Career switch, measured
From Hardware Engineer to Systems Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 54% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Python, Electrical engineering, Linux, MATLAB; the main skills to add are Leadership, Stakeholder management, AWS, Azure.
54%
skill overlap
1,062
open Systems Engineer postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillHardware EngineerSystems Engineer
- Python45%27%
- Electrical engineering71%16%
- Linux24%15%
- MATLAB10%10%
- Troubleshooting25%21%
- Problem solving23%20%
- Computer vision10%8%
- Mechanical engineering10%8%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Systems Engineer postings, rarely in Hardware Engineer ones.
SkillHardware EngineerSystems Engineer
- Leadership20%41%
- Stakeholder management7%34%
- AWS–25%
- Azure–20%
- Sales5%19%
- Google Cloud–12%
- Cybersecurity–12%
- LLMs–11%
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