device designs, using simulation or modeling software.
- Develop formal documentation for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, including quality assurance guidance, quality control protocols, process control checklists, data collection, or reporting.
- Create schematics and physical layouts of integrated microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) components or packaged assemblies consistent with process, functional, or package constraints.
- Conduct analyses addressing issues such as failure, reliability, or yield improvement.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Manage new product introduction projects to ensure effective deployment of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices or applications.
- Develop or implement microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) processing tools, fixtures, gages, dies, molds, or trays.
- Identify, procure, or develop test equipment, instrumentation, or facilities for characterization of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) applications.
- Develop customer documentation, such as performance specifications, training manuals, or operating instructions.
- Develop or file intellectual property and patent disclosure or application documents related to microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, products, or systems.
- Demonstrate miniaturized systems that contain components, such as microsensors, microactuators, or integrated electronic circuits, fabricated on silicon or silicon carbide wafers.
- Conduct acceptance tests, vendor-qualification protocols, surveys, audits, corrective-action reviews, or performance monitoring of incoming materials or components to ensure conformance to specifications.
- Refine final microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) design to optimize design for target dimensions, physical tolerances, or processing constraints.
- Oversee operation of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) fabrication or assembly equipment, such as handling, singulation, assembly, wire-bonding, soldering, or package sealing.
- Evaluate materials, fabrication methods, joining methods, surface treatments, or packaging to ensure acceptable processing, performance, cost, sustainability, or availability.
- Devise microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) production methods, such as integrated circuit fabrication, lithographic electroform modeling, or micromachining.
- Develop or validate specialized materials characterization procedures, such as thermal withstand, fatigue, notch sensitivity, abrasion, or hardness tests.
- Develop or validate product-specific test protocols, acceptance thresholds, or inspection tools for quality control testing or performance measurement.
- Conduct or oversee the conduct of prototype development or microfabrication activities to ensure compliance to specifications and promote effective production processes.
- Conduct experimental or virtual studies to investigate characteristics and processing principles of potential microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology.
- Validate fabrication processes for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), using statistical process control implementation, virtual process simulations, data mining, or life testing.
- Conduct harsh environmental testing, accelerated aging, device characterization, or field trials to validate devices, using inspection tools, testing protocols, peripheral instrumentation, or modeling and simulation software.
Tasks Include:
- Consider environmental issues when proposing product designs involving microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology.
- Design or develop energy products using nanomaterials or nanoprocesses, such as micro-nano machining.
- Design or develop industrial air quality microsystems, such as carbon dioxide fixing devices.
- Design or develop sensors to reduce the energy or resource requirements to operate appliances, such as washing machines or dishwashing machines.
- Design sensors or switches that require little or no power to operate for environmental monitoring or industrial metering applications.
- Research or develop emerging microelectromechanical (MEMS) systems to convert nontraditional energy sources into power, such as ambient energy harvesters that convert environmental vibrations into usable energy.
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Microsystems Engineers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Scanning probe microscopes (Atomic force microscopes AFM)
- Semiconductor process systems (Atomic layer deposition ALD systems)
- Tumblers or polishers (Chemical mechanical polishing CMP systems)
- Surface tension measuring instruments (Contact angle measurement systems)
- Semiconductor process systems (Contact mask aligners)
- Clock timers (Countdown timers)
- Drying cabinets or ovens (Critical point dryers)
- Semiconductor testers (Curve tracers)
- Ultra pure water systems (Deionized water systems)
- Semiconductor process systems (Die saws)
- Multimeters (Digital multimeters)
- Semiconductor process systems (Direct current DC sputtering systems)
- Semiconductor process systems (Dry etchers)
- Electrogravimetry analyzers (Electrochemical analyzers)
- Laboratory evaporators (Electron beam evaporators)
- Analytical balances (Electronic balances)
- Thickness measuring devices (Ellipsometers)
- Infrared spectrometers (Extractive Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers)
- Spectrophotometers (Fluorescence spectrophotometers)
- Impedance meters (Four point probes)
- Laboratory hotplates (Hotplates)
- Hydraulic press frames (Hydraulic presses)
- Impedance meters
- Capacitance meters (Inductance capacitance resistance LCR meters)
- Semiconductor process systems (Inductively coupled plasma reactive ion etchers ICP-RIE)
- Binocular light compound microscopes (Inspection microscopes)
- Isolation glove boxes
- Fume hoods or cupboards (Laminar flow flume hoods)
- Semiconductor process systems (Laser ablation thin film deposition systems)
- Electronic measuring probes (Mechanical probe stations)
- Laboratory evaporators (Metal evaporators)
- Network analyzers
- Binocular light compound microscopes (Optical compound microscopes)
- Oscilloscopes
- Laboratory safety furnaces (Oxidation furnaces)
- Semiconductor testers (Parametric testers)
- Semiconductor process systems (Parylene coaters)
- Personal computers
- pH meters
- Semiconductor process systems (Photoresist dispensing systems)
- Ammeters (Picoammeters)
- Semiconductor process systems (Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition PECVD systems)
- Semiconductor process systems (Plasma etchers)
- Bench refractometers or polarimeters (Polarimeters)
- Surface testers (Profilometers)
- Level generators (Pulse generators)
- Semiconductor process systems (Radio frequency RF sputtering systems)
- Spectrometers (Raman scattering spectroscopes)
- Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers (Rapid thermal annealers RTA)
- Calibrated resistance measuring equipment (Resistivity measurement systems)
- Scanning electron microscopes (Scanning electron microscopes SEM)
- Semiconductor testers (Semiconductor parameter analyzers)
- Signal generators
- Spectrometers
- Thickness measuring devices (Spectroscopic ellipsometers)
- Semiconductor process systems (Spin coaters)
- Semiconductor process systems (Sputter deposition systems)
- Semiconductor process systems (Stepper aligners)
- Heated walk in environmental or growth chambers (Thermal chambers)
- Semiconductor process systems (Thin film deposition systems)
- Semiconductor testers (Thin film measurement systems)
