We recruit across complex engineering markets where understanding the technology is critical to finding the right talent.
We operate across Embodied AI, Robot Learning, Foundation Models, and Vision-Language-Action Systems for robotics and sim. Physical AI is where frontier ML meets the physical world, and the engineers who can operate at that intersection are among the most sought-after in the industry. Our network runs deep into robotics companies, embodied AI, and well-funded startups building the next generation of intelligent machines. When clients come to us for a robot learning engineer, a foundation model researcher, or a manipulation specialist, they’re getting a firm that understands both the research depth and the deployment reality of this market.
Building a Physical AI or robotics team? Let’s talk.
We operate across General Purpose Robotics, Surgical Robotics, Humanoids, and Manipulation. The companies building reliable, deployable robotic systems need engineers who can close the gap between a working demo and a product that runs at scale, and that talent is harder to find than most clients expect. Our relationships run deep into the industrial automation companies, robotics startups, and platform builders that are defining what the next generation of robotic systems looks like. When clients come to us for a robotics software engineer, a perception specialist, or a controls engineer, they’re getting a firm that knows the difference between the research side and the deployment side of this market.
Building a robotics team? Let’s talk.
We operate across UAS, UGV, Maritime Unmanned Systems, and Autonomous Vehicles. The talent behind these platforms is specialized, scarce, and moves fast. We’ve spent years building relationships within the autonomy engineering community across defense, commercial, and venture-backed startups pushing the boundaries of what autonomous systems can do. We help companies hire exceptional talent across the entire autonomy stack from perception and state estimation to controls, planning, mission autonomy, and software engineering.
Building an autonomy or unmanned systems team? Let’s talk.
We recruit across Defense Tech, Unmanned Systems, and National Security, partnering with VC-backed startups and mission-driven organizations building critical capabilities in autonomy, mission systems, electronic warfare, counter-UAS, and ISR. From AI infrastructure and machine learning to distributed systems and safety-critical software, we help companies hire the specialized engineering talent needed to develop and scale complex, mission-critical technologies.
We operate across energy generation, grid infrastructure, storage, climate tech, and the trading platforms built on top of them. Energy infrastructure is being rebuilt from the ground up and the engineers who can work across physical systems and modern software are among the most sought-after in the industry. Our network runs deep into the companies rewriting how the world generates, stores, distributes, and trades energy. When clients come to us for a Backend Software Engineer, a Forward Deployed Engineer, or a Machine Learning Engineer, they’re getting a firm that understands both the domain complexity and the software depth this market demands.
Building an energy or climate tech team? Let’s talk.
We operate across the full HPC engineering spectrum, from chip architecture and design throughout the software stack. Our network runs deep into the semiconductor companies, hyperscalers, and next-generation compute startups pushing the limits of what silicon can do. When clients come to us for HPC talent, they get a firm that understands the chip design process end-to-end and knows exactly which profiles can operate at that level.
Highly Niched Headhunters Specialized in Physical AI/Robotics, High-Performance Computing, Unmanned/Autonomous Systems, Defense Technology and Energy.
We recruit across complex engineering markets where understanding the technology is critical to finding the right talent.
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