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# Product Engineer (Operations & Manufacturing Software) at CircuitHub

- **Company:** CircuitHub
- **Location:** United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-06-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/circuithub/394313d1-fb6d-44bc-a948-ccd9c9bec2db

## Job description

## About CircuitHub

CircuitHub is reshaping electronics manufacturing with The Grid, a factory-scale robotics platform designed to make small-batch, high-mix electronics assembly radically more efficient. Think semiconductor-fab levels of precision applied to the chaotic world of prototyping and low-volume production. The result? A 10x throughput improvement in one of the world's most foundational industries. We've [raised $48M](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/factory-scale-robot-andrew-seddon-99ive/) from top-tier investors, including Y Combinator, Google Ventures and now Plural and Sten Tamkivi, and we're already profitable. Our customers include industry leaders like Tesla, Meta, and Zipline. The Grid isn't a prototype. It's live, scaling fast, and delivering real revenue. We're now building the engineering core that will scale it further.

## What You’ll Do

As a Product Engineer at CircuitHub, you will own entire production software systems end-to-end, from understanding operational problems on the factory floor through designing, building, deploying, and operating the software that solves them. You’ll be responsible for entire systems rather than isolated tickets, owning problems from discovery through deployment and operational impact. This includes building and maintaining the internal operational stack that seamlessly connects planning, materials, purchasing, personnel, and factory processes, transforming complex manufacturing workflows into highly reliable, usable software. You’ll partner closely with factory operators, engineers, and company leadership to ensure CircuitHub’s factories scale smoothly as demand and Grid capabilities grow. Example Projects:

- Develop production planning tools and inventory/materials-flow systems
- Improve factory operator workflows
- Integrate new automation equipment
- Apply AI and LLMs to automate operational decision making, from purchasing and production planning to machine diagnostics and debugging.
- Build the software systems that coordinate thousands of manufacturing decisions across people, robots, inventory, and suppliers in real time.

## What We’re Looking For

Must-haves

- Strong PostgreSQL experience: complex queries, performance tuning, and schema design
- Solid data modeling and systems-design judgment
- Hands-on systems integration: stitching together APIs, tools, and workflows that hold up in production
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and the ability to ship production systems quickly and reliably.
- Willingness and ability to travel regularly to CircuitHub factories (US and UK) and spend time on the factory floor partnering closely with operators and engineers.

Nice-to-haves

- Familiarity with manufacturing, logistics, ERP/MRP, or supply-chain systems
- Experience building internal tools or operational software
- Experience keeping mission-critical operational systems fast and reliable
- Comfortable collaborating closely with internal teams on regular basis

Who You'll Work With You’ll work directly with the Head of Internal Software and company leadership to identify bottlenecks and turn them into software systems that improve factory throughput. You'll join the internal software team and work alongside engineers, factory operators, and leadership. In your first 6–12 months, success looks like owning a meaningful slice of the production operations stack outright and measurably improving the reliability and throughput of the operations it supports.

Location & Work Environment

- Offices: South Deerfield MA, US; London and Cambridge, UK
- Flexible arrangements: remote, hybrid, or in-person
- This is potentially a remote role open to candidates who can maintain at least four hours of daily overlap with both our US East Coast and UK teams.
- While the role can be remote, successful candidates should expect regular travel to CircuitHub factories (in US and UK) and hands-on engagement with production operations.

## Compensation

- UK: £80k–£130k
- US: $150k–$250k
- Plus equity

This is a single posting open across multiple levels. Your level and offer are calibrated to your experience, and we're happy to discuss where you'd land early in the process.

## About CircuitHub

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: CircuitHub provides on-demand, automated circuit board assembly and manufacturing, enabling hardware companies to prototype and produce small batches at speed.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed; Series A)
- **Headquarters**: South Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA (with additional locations in London, UK)
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Rehno Lindeque (CEO) and Andrew Seddon (CTO)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Electronics Manufacturing / Hardware Manufacturing
- Target customers: B2B, serving hardware companies in self-driving cars, satellites, 3D printing, robotics, aerospace (e.g., Tesla, NASA, Zipline), and other sectors requiring rapid prototyping and low-volume production.
- Mission or purpose: "To fix rapid electronics manufacturing" and make it possible for hardware companies to design and iterate as fast as software companies.

