Career switch, measured
From Validation Engineer to QA 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 CI/CD, PLC, SQL, Java.
62%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillValidation EngineerQA Engineer
- Manufacturing45%30%
- Troubleshooting28%41%
- Python24%28%
- Problem solving30%24%
- Process improvement19%27%
- Git13%19%
- Agile13%20%
- Electrical engineering10%26%
Skills to add
Asked for often in QA Engineer postings, rarely in Validation Engineer ones.
SkillValidation EngineerQA Engineer
- CI/CD9%28%
- PLC–23%
- SQL8%16%
- Java6%13%
- IT support–11%
- AWS–11%
- Mechanical engineering–10%
- Linux–10%
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