What Senior Hardware Jobs Ask For
Across 2,043 open Senior Hardware postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, python, fpga.
Updated October 5, 2026
2,216 open Senior Hardware postings. The percentages below are measured over the 2,043 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 29% |
| python | 28% |
| fpga | 26% |
| verilog | 22% |
| pcb | 22% |
| firmware | 22% |
| automation | 22% |
| networking | 19% |
| ethernet | 18% |
| pcie | 15% |
| oscilloscope | 15% |
| altium | 13% |
| systemverilog | 13% |
| vhdl | 13% |
| cad | 12% |
| cloud | 12% |
| rtl | 12% |
| cpp | 12% |
| perl | 11% |
| assembly | 11% |
| matlab | 11% |
| tcl | 10% |
| asic | 10% |
| signal-processing | 9% |
| uvm | 9% |
| prototyping | 9% |
| linux | 8% |
| embedded-systems | 8% |
| root-cause-analysis | 8% |
| agile | 7% |
| i2c | 7% |
| embedded-software | 6% |
| cmos | 6% |
| machine-learning | 6% |
| itar | 6% |
| corrective-action | 5% |
| bash | 5% |
| uart | 5% |
| microcontrollers | 5% |
| simulink | 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 2,216 open Senior Hardware jobs →
Across all Hardware levels
Most Hardware postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 2,810
- python 2,631
- fpga 2,065
- automation 2,007
- firmware 1,830
- verilog 1,786
- pcb 1,725
- networking 1,454
- oscilloscope 1,381
- ethernet 1,329
- pcie 1,181
- cad 1,141