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trade studies jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-11-05, trade studies appears in 694 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Systems Engineer has the most postings mentioning trade studies.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-05

Postings · last 90 days
694
Top role · 69.9% of skill postings
Systems Engineer
Top hiring metro
Cedar Rapids

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Frequently asked questions about trade studies

+Is trade studies in demand in 2026?

Yes. trade studies appears in 694 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05. Systems Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning trade studies (69.9% of all postings mentioning trade studies).

+What jobs require trade studies?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning trade studies are Hardware Systems Engineer (16.0% of that role’s postings mention trade studies), Fluid Systems Engineer (14.3% of that role’s postings mention trade studies), Radar Systems Engineer (13.7% of that role’s postings mention trade studies).

+What skills are commonly paired with trade studies?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-11-05), trade studies most often appears alongside systems engineering, requirements management, Verification and Validation, DOORS, Interface definition.

+Where is trade studies most in demand?

As of 2026-11-05, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring trade studies are Cedar Rapids, El Segundo, Long Beach, Chantilly, Huntsville, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new trade studies content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning trade studies alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new trade studies content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after trade studies?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring trade studies — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around trade studies

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before trade studies

Before trade studiesairworthiness standards → trade studies: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairinspection protocols → trade studies: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairtest fixture design → trade studies: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairadhesive testing → trade studies: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairsystem requirements → trade studies: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairtrade study development → trade studies: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairwind tunnel testing → trade studies: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairMathWorks tools → trade studies: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairtrade studiesairworthiness standards: 1 movesairworthinessstandards1 movesinspection protocols: 1 movesinspectionprotocols1 movestest fixture design: 1 movestest fixturedesign1 movesadhesive testing: 1 movesadhesive testing1 movessystem requirements: 1 movessystemrequirements1 movestrade study development: 1 movestrade studydevelopment1 moveswind tunnel testing: 1 moveswind tunneltesting1 movesMathWorks tools: 1 movesMathWorks tools1 moves

Skills after trade studies

After trade studiestrade studies → security audits: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairtrade studies → acceptance testing: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairtrade studies → support: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairtrade studies → object-oriented C++: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairtrade studies → System Level Integration: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairtrade studies → Systems and subsystem requirements: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairtrade studies → troubleshooting: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairtrade studies → Bid proposals: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairtrade studiessecurity audits: 1 movessecurity audits1 movesacceptance testing: 1 movesacceptance testing1 movessupport: 1 movessupport1 movesobject-oriented C++: 1 movesobject-orientedC++1 movesSystem Level Integration: 1 movesSystem LevelIntegration1 movesSystems and subsystem requirements: 1 movesSystems andsubsystemrequirements1 movestroubleshooting: 1 movestroubleshooting1 movesBid proposals: 1 movesBid proposals1 moves
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.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: airworthiness standards1
Before: inspection protocols1
Before: test fixture design1
Before: adhesive testing1
Before: system requirements1
Before: trade study development1
Before: wind tunnel testing1
Before: MathWorks tools1
After: security audits1
After: acceptance testing1
After: support1
After: object-oriented C++1
After: System Level Integration1
After: Systems and subsystem requirements1
After: troubleshooting1
After: Bid proposals1

Roles most likely to require trade studies

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Hardware Systems Engineer416.0%
Fluid Systems Engineer314.3%
Radar Systems Engineer713.7%
Systems Engineer4859.8%
Systems Security Engineer88.4%
Mission Systems Engineer27.7%
RF Systems Engineer37.5%
Space Systems Engineer46.8%
Mechanical Systems Engineer26.7%
Systems Engineering Manager56.0%

Roles with the most trade studies postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Systems Engineer48569.9%
Program Manager162.3%
Systems Architect111.6%
Systems Security Engineer81.2%
Radar Systems Engineer71.0%
Software Engineer50.7%
Systems Engineering Manager50.7%
Cyber Systems Engineer40.6%
Engineering Manager40.6%
Hardware Systems Engineer40.6%

Top companies posting jobs requiring trade studies

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring trade studies
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Northrop Grumman176
Globalpr63
GlobaliD21
Boeing20
Peraton15
PAE14
True Anomaly13
Sierra Nevada Coporation13
Anduril Industries13
CACI11

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 for trade studies

NamePostingsShare
Cedar Rapids314.5%
El Segundo223.2%
Long Beach213.0%
Chantilly202.9%
Huntsville152.2%
Colorado Springs142.0%
Tucson121.7%
Houston81.2%
Springfield81.2%

Skills commonly paired with trade studies

systems engineering (415)requirements management (185)Verification and Validation (166)DOORS (143)Interface definition (130)functional analysis (123)Requirements allocation (121)MATLAB (107)System integration (104)Cameo (100)

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05. 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 trade studies by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s trade studies postings by all trade studies 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). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
dc863a0ddce201fc
data_as_of
2026-11-05
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index