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

As of 2026-09-30, USB appears in 311 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning USB.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
311
Top role · 19.0% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Costa Mesa

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Frequently asked questions about USB

+Is USB in demand in 2026?

Yes. USB appears in 311 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning USB (19.0% of all postings mentioning USB).

+What jobs require USB?

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 USB are Electrical Engineer (13.9% of that role’s postings mention USB), Embedded Firmware Engineer (13.6% of that role’s postings mention USB), Hardware Test Engineer (12.3% of that role’s postings mention USB).

+What skills are commonly paired with USB?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), USB most often appears alongside Python, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, C.

+Where is USB most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring USB are Costa Mesa, Hawthorne, Irvine, Lexington, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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

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

+Which skills come before and after USB?

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 USB — last 90 days

Salary distribution

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

Career paths around USB

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before USB

Before USBC++ → USB: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairPHP → USB: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMYSQL → USB: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairschematic capture → USB: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairC → USB: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairJenkins → USB: 2 observed employer moves with this skill paircustom hardware → USB: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pair65nm technology node → USB: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairUSBC++: 4 movesC++4 movesPHP: 2 movesPHP2 movesMYSQL: 2 movesMYSQL2 movesschematic capture: 2 movesschematic capture2 movesC: 2 movesC2 movesJenkins: 2 movesJenkins2 movescustom hardware: 1 movescustom hardware1 moves65nm technology node: 1 moves65nm technologynode1 moves

Skills after USB

After USBUSB → C++: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairUSB → C: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairUSB → JavaScript: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairUSB → SVN: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairUSB → docker: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairUSB → python: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairUSB → Windows 2012: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairUSB → VME: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairUSBC++: 3 movesC++3 movesC: 3 movesC3 movesJavaScript: 2 movesJavaScript2 movesSVN: 2 movesSVN2 movesdocker: 2 movesdocker2 movespython: 2 movespython2 movesWindows 2012: 1 movesWindows 20121 movesVME: 1 movesVME1 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: C++4
Before: PHP2
Before: MYSQL2
Before: schematic capture2
Before: C2
Before: Jenkins2
Before: custom hardware1
Before: 65nm technology node1
After: C++3
After: C3
After: JavaScript2
After: SVN2
After: docker2
After: python2
After: Windows 20121
After: VME1

Roles most likely to require USB

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Electrical Engineer1013.9%
Embedded Firmware Engineer313.6%
Hardware Test Engineer1012.3%
Manufacturing Test Engineer1112.2%
Firmware Engineer1311.9%
Embedded Engineer711.9%
Electrical Test Engineer610.5%
Hardware Architect210.0%
Embedded Systems Engineer25.0%
Hardware Engineer25.0%

Roles with the most USB postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer5919.0%
Embedded Software Engineer3310.6%
Firmware Engineer134.2%
Manufacturing Test Engineer113.5%
Electrical Engineer103.2%
Hardware Test Engineer103.2%
Embedded Engineer72.3%
Electrical Test Engineer61.9%
Manufacturing Test Engineering Manager61.9%
System Software Engineer51.6%

Top companies posting jobs requiring USB

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring USB
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Anduril Industries46
Anduril29
SpaceX22
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.10
Renesas8
Waymo6
Bosch5
Ambarella4
Bb4
Insulet Corporation4

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 USB

NamePostingsShare
Costa Mesa196.1%
Hawthorne165.1%
Irvine134.2%
Lexington123.9%
San Francisco123.9%
Boston103.2%
Santa Ana103.2%
Bengaluru72.3%
Atlanta61.9%

Skills commonly paired with USB

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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 USB by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s USB postings by all USB 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.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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data_as_of
2026-09-30
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index