## Products & Services
- **The Grid (Automated Factory Platform)**: A proprietary, factory-scale robotics platform that delivers a 10x improvement in speed and cost for small-batch electronics production. This is the core technology that enables rapid, on-demand assembly.
- **Full Turnkey PCB Assembly**: Offers assembly from 1 to 10,000 units. Users upload EDA files (Altium, EAGLE, KiCAD) and receive a real-time quote within five minutes. Standard lead time for full turnkey orders is 3 days.
- **Shared Parts Inventory**: A shared inventory of 35,000+ common parts, reducing the need for customers to source and stock components. They also offer to stock custom parts for repeat customers.
- **Virtual Build & Board Viewer**: A browser-based tool that previews the board and component placements before ordering, helping to catch errors early in the process.
- **Real-time KPIs**: CircuitHub is the first in the industry to publish real-time manufacturing performance metrics, providing transparency on delivery times and quality.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Funding**: Total funding of $30.3M (as of latest reports). Key rounds include an $18M raise from Y Combinator and Google Ventures, and a more recent $28M raise (likely a Series A or extension) announced in 2025.
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated at $5.2M (based on available data). More significantly, the company reports having shipped 87.4M+ boards and placed 1.57M+ parts, with over 20,000 engineers trusting the platform.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Y Combinator (Winter 2012 batch), Google Ventures (GV).
- **Growth Signals**: The company describes itself as the "fastest growing electronics manufacturer in the USA." They have announced a "10X capacity going into 2027," indicating aggressive scaling. Notable customers include Tesla, NASA, and Zipline.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Speed & Automation**: The core moat is their proprietary software and robotics platform ("The Grid") that automates the traditionally manual and slow process of PCB assembly, enabling 3-day standard lead times.
- **Transparent Pricing & Metrics**: They offer real-time, instant quoting and publish live KPIs, which is highly unusual in the contract manufacturing industry and builds trust with engineering customers.
- **Shared Inventory Model**: By stocking 35,000+ common parts, they solve a major pain point for hardware startups and engineers: the cost and delay of sourcing components for small runs.
- **Tech-First Culture**: The company is built around a modern tech stack (software engineering, robotics, computer vision), which is a significant differentiator from traditional manufacturing firms.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling Capacity**: The company is aggressively scaling its manufacturing capacity (10x into 2027) to meet growing demand from robotics, aerospace, and automotive sectors.
- **Deepening Automation**: Continues to invest in its software and robotics platform to further flatten the price curve for low-volume production and reduce lead times.
- **Expanding Customer Base**: While serving large names like Tesla and NASA, the platform is designed for engineers of all sizes, from solo inventors to large R&D teams, suggesting a focus on broad market capture.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Mission**: The company is on a mission to "fix rapid electronics manufacturing," offering employees the chance to solve real-world problems in hardware and manufacturing. They describe themselves as a "dynamic bunch of exceptionally hard-working people."
- **Engineering Focus**: The company is built around a modern tech stack, with open roles for Haskell Engineers, Full-Stack Robotics Engineers, Computer Vision Engineers, and Operations Research Engineers. This is an ideal environment for engineers who want to apply software skills to physical manufacturing.
- **Remote-First Policy**: CircuitHub is a remote-first company with a global team. Roles are open in the US (Massachusetts and West Coast) and the UK (London). They support a mix of remote work and co-working spaces for local teams.
- **Benefits**: Competitive compensation, comprehensive health benefits, stock options, flexible paid time-off (PTO), and growth opportunities.
- **Team**: A small, rapidly growing global team of approximately 58 people (as per Y Combinator profile), offering a high-impact environment.

## Sources
1. [circuithub.com](https://circuithub.com/)
2. [circuithub.com/about-us](https://circuithub.com/about-us/)
3. [circuithub.com/company/careers](https://circuithub.com/company/careers)
4. [ycombinator.com/companies/circuithub](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/circuithub)
5. [linkedin.com/company/circuithub](https://www.linkedin.com/company/circuithub)

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