Career switch, measured
From Electrical Engineer to Systems Engineer
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 39% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Electrical engineering, MATLAB, Troubleshooting, Python; the main skills to add are Stakeholder management, AWS, Azure, Sales.
39%
skill overlap
1,062
open Systems Engineer postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillElectrical EngineerSystems Engineer
- Electrical engineering85%16%
- MATLAB10%10%
- Troubleshooting37%21%
- Python16%27%
- Regulatory compliance25%23%
- Problem solving21%20%
- Leadership28%41%
- Computer vision8%8%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Systems Engineer postings, rarely in Electrical Engineer ones.
SkillElectrical EngineerSystems Engineer
- Stakeholder management14%34%
- AWS–25%
- Azure–20%
- Sales7%19%
- Linux–15%
- Agile–13%
- Google Cloud–12%
- Cybersecurity–12%
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