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Industries · Engineering

Engineering.

Engineering leadership across mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, and software disciplines. Recruiters who can have a credible technical conversation about each.

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Segment
Mechanical · Electrical · Civil · Software
Roles
VP Eng · Director · Principal · Chief Eng
Engagement
Engaged or contingent
Geography
Nationwide · US
The thesis

Engineering leadership is discipline-specific.

An engineering leadership search isn't a generic technology search. A VP of Mechanical Engineering at a manufacturer runs a different organization than a VP of Software Engineering at a SaaS company. Generalist recruiters miss this; headhunters don't.

The recruiter assigned to your search has spent a decade in the discipline. Mechanical, electrical, civil/structural, software, or cross-discipline systems engineering, the recruiter has the technical credibility to make a credible call to candidates who otherwise wouldn't pick up.

We work mechanical and electrical engineering organizations, civil and structural firms, software engineering at SaaS and enterprise, controls and systems engineering, embedded and hardware engineering, and engineering-program leadership across multi-discipline operators.

Roles we cover

Where the search lives.

Senior leadership and niche-headhunter roles. The recruiter assigned to your search has spent a decade in this segment.

ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
  • VP Engineering
  • Chief Engineers
  • Directors of Engineering
  • Senior Engineering Managers
DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC SENIOR IC
  • Principal Mechanical Engineers
  • Principal Electrical Engineers
  • Principal Civil/Structural Engineers
  • Principal Software Engineers
PROGRAM & PROJECT LEADERSHIP
  • Engineering Program Managers
  • Heads of Project Engineering
  • Directors of Engineering Operations
SPECIALTY LEADERSHIP
  • Heads of Controls / Systems Engineering
  • Heads of Hardware Engineering
  • Heads of DevOps & Platform Engineering
FAQ

Engineering,
specifically.

The questions hiring operators send in the first call.

What kinds of engineering roles do you recruit for?
Engineering leadership (VP Engineering, Chief Engineers, Directors), discipline-specific senior individual contributors (Principal Mechanical, Electrical, Civil/Structural, Software Engineers), program and project leadership (Engineering Program Managers, Directors of Engineering Operations), and specialty leadership (Controls, Hardware, DevOps/Platform).
Do you cover both hardware and software engineering?
Yes. Hardware engineering (mechanical, electrical, embedded, controls) and software engineering are different recruiting motions; the recruiter assigned has experience matched to the discipline and knows the candidate-pool conventions for each.
Are engineering searches typically engaged or contingent?
Senior leadership and Principal/Distinguished IC searches are typically engaged. Director-level and Senior Manager run engaged or contingent depending on urgency and pool depth.
Do you place individual-contributor engineers below Principal level?
Generally no for engaged search. For volume mid-level engineering hiring, our staffing-solutions or a contingent partnership is a better fit.
Do you work with PE-backed engineering platforms and bolt-ons?
Yes. PE-backed engineering services firms, manufacturing platforms, and infrastructure operators are recurring engagements, particularly when the search is post-integration or growth-driven.
Do you cover the entire United States?
Yes. We run nationwide engineering searches; software engineering is mostly remote, while hardware and field engineering are typically on-site or hybrid.
So now what?

Three paths from here.

  1. You're hiring a VP Engineering at a 50-200 engineer scale.

    Engaged search fits, the candidate pool is mostly senior leaders inside other companies, mostly passive, and mostly known to one another. We map the pool in five days. Start the scoping call →

  2. You're trying to decide whether to combine CTO and VP Engineering or split them.

    Read the CTO hiring guide for the framework. The split decision is org size + platform surface area, above 30 engineers or material AI surface, separate. Read the CTO hiring guide →

  3. You're benchmarking engineering-leadership comp before the offer.

    VP Engineering comp varies by company stage, equity grant policy, and team scope. Send us the candidate and target band, and we come back with a peer read. Email the read request →

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INDUSTRY · ENGINEERING