What Staff Hardware Jobs Ask For
Across 453 open Staff Hardware postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, python, automation.
Updated October 6, 2026
498 open Staff Hardware postings. The percentages below are measured over the 453 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 45% |
| python | 34% |
| automation | 32% |
| firmware | 29% |
| verilog | 28% |
| pcb | 21% |
| fpga | 19% |
| rtl | 17% |
| tcl | 17% |
| matlab | 17% |
| pcie | 16% |
| oscilloscope | 14% |
| perl | 14% |
| root-cause-analysis | 14% |
| systemverilog | 14% |
| cpp | 13% |
| cmos | 13% |
| networking | 12% |
| ethernet | 12% |
| assembly | 11% |
| cad | 11% |
| machine-learning | 11% |
| altium | 10% |
| asic | 10% |
| uvm | 9% |
| vhdl | 9% |
| prototyping | 9% |
| cloud | 8% |
| signal-processing | 8% |
| linux | 8% |
| i2c | 7% |
| agile | 7% |
| bash | 7% |
| embedded-systems | 7% |
| git | 7% |
| corrective-action | 6% |
| jira | 6% |
| hpc | 6% |
| program-management | 5% |
| embedded-software | 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 498 open Staff 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