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Will AI replace fpga engineers?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting fpga engineers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 32 live fpga engineers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 38% of current fpga engineers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
32live openings
38%ask for AI skills
3%remote
15companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Audio Processing. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Verilog, Electrical Engineering, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Communication, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Anduril Industries | 8 |
| Qube Research & Technologies | 3 |
| Rocket Lab | 3 |
| K2 Space | 3 |
| DRW | 3 |
| Astranis | 2 |
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