- Modulation meters (Time interval analyzers)
- Tube furnaces
- Chemical or gas sterilizers (Ultraviolet ozone cleaners)
- Semiconductor process systems (Vacuum chambers)
- Vibration testers (Vibration measurement systems)
- Semiconductor process systems (Wet chemical etching systems)
- Semiconductor process systems (Wire bonders)
- X ray diffraction equipment (X ray diffractometers)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- Coventor ARCHITECT3D
- Anisotropic Crystalline Etch Simulation ACES software
- ANSYS FLUENT
- ANSYS LS-DYNA
- ANSYS Multiphysics
- Simulation software
- SimWindows
- Beige Bag Software B2 Spice
- Molecular visualization software
- SUPREM
- Cadence PSpice
- Syborg Systems MicroTec
- CAzM
- Circuit simulation software
- Synopsys HSPICE
- COMSOL Multiphysics
- Tanner EDA T-SPICE
- Coventor CoventorWare
- Dassault Systemes Abaqus
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Dolphin Integration SMASH
- Transas Group PISCES2
- Finite element method FEM software
- FLorida Object Oriented Design Simulator FLOODS
- FLorida Object Oriented Process Simulator FLOOPS
- Very high speed integrated circuit VHSIC hardware description language VHDL simulation software
- Microelectromechanical systems MEMS simulation software
- Intusoft ICAP
- IRSIM
- KLA-Tencor PROLITH
- Linear Technology LTSpice
- WinSpice
- Mentor Graphics LeonardoSpectrum
- Mentor Graphics ModelSim
- Synopsys Taurus Medici
- Microwind Dsch
- MSC Software Patran
- Penzar TopSPICE
- PISCES IIB
- Process simulation software
- Siemens PLM software
- Simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis SPICE
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- Cadence software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks software
- Electric VLSI Design System
- IntelliCAD
- MEMSCAP MEMS Pro
- Tanner EDA L-Edit
- PTC Pro/ENGINEER Mechanica
- PTC Pro/ENGINEER software
- Schematic capture software
- Xcircuit
- Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- Development environment software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- C
- Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software
- Industrial control software
- Statistical process control SPC software
- Internet browser software
- Internet browser software
- Object or component oriented development software
- C++
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Operating system software
- Apple Macintosh OS
- Microsoft Windows
- UNIX
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
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Microsystems Engineers
Special Requirements
EIT (Engineer-in-Training) Educational Requirements:
Must meet one of the following:
Step 1:
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Graduation
The first step is graduating from an ABET-accredited engineering program at a college or university. |
Step 2:
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FE Exam
The first exam in the licensure process is the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE). This exam is offered in April and October every year. Most students take the exam right before graduation or soon after while the technical information they've studied is still fresh in their minds. |
Step 3:
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Work Experience
Many jurisdictions have specific requirements about the type of experience you need to gain. Most require that you gain experience under the supervision of someone who is already licensed, and that your experience involve increasing levels of responsibility. Once you begin work, contact your licensing board to find out what experience is needed and talk with professional engineers in your company to find out how you can gain this experience. |
Step 4:
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PE Exam
Once you have gained the appropriate experience, you can take the second exam in the licensure process, the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE). This exam is given in a variety of engineering disciplines. Most disciplines are offered in both April and October, but some are offered only in October. |
Required Fees:
Principles And Practice Exam:
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$250
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Fundamentals Of Engineering Exam:
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$140 (can vary by state)
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Renewal:
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$30
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Principles And Practice Exam Application:
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$40
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Fundamentals Of Engineering Exam Application:
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$20
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Comity:
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$40
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PE Exam rescore:
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$25
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FE/PE out of state proctor:
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$30
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Microsystems Engineers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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90.50 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
90.00 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
76.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
74.00 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
73.00 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
61.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
56.25 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
54.75 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
49.75 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
49.50 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
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Microsystems Engineers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
75.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
75.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
72.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
68.75 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
68.75 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
65.50 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
65.50 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
65.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
65.50 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
62.50 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
62.50 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
62.50 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
59.50 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
56.25 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
56.25 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
53.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
53.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
50.00 | Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Microsystems Engineers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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78.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
78.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
72.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
72.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
72.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
68.75 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
68.75 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
