FPGA jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, FPGA appears in 380 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning FPGA, with demand down 51% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is FPGA in demand in 2026?
Yes. FPGA appears in 380 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 51% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning FPGA (16.8% of all postings mentioning FPGA).
+What jobs require FPGA?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning FPGA are FPGA Engineer (45.0% of that role’s postings mention FPGA), Systems/Software Engineer (13.0% of that role’s postings mention FPGA), Electrical Engineer (11.3% of that role’s postings mention FPGA).
+What skills are commonly paired with FPGA?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), FPGA most often appears alongside Python, C++, Linux, C, I2C.
+Where is FPGA most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring FPGA are El Segundo, San Jose, Costa Mesa, Torrance, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring FPGA — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require FPGA
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| FPGA Engineer | 9 | 45.0% |
| Systems/Software Engineer | 3 | 13.0% |
| Electrical Engineer | 8 | 11.3% |
| SoC Architect | 2 | 9.5% |
| Embedded Systems Security Engineer | 2 | 8.0% |
| Hardware Engineer | 3 | 7.7% |
| Embedded Systems Engineer | 3 | 7.3% |
| Electrical Test Engineer | 4 | 6.8% |
| Embedded Engineer | 4 | 6.7% |
| RF Systems Engineer | 3 | 6.7% |
Roles with the most FPGA postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 64 | 16.8% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 44 | 11.6% |
| Systems Engineer | 12 | 3.2% |
| FPGA Engineer | 9 | 2.4% |
| Electrical Engineer | 8 | 2.1% |
| Software Engineering Manager | 8 | 2.1% |
| FPGA Design Engineer | 6 | 1.6% |
| Test Engineer | 6 | 1.6% |
| Ground Software Engineer | 5 | 1.3% |
| Hardware Architect | 5 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for FPGA
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| El Segundo | 22 | 5.8% |
| San Jose | 19 | 5.0% |
| Costa Mesa | 15 | 3.9% |
| Torrance | 12 | 3.2% |
| Bengaluru | 10 | 2.6% |
| New York City | 9 | 2.4% |
| Sunnyvale | 8 | 2.1% |
| Cedar Rapids | 7 | 1.8% |
| Milpitas | 7 | 1.8% |
Skills commonly paired with FPGA
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning FPGA by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s FPGA postings by all FPGA postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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