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hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) appears in 266 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), with demand share down 13.6% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
266
Demand vs prior month
down 13.6% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 18.8% of skill postings
Software Engineer
Top hiring metro
Sunnyvale

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Frequently asked questions about hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)

+Is hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) in demand in 2026?

Yes. hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) appears in 266 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) (18.8% of all postings mentioning hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)).

+What jobs require hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) are Embedded Software Test Engineer (39.1% of that role’s postings mention hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)), Avionics Test Engineer (11.5% of that role’s postings mention hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)), Embedded Firmware Engineer (9.1% of that role’s postings mention hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)).

+What skills are commonly paired with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) most often appears alongside Python, C++, CI/CD, software-in-the-loop (SIL), Linux.

+Where is hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) are Sunnyvale, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, Palo Alto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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+Which skills come before and after hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)?

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 hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) — last 90 days

Career paths around hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)

Before hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)ci/cd → hardware-in-the-loop (HIL): 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairpretrained video generative models → hardware-in-the-loop (HIL): 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → hardware-in-the-loop (HIL): 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairKinesis Streams → hardware-in-the-loop (HIL): 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairAWS Lambda → hardware-in-the-loop (HIL): 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairCMake → hardware-in-the-loop (HIL): 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairGrafana → hardware-in-the-loop (HIL): 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairC++ STL → hardware-in-the-loop (HIL): 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairhardware-in-…(HIL)ci/cd: 1 movesci/cd1 movespretrained video generative models: 1 movespretrained videogenerative models1 movespython: 1 movespython1 movesKinesis Streams: 1 movesKinesis Streams1 movesAWS Lambda: 1 movesAWS Lambda1 movesCMake: 1 movesCMake1 movesGrafana: 1 movesGrafana1 movesC++ STL: 1 movesC++ STL1 moves

Skills after hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)

After hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) → Beckhoff PLC: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairhardware-in-the-loop (HIL) → Boost: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairhardware-in-the-loop (HIL) → Google Test (gtest): 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairhardware-in-the-loop (HIL) → EtherCAT: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairhardware-in-the-loop (HIL) → TCP/UDP: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairhardware-in-…(HIL)Beckhoff PLC: 1 movesBeckhoff PLC1 movesBoost: 1 movesBoost1 movesGoogle Test (gtest): 1 movesGoogle Test(gtest)1 movesEtherCAT: 1 movesEtherCAT1 movesTCP/UDP: 1 movesTCP/UDP1 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: ci/cd1
Before: pretrained video generative models1
Before: python1
Before: Kinesis Streams1
Before: AWS Lambda1
Before: CMake1
Before: Grafana1
Before: C++ STL1
After: Beckhoff PLC1
After: Boost1
After: Google Test (gtest)1
After: EtherCAT1
After: TCP/UDP1

Roles most likely to require hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Embedded Software Test Engineer939.1%
Avionics Test Engineer311.5%
Embedded Firmware Engineer29.1%
Embedded Linux Software Engineer28.0%
Systems Test Engineer55.7%
Hardware Systems Engineer25.4%
Flight Software Engineer54.8%
GNC Engineer14.8%
Software Integration Engineer24.7%
Environmental Test Engineer14.2%

Roles with the most hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer5018.8%
Systems Engineer155.6%
Test Engineer124.5%
Embedded Software Engineer103.8%
Embedded Software Test Engineer93.4%
Engineering Manager51.9%
Flight Software Engineer51.9%
Robotics Software Engineer51.9%
Systems Test Engineer51.9%
Product Manager41.5%

Top companies posting jobs requiring hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Wayve12
Torcrobotics11
Applied Intuition8
General Motors8
Applied8
Waymo8
Bosch7
Shieldapp6
SpaceX6
Northrop Grumman5

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 hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)

NamePostingsShare
Sunnyvale145.3%
San Francisco114.1%
Los Angeles83.0%
Washington83.0%
Palo Alto72.6%
Ann Arbor62.3%
Austin62.3%
El Segundo62.3%
Long Beach62.3%

Skills commonly paired with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)

Python (143)C++ (100)CI/CD (78)software-in-the-loop (SIL) (74)Linux (70)test automation (46)CAN (45)MATLAB (42)integration testing (36)Git (32)

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. 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-in-the-loop (HIL) by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) postings by all hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) 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). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,595 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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