Hardware Test Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 33 job postings with the title “Hardware Test Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 43% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about Hardware Test Engineer jobs
+How many Hardware Test Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 33 job postings with the title “Hardware Test Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 43% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Hardware Test Engineer jobs require?
Across Hardware Test Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are Python, test automation, hardware testing, troubleshooting, Test fixtures.
+Which cities are hiring the most Hardware Test Engineer?
As of 2026-05-17, Hardware Test Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Austin, Mountain View, Nuwerus NC, Redmond, San Francisco.
+Is Hardware Test Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 33 Hardware Test Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 43% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Hardware Test Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Hardware Test Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Hardware Test Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 17 | 17.5% |
| test automation | 8 | 8.2% |
| hardware testing | 8 | 8.2% |
| troubleshooting | 7 | 7.2% |
| Test fixtures | 6 | 6.2% |
| electrical engineering | 6 | 6.2% |
| oscilloscopes | 6 | 6.2% |
| test procedures | 6 | 6.2% |
| Root cause analysis | 6 | 6.2% |
| Test execution | 6 | 6.2% |
| Data analysis | 5 | 5.2% |
| hardware validation | 4 | 4.1% |
| electrical schematics | 4 | 4.1% |
| failure analysis | 4 | 4.1% |
| power supplies | 4 | 4.1% |
Top metros hiring Hardware Test Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 3 | 18.8% |
| Mountain View | 2 | 12.5% |
| Nuwerus NC | 2 | 12.5% |
| Redmond | 2 | 12.5% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 12.5% |
| Scotts Valley | 2 | 12.5% |
| Auckland | 1 | 6.3% |
| Barcelona | 1 | 6.3% |
| Boston | 1 | 6.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Hardware Test Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Hardware Test Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-05-17
- window_days
- 90
The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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