System Test Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-21, Skillenai has indexed 67 job postings with the title “System Test Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-21
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Frequently asked questions about System Test Engineer jobs
+How many System Test Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 67 job postings with the title “System Test Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-21.
+What skills do System Test Engineer jobs require?
Across System Test Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-21, the skills mentioned most often are Python, test automation, Linux, Regression testing, System testing.
+Which cities are hiring the most System Test Engineer?
As of 2026-10-21, System Test Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Santa Clara, Mountain View, Seongnam-si, Foster City, Hengelo.
+Is System Test Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 67 System Test Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-21. The skill mentioned most often in System Test Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of System Test Engineer?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed System Test Engineer postings — last 90 days
Career paths through System Test Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
20 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before System Test Engineer
Roles after System Test Engineer
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: System Test Engineer (different employer) | 20 |
| Before: Test Engineer | 15 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 14 |
| Before: Systems Engineer | 5 |
| Before: Systems Test Engineer | 4 |
| Before: Software Developer | 4 |
| Before: Quality Assurance Analyst | 3 |
| Before: QA Engineer | 3 |
| After: System Test Engineer (different employer) | 20 |
| After: Software Engineer | 9 |
| After: Test Engineer | 7 |
| After: QA Engineer | 4 |
| After: Software Test Engineer | 4 |
| After: Quality Assurance Engineer | 3 |
| After: Engineering Manager | 3 |
| After: Systems Engineer | 2 |
Skills most often required for System Test Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 30 | 44.8% |
| test automation | 22 | 32.8% |
| Linux | 19 | 28.4% |
| Regression testing | 12 | 17.9% |
| System testing | 11 | 16.4% |
| Troubleshooting | 9 | 13.4% |
| test procedures | 9 | 13.4% |
| Root cause analysis | 8 | 11.9% |
| test plans | 8 | 11.9% |
| JIRA | 8 | 11.9% |
| functional testing | 7 | 10.4% |
| system-level testing | 6 | 9.0% |
| Git | 6 | 9.0% |
| Test fixtures | 5 | 7.5% |
| DOORS | 5 | 7.5% |
Top companies posting System Test Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 6 |
| Thales | 4 |
| Northrop Grumman | 4 |
| AUMOVIO | 4 |
| Zoox | 4 |
| PAE | 3 |
| Viasat, Inc. | 2 |
| Topcon | 2 |
| Torcrobotics | 2 |
| Newperkinelmer | 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring System Test Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 6 | 9.0% |
| Mountain View | 4 | 6.0% |
| Seongnam-si | 3 | 4.5% |
| Foster City | 2 | 3.0% |
| Hengelo | 2 | 3.0% |
| Houston | 2 | 3.0% |
| San Diego | 2 | 3.0% |
| Sterling | 2 | 3.0% |
| Carlsbad | 1 | 1.5% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-21, matching postings whose canonical role is “System Test Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- System Test Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-10-21
- window_days
- 90