I have been software engineer in the tech space for the last 2 decades. Pandemic. Economy. yada yada yada. I am no longer a software engineer.

I'm ready to explore other industries. Manufacturing really piques my interest.

I have a passing knowledge and hobby experience with electrical and pcb concepts (Arduino phase a while back) I don't have much exp but I worked at a fuji film processing where eventually I ended up maintaining and often fixing the bespoke machines made for the various steps in the processing. I liked that work quite a bit, and I like the idea of maybe one day working in that bespoke automation industry. Is that that its called?

For the time being anyways I'm fine with some kind of entry level grunt work is usually available to get into the industry (assembly line, w/e)

But I'm curious how mfg companies are structured and perhaps where my software experience could be applied in this space.

What are some certifications or courses I could start looking into? I really don't know much here, thanks for reading all that