hardware testing jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, hardware testing appears in 139 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Production Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning hardware testing, with demand down 16% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is hardware testing in demand in 2026?
Yes. hardware testing appears in 139 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 16% vs the prior 4 weeks. Production Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning hardware testing (12.9% of all postings mentioning hardware testing).
+What jobs require hardware testing?
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 hardware testing are Production Software Engineer (90.0% of that role’s postings mention hardware testing), Hardware Test Engineer (14.3% of that role’s postings mention hardware testing), Hardware Systems Engineer (10.8% of that role’s postings mention hardware testing).
+What skills are commonly paired with hardware testing?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), hardware testing most often appears alongside Python, Linux, Root cause analysis, MATLAB, Data analysis.
+Where is hardware testing most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring hardware testing are Lexington, San Francisco, Seattle, Colorado Springs, Costa Mesa, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring hardware testing — last 90 days
Roles most likely to require hardware testing
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Production Software Engineer | 18 | 90.0% |
| Hardware Test Engineer | 11 | 14.3% |
| Hardware Systems Engineer | 4 | 10.8% |
| Hardware Engineering Manager | 1 | 4.8% |
| Propulsion Test Engineer | 1 | 4.5% |
| Production Test Engineer | 1 | 4.3% |
| Systems Integration and Test Engineer | 1 | 4.2% |
| System Test Engineer | 2 | 4.1% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineer | 3 | 3.5% |
| Electrical Test Engineer | 2 | 3.4% |
Roles with the most hardware testing postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Production Software Engineer | 18 | 12.9% |
| Test Engineer | 16 | 11.5% |
| Hardware Test Engineer | 11 | 7.9% |
| Manufacturing Software Engineer | 8 | 5.8% |
| Hardware Systems Engineer | 4 | 2.9% |
| QA Engineer | 4 | 2.9% |
| Development Test Engineer | 3 | 2.2% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 3 | 2.2% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineer | 3 | 2.2% |
| Program Manager | 3 | 2.2% |
Top metros hiring for hardware testing
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lexington | 27 | 19.4% |
| San Francisco | 7 | 5.0% |
| Seattle | 5 | 3.6% |
| Colorado Springs | 4 | 2.9% |
| Costa Mesa | 4 | 2.9% |
| Hsinchu | 3 | 2.2% |
| Huntsville | 3 | 2.2% |
| Irvine | 3 | 2.2% |
| Long Beach | 3 | 2.2% |
Skills commonly paired with hardware testing
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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 hardware testing by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s hardware testing postings by all hardware testing 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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