High-Paying Part-Time Roles for UMass Engineering Students at CircuitHub

Work with CircuitHub — a fast-growing robotics startup building the factory of the future.

We’re hiring Production Operators to join our team in South Deerfield. This is a hands-on role where you’ll learn real-world electronics manufacturing while working alongside our elite engineering team designing robotic factories.

Why This Job Works for Students

• Most suitable for freshmen - earn & learn through your entire degree

• Earn up to $40/hr with skills, shift premiums, and attendance incentives

  • At ~24 hrs/week, you could earn $40,000/year — enough to cover most tuition and living costs. Earn more as you acquire skills

• Student-friendly shifts designed around UMass schedules:

  • 2nd Shift: Mon thru Friday, after classes to 10PM+ (max 24hrs/week)

  • 5th Shift: Fri & Sat 4pm–1am, Sun 4–10pm (24 hrs/week)

  • 6th Shift: Sat & Sun 5am–5pm (24 hrs/week)

  • 7th Shift: Sat 5pm–5am, Sun 5–10pm (17 hrs/week)

• 10 minute drive from campus

  • 14 Industrial Drive East, South Deerfield

  • Transport can be arranged

• Resume booster: You’ll join a high-growth startup on track to 10x in size in the next 3 years — experience that will stand out to future employers

• Compact weekend schedules keep weekdays clear for classes and labs

• Summer breaks: option to move into full-time hours

• Top performers may become eligible to join our R&D team after graduation

• Huge staff discounts on PCB assembly, learn to prototype electronics with KiCAD

What You’ll Do

• Operate and program pick-and-place machines

• Solder and assemble circuit boards

• Perform solder joint inspection and quality checks

• Support packing, shipping, and inventory management

• Conduct basic machine maintenance

• As you gain experience, graduate to complex debug and problem-solving on cutting-edge robotics equipment

• Communicate with our elite R&D team to debug our various robots

• Work in an extremely clean and safe modern factory

Requirements

• Must be enrolled in a UMass engineering or related program, for example:

  • Computer Engineering

  • Electrical Engineering

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Computer Science

Who is CircuitHub?

CircuitHub's mission is to fix rapid electronics prototyping. We're building the first automated electronics factory built around a modern tech stack to help hardware companies producing self-driving cars, satellites, 3D printers, robotics, and more rapidly prototype electronics and get to market faster.

We've raised $20M in venture capital from top investors including Y Combinator and Google Ventures. Our state-of-the-art facility in Massachusetts represents the future of electronics manufacturing—where cutting-edge automation meets precision craftsmanship.