What C-level Hardware Jobs Ask For
Across 59 open C-level Hardware postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, go-to-market, firmware.
Updated October 28, 2026
65 open C-level Hardware postings. The percentages below are measured over the 59 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 25% |
| go-to-market | 19% |
| firmware | 17% |
| root-cause-analysis | 17% |
| business-development | 15% |
| program-management | 15% |
| design-for-manufacturing | 14% |
| prototyping | 14% |
| python | 14% |
| signal-integrity | 14% |
| assembly | 12% |
| fpga | 12% |
| embedded-systems | 10% |
| pcb | 10% |
| automation | 8% |
| cad | 8% |
| itar | 8% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
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Across all Hardware levels
Most Hardware postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 1,991
- python 1,732
- fpga 1,350
- automation 1,257
- pcb 1,236
- firmware 1,194
- verilog 1,094
- oscilloscope 847
- networking 838
- ethernet 819
- cpp 785
- pcie 767