The Right Talent Changes Everything.
Executive Search for Engineering and Technical Leadership Talent
TradeTech Search Group is a boutique executive search firm built for one technical world: engineering leaders who design automated systems, production-grade AI and robots that ship, plus the machinists, technicians and field specialists who bring industrial projects to life. Based in West Hartford, CT and partnering with employers across the Greater Northeast.
40+
Engineering placements
95%
Retention at 1 year
12+
Years combined experience
28
Days average time-to-offer
Where we specialize
Specialized talent. From engineering to the field.
We don't cover every industry, which is exactly why we can screen technically. Each practice area has its own network, its own compensation data, and its own shortlist of people already known to us.
Robotics & Automation
Controls, motion, perception and integration leaders for industrial and mobile robotics programs.
Explore practiceAI & Machine Learning
Applied ML, LLM and MLOps engineers who ship models into production, not slide decks.
Explore practiceAerospace & Defense
Cleared and clearable engineering talent for autonomy, avionics and mission systems.
Explore practiceIndustrial & Manufacturing
Plant automation, Industry 4.0 and process engineering leadership across the Northeast.
Explore practicePrecision Machining & Technical Talent
CNC machinists, programmers, toolmakers and electromechanical technicians for precision production and equipment support.
Explore practiceField & Contract Work
Project managers, field engineers, millwrights and commissioning specialists for installations, startup and site delivery.
Explore practiceHow we engage
Retained when it's critical. Contingency when it's volume.
Most firms sell you one model. We scope the engagement to the role, tell you honestly which one fits, and run a defined four-step process either way.
See the four-step search processRoles we place
From the shop floor to engineering leadership
- VP of Engineering
- Director of Robotics
- Head of AI / ML
- Controls Engineering Manager
- Principal Robotics Engineer
- Machine Learning Engineer
- LLM / Applied AI Engineer
- Perception & Computer Vision Engineer
- Motion Control Engineer
- Automation Project Engineer
- MLOps / Platform Engineer
- Embedded Systems Engineer
- Systems Integration Lead
- Manufacturing Engineering Manager
- Autonomy Software Architect
- CNC Machinist & Programmer
- Electromechanical Technician
- Toolmaker
- Field Engineer
- Project Manager
- Millwright
- Commissioning Specialist
Hiring for a role that can't stay open?
Tell us about the search. We respond within one business day with a market read, comparable compensation data, and a realistic timeline.