Career switch, measured
From Electrical Engineer to Hardware Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 86% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Electrical engineering, Blueprint reading, Manufacturing, Troubleshooting; the main skills to add are C++, Linux, Git, CI/CD.
86%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillElectrical EngineerHardware Engineer
- Electrical engineering85%71%
- Blueprint reading44%33%
- Manufacturing40%36%
- Troubleshooting37%25%
- MATLAB10%10%
- Root cause analysis13%13%
- Python16%45%
- Problem solving21%23%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Hardware Engineer postings, rarely in Electrical Engineer ones.
SkillElectrical EngineerHardware Engineer
- C++9%30%
- Linux–24%
- Git–16%
- CI/CD–9%
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