What C-level Hardware Jobs Ask For
Across 109 open C-level Hardware postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, firmware, assembly.
Updated November 3, 2026
130 open C-level Hardware postings. The percentages below are measured over the 109 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 28% |
| firmware | 23% |
| assembly | 17% |
| prototyping | 17% |
| python | 16% |
| design-for-manufacturing | 15% |
| pcb | 14% |
| automation | 13% |
| program-management | 12% |
| root-cause-analysis | 12% |
| fpga | 10% |
| embedded-systems | 9% |
| signal-integrity | 9% |
| performance-management | 8% |
| linux | 7% |
| cad | 6% |
| corrective-action | 6% |
| go-to-market | 6% |
| regulatory-compliance | 6% |
| stakeholder-management | 6% |
| altium | 6% |
| cloud | 6% |
| iot | 6% |
| itar | 5% |
| machine-learning | 5% |
| networking | 5% |
| pcie | 5% |
| serdes | 5% |
| solidworks | 5% |
| sql | 5% |
"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 130 open C-level Hardware jobs →
Across all Hardware levels
Most Hardware postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 3,749
- python 3,376
- fpga 2,997
- pcb 2,782
- firmware 2,572
- verilog 2,549
- automation 2,515
- ethernet 1,858
- pcie 1,792
- oscilloscope 1,765
- networking 1,719
- signal-integrity 1,531