Career switch, measured
From Electronics Engineer to Hardware Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 93% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Electrical engineering, Python, Blueprint reading, Manufacturing; the main skills to add are Linux, Git, Mechanical engineering, Recruiting.
93%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillElectronics EngineerHardware Engineer
- Electrical engineering80%71%
- Python42%45%
- Blueprint reading24%33%
- Manufacturing30%36%
- Troubleshooting25%25%
- MATLAB23%10%
- C++14%30%
- Problem solving21%23%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Hardware Engineer postings, rarely in Electronics Engineer ones.
SkillElectronics EngineerHardware Engineer
- Linux5%24%
- Git–16%
- Mechanical engineering–10%
- Recruiting–10%
- Computer vision–10%
- CI/CD–9%
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