65.50 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
65.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
62.50 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
62.50 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
62.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
62.50 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
62.50 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
62.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
59.50 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
59.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
56.25 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
56.25 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
56.25 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
50.00 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Microsystems Engineers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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85.75 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
85.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
85.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
77.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
75.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
75.00 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
74.75 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
74.50 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
73.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
73.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
71.75 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
69.25 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
69.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
64.75 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
64.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
63.50 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
62.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
62.00 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
55.75 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
55.50 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
55.00 | Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment | Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles. |
53.25 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
49.75 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
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Microsystems Engineers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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91.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
89.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
83.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
81.50 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
76.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
76.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
75.25 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
73.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
72.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
70.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
69.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
64.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
63.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
55.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
51.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
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Microsystems Engineers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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77.83 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
77.83 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
77.83 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
72.17 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
61.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Microsystems Engineers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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95.20 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
94.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
93.60 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
89.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
88.80 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
88.60 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
87.60 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
83.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
83.00 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
78.20 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
75.20 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
73.40 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
69.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
66.00 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
65.60 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
65.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
64.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
61.20 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
58.60 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
57.20 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
57.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
55.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
51.60 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
51.60 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
50.80 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
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Microsystems Engineers
Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Job Training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $59,380.00 | $104,600.00 | $135,310.00 |
Virginia | $60,150.00 | $131,190.00 | $164,840.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $109,818.72 | $170,397.94 | $186,345.19 |
Bay Consortium | $75,083.05 | $144,112.02 | $158,794.46 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $58,300.89 | $84,691.69 | $111,904.94 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $46,917.56 | $75,442.35 | $90,321.05 |
Crater Area | $101,308.74 | $132,253.08 | $148,739.29 |
Greater Peninsula | $74,083.03 | $136,228.21 | $154,445.49 |
Hampton Roads | $77,338.53 | $118,581.04 | $134,861.63 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $47,076.44 | $67,833.73 | $106,143.70 |
Northern Virginia | $87,369.82 | $148,560.67 | $177,453.07 |
Piedmont Workforce | $61,873.11 | $104,519.58 | $135,426.54 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | $55,997.64 | $99,435.40 | $117,943.44 |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $55,166.89 | $82,144.41 | $102,263.06 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Microsystems Engineers
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 168,600 | 168,600 | +0.0% |
Virginia | 4,814 | 4,891 | +1.6% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Microsystems Engineers
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Aviation Maintenance and Allied
- Construction and Utilities
- Ordnance
- Research and Development Coordinators
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Microsystems Engineers
Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Microsystems Engineers
Titles
- MEMS Device Scientist (Microelectromechanical Systems Device Scientist)
- MEMS Engineer (Microelectromechanical Systems Engineer)
- MEMS Process Engineer (Microelectromechanical Systems Process Engineer)
- Microelectronics Engineer
- Microsystems Engineer
- Nanotechnologist
- Semiconductor Engineer
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Microsystems Engineers
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