Electronics Engineer

Actalent; Vancouver (WA); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

PTO / Vacation

Job summary

Actalent in Vancouver, WA is seeking an Electronics Engineer to design circuit boards for defense-focused clients, taking boards from concept through schematics, layout, bring-up, and testing mostly in Altium. This hybrid role involves collaboration with clients and other engineers on multiple projects.

You will work on multilayer boards, include microcontrollers, power and interconnect boards, and coordinate with mechanical and systems teams.

Qualifications

• BS in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years hands-on electrical engineering.
• Full board design experience from schematics to bring-up.
• Strong Altium Designer experience for schematics/layout.

Responsibilities

• Translate client needs into PCB designs and BOMs.
• Create schematics and PCB layouts in Altium; update after reviews.
• Work with clients during design reviews and project updates.
• Prototype coordination, board bring-up, and testing support.

Skills

Circuit board design

Leadership experience

Client communication

Defense industry experience

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Electronics Engineer Vancouver, WA (hybrid) $38.46-69.71/hr 6 Month Contract (potential for extension/conversion)

Summary

Youll design circuit boards for an engineering design firm that builds products for outside clients. Their work runs from consumer electronics to defense, and the projects this role supports right now are for defense industry clients. Youll take each board from the first design through schematics, layout, and bring up, mostly in Altium. Youll also meet with the client along the way to show where the design stands.

Responsibilities

• Turn client needs into a board design, then pick the parts and build the bill of materials.
• Draw schematics and lay out boards in Altium, then update them after each review.
• Send your schematics and layouts through review with the other electrical engineers, and later with the client.
• Get quotes from board fab shops and order prototype and production boards.
• Power up new boards, probe and debug them, and work with lab technicians on any fine pitch rework.
• Take boards from early prototypes through a final revision thats ready for production.
• Work with mechanical, systems, and controls engineers to build your boards into the finished product and support testing.
• Join daily or weekly status calls with the client and explain where the design is and whats next.
• Review designs from other engineers and help newer engineers with their work.
• Design to the standards each project calls for, such as safety, EMC, and military environmental standards.
• Keep notes on changes future boards will need as testing moves forward.
• Follow company rules for protecting client data and designs.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of hands on electrical engineering work.
• Full board design experience, from early design through schematics, layout, bring up, and testing.
• Strong hands on experience with Altium Designer for schematics and layout.
• Digital board design, such as microcontroller boards, power boards, interconnect boards, interface boards, and breakout boards.
• Multilayer board design, usually 2 to 8 layers.
• Part selection and building a bill of materials.
• Lab work with oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and other test gear.
• Experience leading the electrical side of an engineering project.
• Clear speaking and writing skills, and youre comfortable talking with clients in meetings and design reviews.
• Willing to work on defense industry projects.

Preferred

• 8+ years of experience.
• Flex or rigid flex board design.
• FPGA experience.
• High speed digital design.
• Analog or mixed signal circuit design.
• EMI and EMC testing.
• Designing to military standards, such as MIL-STD-810.
• Past work at a design firm or engineering services company.

Work Environment or Schedule

This is a hybrid role. Many projects start with about half your time onsite, or with a week or two onsite up front. Most of the work after that is remote with some site visits, then more onsite time near the end for bring up and hands on testing. Onsite work happens at the companys office and lab or at client sites around the Portland metro area, mostly on the Washington side near Vancouver. Hours arent a strict eight to five.

Additional Information

The target start date is October 25, 2026. Interviews are usually two 30 minute conversations, one with the engineering director and one with a technical lead, and some roles add more people. The contract is set for six months. There may be a chance to stay on if more work comes in, but that isnt promised.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Vancouver, WA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $38.46 - $69.71/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
• Job Type & Location
• This is a Contract position based out of Vancouver, WA.
• Application Deadline
• This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2026.
• Workplace Type
• This is a hybrid position in Vancouver,WA.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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