Design & Product Engineering Search

Design Engineers Who Turn Ideas Into Product

We place design engineers, mechanical and electrical engineers, and product development leaders who take concepts from CAD to production — on spec, on cost, and on time.

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The Search

Why this hire is hard — and how we get it right

Design engineers are where your product roadmap becomes real — or stalls. The right ones ship: they take a concept through CAD, prototype, validation, and design-for-manufacturing into something you can actually build at cost. The wrong fit shows up as redesigns, tooling rework, and launches that slip a quarter.

The catch is specificity. A brilliant consumer-product mechanical engineer can be lost designing heavy capital equipment; a great controls engineer isn't a structural analyst. CAD tool, product domain, and development-stage experience matter far more than a generic "design engineer" title.

We screen for domain and tool fit, real shipped products rather than concepts that died in review, and whether they design for manufacturability or throw it over the wall. You get engineers who've actually built the kind of thing you build.

What We Recruit

The Design Engineering Talent We Place

The engineers who design the product and the equipment that makes it. We place technical talent across the full development cycle.

Mechanical Design Engineers

Engineers fluent in SolidWorks, Creo, NX, and AutoCAD who design parts, assemblies, tooling, and machinery.

Electrical & Controls Engineers

Engineers who design electrical systems, PCBs, and PLC/controls for products and automated equipment.

Product Development Engineers

Engineers who own products through concept, prototyping, DFM/DFMA, validation, and launch.

Manufacturing & Process Engineers

Engineers who translate designs into producible, repeatable, cost-effective manufacturing processes.

Tooling & Fixture Designers

Designers of molds, dies, jigs, and fixtures for stamping, molding, machining, and assembly.

Engineering Managers

Leaders who build and run design teams, manage the product roadmap, and own engineering deliverables.

Our Bar

What we look for before we send you a candidate

Shipped real product

Has taken designs all the way to production — not just prototypes or concepts that stalled in review.

Right domain and CAD stack

SolidWorks, Creo, NX, AutoCAD — and the right product world (equipment, automotive, medical, consumer). We match both.

Designs for manufacturing

Thinks about cost, tolerance, and producibility up front through DFM/DFMA, not as a redesign after the fact.

Owns the development cycle

Comfortable across concept, prototyping, validation, and launch, working closely with manufacturing and suppliers.

Solves, then documents

Strong engineering judgment and problem-solving, with the discipline to document and transfer the work.

Market Reality

Design and mechanical engineers we place generally run $80K–$130K, with senior and lead engineers and engineering managers reaching $140K–$180K+ plus bonus. Specialized domains — medical, aerospace, robotics — and advanced CAD/simulation skills pay toward the top.

Questions

Frequently asked

What CAD tools and domains do your candidates know?

SolidWorks, Creo, NX, AutoCAD and others, across industrial equipment, automotive, medical device, consumer products, and robotics. We match to your stack and product domain.

How long does an engineering search take?

Typically 30–60 days; niche domains or clearance requirements can take longer. We give you a realistic read at kickoff.

What does a design engineer earn?

Roughly $80K–$130K, with senior and lead engineers and managers at $140K–$180K+, usually with a bonus. We benchmark to your domain and region.

Can you find product development engineers, not just CAD operators?

Yes — engineers who own products through validation and launch, including DFM and supplier work, are a core part of our network.

Do you place engineering managers and team leads?

Yes — from individual contributors to engineering managers who build and run design teams.

Do you work retained or contingent?

Both, depending on how critical and confidential the role is.

Areas We Cover

We place talent across every specialization

Industrial EquipmentAutomotive & MobilityAerospace & DefenseMedical DeviceConsumer ProductsRobotics & AutomationHeavy MachineryElectronicsPlastics & ToolingCapital Equipment

Ready to fill your design engineer role?

Tell us about your product, your CAD stack, and your roadmap — we'll deliver design and product engineers who have built the same kind of thing before.