What Junior Hardware Jobs Ask For
Across 297 open Junior Hardware postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are python, ai, fpga.
Updated November 3, 2026
378 open Junior Hardware postings. The percentages below are measured over the 297 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| python | 30% |
| ai | 28% |
| fpga | 24% |
| oscilloscope | 23% |
| pcb | 22% |
| cpp | 20% |
| verilog | 20% |
| firmware | 18% |
| vhdl | 17% |
| linux | 17% |
| altium | 14% |
| automation | 13% |
| signal-integrity | 13% |
| networking | 12% |
| i2c | 11% |
| systemverilog | 11% |
| assembly | 11% |
| pcie | 11% |
| cad | 11% |
| embedded-systems | 11% |
| signal-processing | 10% |
| ethernet | 10% |
| prototyping | 9% |
| cloud | 9% |
| matlab | 8% |
| git | 8% |
| machine-learning | 7% |
| perl | 7% |
| tcl | 7% |
| agile | 6% |
| uvm | 6% |
| asic | 6% |
| microcontrollers | 6% |
| uart | 6% |
| iot | 5% |
| soldering | 5% |
| accessibility | 5% |
| rtl | 5% |
| bash | 4% |
| kicad | 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.
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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