EtherCAT jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, EtherCAT appears in 271 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Automation and Controls Engineer has the most postings mentioning EtherCAT.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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+Is EtherCAT in demand in 2026?
Yes. EtherCAT appears in 271 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Automation and Controls Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning EtherCAT (11.8% of all postings mentioning EtherCAT).
+What jobs require EtherCAT?
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 EtherCAT are Automation and Controls Engineer (91.4% of that role’s postings mention EtherCAT), Embedded Linux Engineer (59.1% of that role’s postings mention EtherCAT), Flight Software Engineer (27.6% of that role’s postings mention EtherCAT).
+What skills are commonly paired with EtherCAT?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), EtherCAT most often appears alongside Python, C++, Linux, CAN, PLC.
+Where is EtherCAT most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring EtherCAT are El Segundo, Metzingen, Munich, Long Beach, Austin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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+Which skills come before and after EtherCAT?
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 EtherCAT — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around EtherCAT
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before EtherCAT
Skills after EtherCAT
No published outgoing skill pairs yet.
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.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Beckhoff controllers | 1 |
| Before: qt | 1 |
| Before: CMake | 1 |
| Before: Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) | 1 |
| Before: OpenGL | 1 |
| Before: udp | 1 |
| Before: Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) | 1 |
| Before: multicast | 1 |
Roles most likely to require EtherCAT
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Automation and Controls Engineer | 32 | 91.4% |
| Embedded Linux Engineer | 13 | 59.1% |
| Flight Software Engineer | 29 | 27.6% |
| Embedded Linux Software Engineer | 6 | 24.0% |
| Mechanical Test Engineer | 6 | 20.7% |
| Hardware Architect | 2 | 10.0% |
| Control Systems Engineer | 4 | 8.5% |
| Robotics Engineer | 5 | 7.0% |
| System Test Engineer | 2 | 3.9% |
| Firmware Engineer | 3 | 2.8% |
Roles with the most EtherCAT postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Automation and Controls Engineer | 32 | 11.8% |
| Flight Software Engineer | 29 | 10.7% |
| Software Engineer | 15 | 5.5% |
| Automation Engineer | 13 | 4.8% |
| Embedded Linux Engineer | 13 | 4.8% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 12 | 4.4% |
| Robotic Systems Engineer | 12 | 4.4% |
| Ground Support Equipment Engineer | 7 | 2.6% |
| Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer | 7 | 2.6% |
| Embedded Linux Software Engineer | 6 | 2.2% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring EtherCAT
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Varda Space Industries | 146 |
| Neura Robotics | 21 |
| CLERA | 12 |
| Relativity Space | 6 |
| SpaceX | 5 |
| Rhoda AI | 5 |
| Renesas | 3 |
| Humanoid | 3 |
| ALTEN | 2 |
| Pivotal Systems | 2 |
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 EtherCAT
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| El Segundo | 146 | 53.9% |
| Metzingen | 16 | 5.9% |
| Munich | 16 | 5.9% |
| Long Beach | 8 | 3.0% |
| Austin | 5 | 1.8% |
| Mountain View | 5 | 1.8% |
| Redmond | 5 | 1.8% |
| San Francisco | 5 | 1.8% |
| Fremont | 4 | 1.5% |
Skills commonly paired with EtherCAT
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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 EtherCAT by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s EtherCAT postings by all EtherCAT 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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