What Lead Hardware Jobs Ask For
Across 313 open Lead Hardware postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, firmware, fpga.
Updated October 28, 2026
351 open Lead Hardware postings. The percentages below are measured over the 313 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 35% |
| firmware | 21% |
| fpga | 21% |
| python | 21% |
| pcb | 20% |
| automation | 18% |
| pcie | 15% |
| ethernet | 14% |
| networking | 14% |
| assembly | 13% |
| signal-integrity | 12% |
| matlab | 12% |
| agile | 11% |
| verilog | 11% |
| oscilloscope | 10% |
| serdes | 10% |
| systemverilog | 10% |
| cad | 9% |
| vhdl | 9% |
| corrective-action | 9% |
| root-cause-analysis | 9% |
| cloud | 8% |
| machine-learning | 8% |
| embedded-systems | 8% |
| itar | 7% |
| signal-processing | 7% |
| cpp | 6% |
| jira | 6% |
| program-management | 6% |
| altium | 6% |
| cybersecurity | 6% |
| i2c | 6% |
| prototyping | 6% |
| autocad | 5% |
| linux | 5% |
| rtl | 5% |
| simulink | 5% |
| test-automation | 5% |
| uvm | 5% |
| cisco | 4% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 351 open Lead Hardware jobs →
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