Most In-Demand Engineering Design Skills
The most in-demand skills for Engineering Design roles right now are cad, ai, solidworks — ranked across 1574 open postings.
Updated October 27, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cad | 162 | +162 |
| 2 | ai | 127 | +127 |
| 3 | solidworks | 106 | +106 |
| 4 | autocad | 73 | +73 |
| 5 | assembly | 73 | +73 |
| 6 | prototyping | 69 | +69 |
| 7 | fea | 64 | +64 |
| 8 | itar | 55 | +55 |
| 9 | python | 48 | +48 |
| 10 | revit | 43 | +43 |
| 11 | automation | 42 | +42 |
| 12 | pcb | 40 | +40 |
| 13 | firmware | 39 | +39 |
| 14 | catia | 37 | +37 |
| 15 | react | 34 | +34 |
| 16 | design-for-manufacturing | 33 | +33 |
| 17 | typescript | 33 | +33 |
| 18 | cloud | 32 | +32 |
| 19 | ccpa | 32 | +32 |
| 20 | matlab | 28 | +28 |
| 21 | plm | 27 | +27 |
| 22 | ethernet | 26 | +26 |
| 23 | altium | 26 | +26 |
| 24 | ansys | 24 | +24 |
| 25 | css | 23 | +23 |
| 26 | root-cause-analysis | 22 | +22 |
| 27 | civil-3d | 22 | +22 |
| 28 | oscilloscope | 22 | +22 |
| 29 | signal-integrity | 22 | +22 |
| 30 | figma | 21 | +21 |
| 31 | bluebeam | 20 | +20 |
| 32 | accessibility | 19 | +19 |
| 33 | bim | 18 | +18 |
| 34 | api | 18 | +18 |
| 35 | i2c | 17 | +17 |
| 36 | siemens-nx | 17 | +17 |
| 37 | networking | 16 | +16 |
| 38 | agile | 15 | +15 |
| 39 | cnc | 15 | +15 |
| 40 | embedded-systems | 14 | +14 |