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

As of 2026-10-30, PCB design appears in 206 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Electrical Engineer has the most postings mentioning PCB design.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-30

Postings · last 90 days
206
Top role · 11.7% of skill postings
Electrical Engineer
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about PCB design

+Is PCB design in demand in 2026?

Yes. PCB design appears in 206 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30. Electrical Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning PCB design (11.7% of all postings mentioning PCB design).

+What jobs require PCB design?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning PCB design are Electrical Engineer (23.5% of that role’s postings mention PCB design), Electrical Engineering Manager (17.8% of that role’s postings mention PCB design), Hardware Engineer (15.7% of that role’s postings mention PCB design).

+What skills are commonly paired with PCB design?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-30), PCB design most often appears alongside Python, oscilloscopes, schematic capture, Ethernet, Altium.

+Where is PCB design most in demand?

As of 2026-10-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring PCB design are San Francisco, San Jose, Austin, Herndon, Irvine, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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

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

+Which skills come before and after PCB design?

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 PCB design — last 90 days

Career paths around PCB design

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before PCB design

Before PCB designpython → PCB design: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairfirmware → PCB design: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairC++ → PCB design: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairSiamese Neural Networks → PCB design: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairtesting → PCB design: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairIT Services → PCB design: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairdesign services → PCB design: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairFieldFox → PCB design: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairPCB designpython: 3 movespython3 movesfirmware: 2 movesfirmware2 movesC++: 2 movesC++2 movesSiamese Neural Networks: 1 movesSiamese NeuralNetworks1 movestesting: 1 movestesting1 movesIT Services: 1 movesIT Services1 movesdesign services: 1 movesdesign services1 movesFieldFox: 1 movesFieldFox1 moves

Skills after PCB design

After PCB designPCB design → C: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairPCB design → VBA: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairPCB design → design services: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairPCB design → test development: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairPCB design → embedded hardware: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairPCB design → Hardware platform: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairPCB design → product development: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairPCB design → Ranorex: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairPCB designC: 2 movesC2 movesVBA: 1 movesVBA1 movesdesign services: 1 movesdesign services1 movestest development: 1 movestest development1 movesembedded hardware: 1 movesembedded hardware1 movesHardware platform: 1 movesHardware platform1 movesproduct development: 1 movesproductdevelopment1 movesRanorex: 1 movesRanorex1 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: python3
Before: firmware2
Before: C++2
Before: Siamese Neural Networks1
Before: testing1
Before: IT Services1
Before: design services1
Before: FieldFox1
After: C2
After: VBA1
After: design services1
After: test development1
After: embedded hardware1
After: Hardware platform1
After: product development1
After: Ranorex1

Roles most likely to require PCB design

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Electrical Engineer2423.5%
Electrical Engineering Manager817.8%
Hardware Engineer1115.7%
Hardware Architect28.3%
Embedded Systems Engineer37.9%
Avionics Test Engineer26.7%
Software Integration Engineer25.0%
Electrical Test Engineer34.8%
RF Systems Engineer24.5%
Hardware Engineering Manager14.5%

Roles with the most PCB design postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Electrical Engineer2411.7%
Test Engineer209.7%
Hardware Engineer115.3%
Electrical Engineering Manager83.9%
Software Engineer62.9%
Engineering Manager52.4%
RF Electrical Engineer52.4%
Hardware Security Engineer41.9%
RF Engineer41.9%
Automation Engineer31.5%

Top companies posting jobs requiring PCB design

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring PCB design
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Anduril Industries18
Cisco17
Renesas11
HawkEye 3607
Actalent6
Helsing5
Analog Devices4
Saronic Technologies4
Northrop Grumman3
TEKsystems3

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 PCB design

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco136.3%
San Jose104.9%
Austin73.4%
Herndon73.4%
Irvine73.4%
Munich62.9%
Costa Mesa41.9%
Long Beach41.9%
Espoo31.5%

Skills commonly paired with PCB design

Python (77)oscilloscopes (43)schematic capture (43)Ethernet (37)Altium (36)SPI (34)Altium Designer (33)signal integrity (30)CAN (28)I2C (27)

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30. 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 PCB design by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s PCB design postings by all PCB design 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.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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2026-10-30
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90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index