# PCB Design

Skill · Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Environmental)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/pcb-design

PCB (printed circuit board) design is the process of laying out the physical and electrical structure of a circuit board, including component placement, trace routing, and layer stack-up, typically using CAD tools like Altium Designer, KiCad, or Eagle. It's a core skill for electrical and hardware engineers building anything from consumer electronics to industrial devices. Good PCB design balances electrical performance, manufacturability, and cost.

## PCB Design in the job market

- Open roles: 47
- Employers hiring: 21
- Median stated pay: $168,000 (middle half $117,000 – $190,000), from 39 of 47 open roles — the 83% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
- Last checked: September 14, 2026

## Asked for alongside PCB Design

Measured from the 47 open roles that name PCB Design, not from a curated list.

- [Altium Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/altium-designer) — 14 roles (29.8%)
- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 14 roles (29.8%)
- [LTspice](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ltspice) — 10 roles (21.3%)
- [Power Electronics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/power-electronics) — 8 roles (17.0%)
- [Automotive Ethernet](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/automotive-ethernet) — 7 roles (14.9%)
- [FPGA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/fpga) — 7 roles (14.9%)
- [Analog Circuit Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/analog-circuit-design) — 6 roles (12.8%)
- [PIC Microcontrollers](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/pic-microcontrollers) — 5 roles (10.6%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Entry: 5 (11%)
- Mid: 3 (7%)
- Senior: 31 (69%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 6 (13%)

From 45 roles whose posting states a level.

## Where PCB Design roles are

- [San Francisco, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-francisco-ca) — 7
- [Long Beach, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/long-beach-ca) — 5
- [Dallas, TX](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/dallas-tx) — 4
- [Huntsville, AL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/huntsville-al) — 3
- [San Jose, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-jose-ca) — 3
- [Seattle, WA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/seattle-wa) — 3

Among the 43 of 47 open roles we could place on a map.

## Roles that use PCB Design

- [Electrical Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/electrical-engineer) — 21
- [Hardware Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/hardware-engineer) — 6
- [Aerospace Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/aerospace-engineer) — 1
- [Analog Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/analog-engineer) — 1
- [Digital Design Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/digital-design-engineer) — 1
- [Engineering Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-lead) — 1

## Employers hiring for PCB Design

- [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai) — 7 open roles
- [Astranis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/astranis) — 5 open roles
- [Boeing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/boeing) — 4 open roles
- [Broadcom Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/broadcom-inc) — 4 open roles
- [Relativity Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/relativity-space) — 4 open roles
- [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — 3 open roles

Related skills: [Circuit Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/circuit-design), [Electronics Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/electronics-engineering), [Altium Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/altium-designer), [KiCad](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kicad), [Embedded Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/embedded-systems), [Electronic Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/electronic-systems), [Proteus](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/proteus), [Electrical Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/electrical-engineering), [Hardware Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/hardware-design), [Schematic Diagrams](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/schematic-diagrams), [Cadence OrCAD/Allegro](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cadence-orcad-allegro), [Electrical Circuits](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/electrical-circuits)

## Open roles requiring PCB Design (46)

- [Hardware Prototype & Test Engineer](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/eightsleep/04a37ce9-ff55-4b51-b3d2-f145734eb188/application) at [Eight Sleep](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/eight-sleep) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA, $90,000 – $120,000 (listed on Eight Sleep's own careers site)
- [Computer Engineer - onsite in Kennesaw, GA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/762def11-b46f-48ec-857a-01c056d5dc63/computer-engineer-onsite-in-kennesaw-ga-at-crane-co) at [Crane Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crane-co) — Kennesaw, GA
- [Hardware Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e43c7f18-4659-48d0-b41c-a08f6e732f32/hardware-engineer-at-arrow-electronics) at [Arrow Electronics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/arrow-electronics) — Full-time, Benton Harbor, MI, $79,900 – $126,500
- [GNC Engineer II](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1fe3a13c-98ca-495c-a25f-b15f18504fbe/gnc-engineer-ii-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Moorpark, CA, $82,000 – $125,000
- [PC Board Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7b82086b-ec31-4bd0-a975-7980f49de20f/pc-board-designer-at-adtran) at [Adtran](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adtran) — Adtran Huntsville HQ
- [Electrical Engineer, Principal](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f968765e-00df-416f-9db9-0db4aa301393/electrical-engineer-principal-at-a-dec) at [A-dec](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/a-dec) — Newberg, OR
- [Prin Electrical Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/08f728f4-8df4-431a-b604-becbd26cb63d/prin-electrical-engineer-at-medtronic) at [Medtronic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/medtronic) — Full-time, Lafayette, CO
- [Senior Structural Test Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/033fa17d-fd7a-4162-a8e1-3b3a0bf9fb7e/senior-structural-test-engineer-at-nvidia) at [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — $132,000 – $253,000
- [Digital CCA Design (Experienced or Senior)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c1a81e28-7a08-4c63-9504-b07f6c039135/digital-cca-design-experienced-or-senior-at-boeing) at [Boeing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/boeing) — Full-time, Huntsville, AL
- [Avionics Engineering Lead (Space Suits)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/8053f802-4b3e-4137-ace3-8b0d1ebf64f1/avionics-engineering-lead-space-suits-at-axiom-space) at [Axiom Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/axiom-space) — Houston, TX

All 46 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=da0d50da-684a-4f28-8450-ded438adeacd