Vanguard EMS
Electronics Manufacturing · Contract Manufacturing
2open roles
Growinghiring pace, 57 of 100
1988founded
21technologies in use
Overview
Vanguard EMS is an electronics manufacturing services provider based in Beaverton, Oregon, that builds high-reliability printed circuit board assemblies and electronic products for customers in the medical, aerospace and defense, and infrastructure and industrial sectors. The company was founded in 1988 by Tektronix alumni as the Laughlin-Wilt Group and was acquired in 2003 by its current chairman and chief executive Floyd Sutz, who joined its predecessor as CFO in 1995. Its openings include manufacturing associates, SMT machine operators, soldering and rework technicians, test technicians, inventory control staff, buyers and manufacturing and test engineers.
Jobs
≈ $90k – $204k per year (Estimated) · In office · Secret · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · Beaverton
Python
C#
C++
AS9100
MedTech
ISO 13485
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≈ $144k – $271k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · Beaverton
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
57/100
Growing
Open positions
24
2 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
69 days
faster than 18% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Administrative
45% ▲
Field & Service
21% ▼
Industrial Engineering
17% ▲
Backend
3% ▼
Hardware
3% ▲
Leadership
3% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added CAPA to stack
Oct 2026
Added SQL to stack
Oct 2026
Added Power BI to stack
Oct 2026
Added AutoCAD to stack
Oct 2026
+12 jobs in a week
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Sep 2026
Added MVVM to stack
Sep 2026
Added MS SQL to stack
Sep 2026
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Vanguard EMS over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
21
Postings analysed
13
Stack modernity
66/100
Languages
C#46%
C++38%
VHDL31%
Python15%
Databases
MS SQL8%
Cloud & platforms
.NET38%
Power BI8%
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Beaverton
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Beaverton
United States
HQ
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25 open roles 29 posted in 90 days 8% engineering
hires for Administrative, Industrial Engineering, Field & Service
3725 SW Hocken Ave • Beaverton, OR • 97005 • (503) 644-4808
Oregon
United States
Regional office
Address:
3725 SW Hocken Ave, Beaverton, Oregon 97005