What Staff Hardware Jobs Ask For
Across 271 open Staff Hardware postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, python, firmware.
Updated October 28, 2026
279 open Staff Hardware postings. The percentages below are measured over the 271 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 56% |
| python | 31% |
| firmware | 29% |
| pcb | 28% |
| automation | 26% |
| verilog | 21% |
| fpga | 20% |
| root-cause-analysis | 20% |
| oscilloscope | 18% |
| assembly | 17% |
| ethernet | 17% |
| pcie | 17% |
| signal-integrity | 17% |
| networking | 15% |
| cpp | 15% |
| altium | 14% |
| systemverilog | 13% |
| cad | 12% |
| prototyping | 12% |
| cloud | 11% |
| matlab | 11% |
| machine-learning | 11% |
| vhdl | 11% |
| serdes | 10% |
| rtl | 10% |
| corrective-action | 10% |
| tcl | 10% |
| uvm | 9% |
| cmos | 9% |
| i2c | 8% |
| program-management | 8% |
| asic | 8% |
| bash | 8% |
| perl | 8% |
| agile | 7% |
| embedded-systems | 7% |
| iot | 7% |
| design-for-manufacturing | 6% |
| embedded-software | 6% |
| fmea | 6% |
"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 1,992
- python 1,733
- fpga 1,350
- automation 1,257
- pcb 1,237
- firmware 1,196
- verilog 1,095
- oscilloscope 848
- networking 838
- ethernet 820
- cpp 785
- pcie 768