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Electronics Engineer Career Market Report 2026

259 active jobs. 106 companies. Median salary $125K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

259
Active Job Openings
106
Companies Hiring
$125K
Median Salary (US)
71%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Electronics Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 71% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $125K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $87K to $171K.

Electrical is the most-demanded skill at 41%

PCB Design demand rose +7.4pp — fastest-growing skill

Ngc leads hiring with 34 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Senior (+$35K, +35%)

Salary increase: +$35K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 16% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Staff12$120K$140K$191K
Senior11$82K$135K$165K
Mid-Level5$87K$100K$137K
Junior3$70K$85K$135K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Senior: +$35K (35%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States32$125KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site9.3%
Remote2.3%
Hybrid0.4%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Electrical
41%
PCB Design
32%
MATLAB / Simulink
23%
MATLAB
23%
Python
16%
AI/LLM
12%
Robotics
5%
Project Management
4%
AutoCAD
4%
Renewable Energy
3%
Biomedical Engineering
3%
Linux
3%

Skills on the Rise

PCB Design ↑+7.4ppRobotics ↑+5.4ppPython ↑+4.1ppProject Management ↑+3.8ppRenewable Energy ↑+3.3pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-9.5ppMental Health ↓-9.5ppProcurement ↓-6.6ppSustainability ↓-5.8ppFPGA ↓-5.8pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Ngc3413.1%
Leonardocompany124.6%
CesiumAstro93.5%
Gevernova93.5%
Jci62.3%
Leidos51.9%
Draper41.5%
Lely41.5%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States106
United Kingdom24
India10
Netherlands7
Australia6
Finland6
China5
Malaysia5

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree39.7%73
Master's Degree28.8%53
Bachelor's Degree13.6%25
PhD / Doctorate4.9%9

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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