Career switch, measured
From Electronics Engineer to QA Engineer
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 49% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Electrical engineering, Manufacturing, Python, Troubleshooting; the main skills to add are CI/CD, Process improvement, Quality control, PLC.
49%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillElectronics EngineerQA Engineer
- Electrical engineering80%26%
- Manufacturing30%30%
- Python42%28%
- Troubleshooting25%41%
- Problem solving21%24%
- Communication26%24%
- MATLAB23%–
- Training and coaching19%21%
Skills to add
Asked for often in QA Engineer postings, rarely in Electronics Engineer ones.
SkillElectronics EngineerQA Engineer
- CI/CD–28%
- Process improvement–27%
- Quality control–25%
- PLC–23%
- Stakeholder management10%21%
- Agile–20%
- Git–19%
- Root cause analysis8%18%
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