Career switch, measured
From Controls Engineer to Hardware Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 57% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Electrical engineering, Blueprint reading, Manufacturing, Troubleshooting; the main skills to add are Python, Linux, Git, MATLAB.
57%
skill overlap
376
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillControls EngineerHardware Engineer
- Electrical engineering61%71%
- Blueprint reading33%33%
- Manufacturing56%36%
- Troubleshooting64%25%
- Root cause analysis21%13%
- C++12%30%
- Mechanical engineering32%10%
- Problem solving21%23%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Hardware Engineer postings, rarely in Controls Engineer ones.
SkillControls EngineerHardware Engineer
- Python11%45%
- Linux–24%
- Git–16%
- MATLAB–10%
- CI/CD–9%
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