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CircuitHub

On-demand PCB prototype and assembly platform

Production Operator

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/20/2026
$25 - $40/hr
Entry
South Deerfield, Deerfield, MA, USA
In Person
Manufacturing & Production OperationsMachine & Process Operation

About the job

Requirements
  • Strong attention to detail and pride in producing quality work.
  • Comfort working with technology and learning new automated systems.
  • Ability to follow detailed procedures while thinking critically about process improvements.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Physical capability to stand for extended periods and handle small components.
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities.
  • No direct experience with electronics manufacturing is necessary; curiosity and willingness to learn are valued.
Responsibilities
  • Run and monitor automated Surface Mount Technology lines and assembly equipment.
  • Perform visual inspections, testing, and quality checks on assembled circuit boards.
  • Manage component inventory, kit parts, and maintain organized workstation areas.
  • Follow standard operating procedures and suggest improvements to increase efficiency.
  • Perform routine machine maintenance, troubleshoot basic issues, and coordinate with technical teams.
  • Record production data, track metrics, and maintain accurate work logs.
  • Follow safety protocols and maintain a clean, organized work environment.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in manufacturing, electronics assembly, or working with automated equipment.
  • Technical training or certifications in manufacturing or electronics.

About the company

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CircuitHub

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CircuitHub provides an on-demand electronics manufacturing platform that automates the production of printed circuit board (PCB) prototypes and assemblies for hardware teams, especially startups, to speed up product development from design to delivery. How it works: users upload their native CAD files to CircuitHub, which returns an instant online quote. The platform automatically handles component sourcing and matching, enabling both low-cost prototyping and batch production, scalable from a single unit up to 10,000 units. What sets it apart: tight integration with component suppliers and a software-driven workflow that streamlines the entire process, reducing lead times from weeks to days. The company's goal is to make electronics manufacturing as seamless and fast as software development by offering a single platform for design-to-delivery, from rapid prototyping to larger-scale production.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$48.6M

Headquarters

Deerfield, Massachusetts

Founded

2011

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What believers are saying

  • May 20, 2026 funding values CircuitHub at stronger growth momentum and credibility.
  • 9 open roles in August 2026 signal hiring despite a capital-intensive market.
  • European expansion through Cambridge and London can win sovereign manufacturing demand quickly.

What critics are saying

  • JLCPCB, PCBWay, and MacroFab attack CircuitHub’s core prototyping workflow on price.
  • Electronics manufacturing demands capital-heavy factories; 2027 expansion can exhaust the new $28M fast.
  • Customer concentration in robotics, defense, and satellites exposes revenue to sector slowdowns.

What makes CircuitHub unique

  • CircuitHub’s Grid automates PCB assembly with robotics, computer vision, and AI.
  • May 2026 funding backs US and Europe factories, not just software.
  • Blue Robotics uses CircuitHub for fast prototypes, proving demand from niche hardware teams.

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1 year growth

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2 year growth

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The Engineer
May 21st, 2026
CircuitHub raises $28m to scale automated PCB factories.

CircuitHub raises $28m to scale automated PCB factories. CircuitHub, an automated electronics manufacturing company that provides on-demand prototyping and scaled production of printed circuit boards, has raised $28m in funding led by Plural, an early-stage investment fund. The funding will accelerate the expansion of CircuitHub's automated factories across Europe and the US, grow its engineering team and extend the platform into full-service electronics manufacturing. Founded by CEO Andrew Seddon, CircuitHub has built the first-of-its-kind automated electronics manufacturing system that turns design files into printed, production-ready circuit boards in days. While CircuitHub launched its first facility in Massachusetts to be close to early customers, its R&D roots are in Cambridge, UK, with an expanding team across London and it's preparing for a broader European manufacturing footprint. CircuitHub's customers can upload designs and order circuit boards in seconds, via CircuitHub's online platform. From there, the company uses automated robotics, computer vision and AI to assemble these designs at its first 5,000-square-foot factory, the Grid, before shipping them. By automating large parts of the production process and monitoring quality via a small on-site team, CircuitHub's Grid can produce a single prototype or batches of 10,000 units across dozens of different designs simultaneously. "Today, hardware companies face a tough choice: either spin up their own vertically integrated manufacturing from scratch, or rely on a legacy Western supply chain that's been decaying for years, Seddon said in a statement. "CircuitHub is the alternative: providing remote access to a cutting-edge factory through your browser or your AI agent. Just as software companies share cloud compute, hardware companies can now share our Grid." Around 95 per cent of electronics projects today involve fewer than 10,000 units, but industry remains optimised almost entirely for mass production. For most hardware teams, manufacturing involves manual assembly, supply chain bottlenecks and rising labour costs, while iteration cycles can extend into months. Furthermore, critical supply chains are heavily concentrated in China, creating dependencies that are increasingly exposed to geopolitical tensions and disruption. The US alone has lost more than 85 per cent of its share of the global PCB market to lower-cost overseas manufacturers. The ability to design, test and manufacture electronics quickly and locally has become a commercial and strategic imperative, along with a significant market opportunity as electronics manufacturing services are on track to hit $1 trillion. Sten Tamkivi, Partner at Plural, said: "What CircuitHub is doing is fundamental. Andrew and the world-class CircuitHub team are changing the unit economics of the entire industry. As robotics, AI and advanced hardware accelerate, their combination of automation, software and data is making electronics manufacturing as fast, flexible, and accessible as writing code. This is also about resilience and sovereignty, ensuring that Europe and the US can design, build and iterate on critical technologies locally. It's the kind of infrastructure shift that creates billion-dollar outcomes and will supercharge progress across physical AI, from robotics to space, energy and defence."

Tech.eu
May 20th, 2026
CircuitHub raises $28M to scale automated electronics manufacturing across the US and Europe

CircuitHub's software-defined manufacturing model can help engineers designing satellites, robotics and autonomous systems move from design to production-ready boards in days.

Haskell.org
Jan 10th, 2024
CircuitHub is hiring Haskell engineers (remote)

CircuitHub is hiring Haskell engineers (remote).

Silverwood Partners
Nov 22nd, 2023
Technology Private Placement and M&A Transactions Review Week Ending November 19, 2023

r4 Technologies: The company raised $11.6 million of venture funding in the form of convertible debt from undisclosed investors on November 15, 2023.