Defense, deep tech & industrial AI

Talent for companies building hard things.

Hardware, robotics, defense and frontier technology companies need people who can build, ship and sell in complex environments. We help founders find them at every level of the team.

Defense, deep tech & industrial AI

Leadership roles

These companies carry real engineering, manufacturing and regulatory complexity. The right leader has worked inside that complexity before and wants to build through it.

Where a role requires it, we screen for citizenship, clearance eligibility and export-control constraints early, so your time goes to candidates who can actually be hired.

Talk about your search
01
Chief Engineer or VP of Engineering
Leads design and delivery of systems that have to work outside the lab.
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Head of Manufacturing or Operations
Takes a prototype to production, with quality and supply chain in place.
03
Head of Business Development
Builds relationships and pipeline across government and commercial programs.
04
COO or VP of Finance
Builds the operating and financial backbone as the company scales and raises capital.
Beyond the leadership team

Senior specialists and individual contributors

The people who design, build and test the product decide how fast a hardware company moves. Experienced specialists in these fields are scarce and heavily recruited.

01
Mechanical, electrical and systems engineers
Experienced engineers who own subsystems from design through test.
02
Software, embedded, autonomy and robotics engineers
The people who make hardware intelligent and dependable in the field.
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Manufacturing, quality and supply chain managers
Operators who build the production line and keep it running.
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Program managers, capture leads and test operations
Specialists who run programs, win contracts and keep field testing on schedule.
How we work

A focused, confidential search.

One dedicated partner, one search at a time, from the first conversation to the offer.

01
Scope the role with you
We start with the business problem, the stage you are at and what the first ninety days need to deliver. Then we write the search around that.
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Confidential, direct outreach
We approach people directly and discreetly. There is no job posting, and your company is named only to people who are qualified and interested.
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A short, vetted slate
You meet a small group we have interviewed, referenced and calibrated against your brief, not a stack of resumes.
Let’s talk

Hiring in this space?

Tell us about the role or the team you are building. We will respond personally.

Book an introductory call(949) 883-1145