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Top Engineer is highly selective. We are looking for serious recruiting professionals with deep industry knowledge, strong judgment, and the discipline to work on elite engineering searches.

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This is a chance to work on the best job orders on the planet, for the best companies on the planet, with access to the top 1% of engineering talent worldwide.

The Business Case for Working With Our Agency

We are building a specialized engineering talent acquisition platform around high-trust search work, elite engineering relationships, and serious employer demand. The opportunity is large, but it is not for casual recruiters.

Unlimited Earning Potential

Income is not limited. Commission schedules are generous, and strong producers can build meaningful upside by creating real search value.

Highly Selective Platform

We only want recruiters who protect quality, communicate cleanly, and can represent engineering talent with credibility.

Engineering-Only Focus

We prefer recruiters with three or more years of deep industry experience in one market, focused only on engineering roles.

Role Types We Are Interested In

We are open to several recruiting and search-delivery profiles when the person brings discipline, industry depth, and a serious production mindset.

Account Manager

Own employer relationships, protect client trust, clarify hiring priorities, and keep searches commercially and operationally aligned from intake through close.

Job Order Recruiter

Translate serious engineering job orders into actionable search strategy, calibrate technical requirements, and coordinate delivery around real hiring urgency.

Candidate Recruiter

Develop relationships with high-performing engineers, evaluate motivation and technical fit, and represent candidate movement with precision and discretion.

Engineering Talent Acquisition Specialist

Operate as a specialist recruiter focused only on engineering roles, with enough industry depth to understand role nuance, market scarcity, and credible talent signals.

Client Development Recruiter

Build new employer relationships in a specific engineering market, qualify serious job orders, and create access to high-value search work.

Search Delivery Lead

Coordinate sourcing, candidate presentation, interview movement, offer strategy, and close execution across complex engineering searches.

Industry Specialization Matters

We are looking for individuals with deep knowledge working in a specific industry. Recruiters with three or more years of deep industry experience in a single industry, focused only on engineering roles, are preferred.

Automotive

Powering the next generation of mobility

Aerospace

Engineering the future of flight

Energy

Driving sustainable power solutions

Motorsports

Where performance meets precision

Compensation and Work Model

100% commission only
1099 independent contractor recruiting
No base salary is provided
Generous commission schedules
Income is not limited
Serious inquiries only, please

These are 1099 contract recruiting opportunities. We do not provide a base salary. This is 100% commission only for people who understand high-trust recruiting and want upside tied directly to performance.

Serious Inquiries Only, Please

If you are a serious recruiting professional with deep engineering-market knowledge, send your resume and cover letter to [email protected].

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