Career switch, measured
From Hardware Engineer to Electrical 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 Electrical systems, CAD, Budgeting, Procurement.
86%
skill overlap
1,020
open Electrical Engineer postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillHardware EngineerElectrical Engineer
- Electrical engineering71%85%
- Blueprint reading33%44%
- Manufacturing36%40%
- Troubleshooting25%37%
- MATLAB10%10%
- Root cause analysis13%13%
- Python45%16%
- Problem solving23%21%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Electrical Engineer postings, rarely in Hardware Engineer ones.
SkillHardware EngineerElectrical Engineer
- Electrical systems–30%
- CAD10%30%
- Budgeting–17%
- Procurement–15%
- Project management–12%
- Microsoft Office–11%
- Excel–8%
- IT support–8%
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