test equipment jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-02, test equipment appears in 250 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Test Engineer roles, with demand up 82% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-02
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Frequently asked questions about test equipment
+Is test equipment in demand in 2026?
Yes. test equipment appears in 250 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, with demand up 82% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Test Engineer roles (17% of Test Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require test equipment?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, the job titles most likely to require test equipment are Test Engineer (17% of postings list test equipment), Systems Engineer (9% of postings list test equipment), Manufacturing Test Engineer (7% of postings list test equipment).
+What skills are commonly paired with test equipment?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-02), test equipment most often appears alongside Python, test automation, test procedures, MATLAB, power supplies.
+Where is test equipment most in demand?
As of 2026-09-02, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring test equipment are El Segundo, Costa Mesa, Woburn, Austin, San Jose, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring test equipment — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require test equipment
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Test Engineer | 43 | 17.2% |
| Systems Engineer | 22 | 8.8% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineer | 18 | 7.2% |
| Avionics Systems Engineer | 8 | 3.2% |
| Field Test Engineer | 8 | 3.2% |
| Hardware Test Engineer | 6 | 2.4% |
| System Test Engineer | 5 | 2.0% |
| Avionics Test Engineer | 4 | 1.6% |
| Electrical Test Engineer | 4 | 1.6% |
| Electronics Test Engineer | 4 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for test equipment
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| El Segundo | 31 | 12.4% |
| Costa Mesa | 15 | 6.0% |
| Woburn | 10 | 4.0% |
| Austin | 7 | 2.8% |
| San Jose | 6 | 2.4% |
| Atlanta | 5 | 2.0% |
| Auckland | 5 | 2.0% |
| Long Beach | 5 | 2.0% |
| Quincy | 5 | 2.0% |
Skills commonly paired with test equipment
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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