Career switch, measured
From QA Engineer to Validation Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 62% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Manufacturing, Troubleshooting, Python, Problem solving; the main skills to add are Microsoft Office, Auditing, Excel, Risk management.
62%
skill overlap
80
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillQA EngineerValidation Engineer
- Manufacturing30%45%
- Troubleshooting41%28%
- Python28%24%
- Problem solving24%30%
- Process improvement27%19%
- Git19%13%
- Agile20%13%
- Electrical engineering26%10%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Validation Engineer postings, rarely in QA Engineer ones.
SkillQA EngineerValidation Engineer
- Microsoft Office10%25%
- Auditing6%24%
- Excel–18%
- Risk management–15%
- Statistics–14%
- Technical writing–10%
- Procurement–10%
- Biology–9%
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