Hire product engineers and drafters, vetted in 10 calendar days
Drafters, development engineers and bill of materials specialists who keep one drawing revision live, so the wrong part never reaches production. Shortlist in 10 calendar days on either hiring model.
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Drafting, design and documentation roles
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Computer Aided Design Drafter
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Product Development Engineer
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Bill of Materials Specialist
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Technical Documentation Writer
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Research and Development Coordinator
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Two ways to hire. Transparent pricing.
Every product engineering role prices the same way. Both models carry the same bar: vetted candidates in 10 calendar days and 5-Stage Vetting. The guarantee differs by model: 60-day replacement on US Direct Hire, 100% performance replacement on Global Fully Managed.
Exceptional talent from Latin America, the Philippines, South Africa, Eastern Europe, and Canada, from $12/hr. One monthly fee, all-inclusive: sourcing, vetting, payroll, compliance, and ongoing support.
Explore global staffing →Full-time professionals across the United States, employed directly by you. One placement fee: from 12.5% of first-year salary, with the $995 retainer credited against it. Prefer nothing upfront? From 15%, paid only when you hire. Traditional agencies charge 20-30% of salary for the same search.
Explore US staffing →Not sure which desk to fill first?
Name the work that is slipping. We will recommend the seat that fixes it, the right model for it, and share expected cost and timeline.
When two revisions are live at once
Most teams wait too long. These are the points where the seat pays for itself immediately.
- Two drawing revisions are live at once.
- The floor builds from a superseded document.
- Purchasing orders against an outdated bill of materials.
- Scrap traces back to a drawing.
- Suppliers decide tolerances you never specified.
- Technical documentation lags the product.
How our hiring process works
Fewer than 1% of applicants are presented. Every administrative candidate passes 5-Stage Vetting with AI-assisted screening, and you see vetted candidates in 10 calendar days.
AI-assisted screening
Every application is screened against the role's real requirements before a recruiter reviews it.
Skills assessment
Candidates prove the core skills the role needs through practical, job-specific tasks.
Communication and culture
We assess English fluency, communication, and fit for how your team actually works.
Background verification
Work history, credentials, and identity are verified before any candidate advances.
Reference checks
We speak to past managers to confirm performance before a candidate reaches you.
Where your drafters work best
- Floor presence is needed to verify a build
- Supplier audits happen at their site
- The seat signs off engineering changes
- Drafting is a defined software deliverable
- Bill of materials work is system based
- Technical documentation is written work
Both models carry the same vetting bar and the same guarantee. Pricing for each is above.
| Role / responsibility | Global | US direct hire | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer aided design drafting | Global | Defined deliverable, staffs globally | |
| Bill of materials maintenance | Global | System work with no site need | |
| Technical documentation | Global | Written work, runs from anywhere | |
| Revision control administration | Global | Process task, staffs globally | |
| Floor verification of a build | US direct hire | Requires standing at the line | |
| Supplier audits | US direct hire | Conducted at the supplier site | |
| Engineering change requests | Global | Process work, staffs globally | |
| Prototype coordination | Global | US direct hire | Depends where the parts are made |
One partner, onshore and global
A US office manager working alongside two fully managed global assistants is a Tuesday, not an exception. You pick the model per desk and we run both under one partner.
What our clients say.
"I run an ecomm business and have worked with people remote but needed new hires. HireHawk has been incredible. Great talent, great people, great onboarding, great pricing."
"It was very easy working with HireHawk, from looking for viable candidates, the interview process, all the way to implementation of your hire, they handle it all. We are also very happy with our hire. Very easy and seamless process."
"HireHawk filled two senior roles in under two weeks. The candidates were sharper than anything our in-house recruiter surfaced in months."
Growing US companies use HireHawk for vetted candidates in 10 calendar days, onboarding in 21 days, and a guarantee behind every placement: 100% performance replacement on Global Fully Managed, 60-day replacement on US Direct Hire.
Start Hiring →We work with growing US companies backed
by the world's best investors.
HireHawk is a staffing agency for growing US companies that staffs product engineering inside manufacturers and distributors. Candidates are screened on computer aided design work, tolerances, revision control and the bill of materials the floor builds against.
Beyond product engineering
One desk inside engineering. If the constraint is on the floor rather than the drawing, operations owns it.
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Who hires product engineering staff through HireHawk?
Manufacturers and distributors, usually after a wrong part reached production because a drawing was updated in one place and not another. Both hiring models carry a guarantee: 100% performance replacement on Global Fully Managed, 60-day replacement on US Direct Hire, which matters when scrap is the cost of a bad hire.
Which product engineering seat should we hire first?
Usually the Computer Aided Design Drafter, because drafting capacity backs up first and it is the input everything else waits on. Manufacturers whose problem is wrong parts reaching the floor should start with the Bill of Materials Specialist instead. We will ask where your last scrap came from.
Can drafting and documentation be staffed globally?
Yes. Drafting, revision control, bill of materials work and technical documentation are well-defined deliverables in your own software, so they staff globally from our six core talent markets. Anything requiring floor presence or a supplier audit stays onsite as a US direct hire on your payroll.
How quickly can we add drafting capacity?
Shortlist in 10 calendar days from the discovery call, onboarding in 21 days. Both sourcing and 5-Stage Vetting run inside that window. If you have a drawing backlog, say how big on the call, because clearing a backlog and holding a steady release rate are different asks.
Can we add engineering support per project?
Yes. Fully managed global seats run month to month, so drafting and documentation capacity can follow a project without severance exposure, and US direct hires stay permanent employees on your payroll. Anything needing floor presence or supplier audits stays onsite regardless of how you scale.
What does a drafter cost?
Global Fully Managed from $12/hr all-inclusive, month to month, which is where most manufacturers place drafting and documentation. Anything needing floor presence or supplier audits is a US Direct Hire at $995 plus 12.5% of first-year salary, or 15% with nothing upfront.
Will they work in our design software?
Yes, in the package you already license, to your drawing standards and your revision process. Software fluency is tested during vetting on a real drawing set rather than taken from a resume, so the shortlist is people who have already quantified from your kind of drawings.
How do we stop revision problems recurring?
By giving revision control an owner rather than a policy. Most manufacturers already have a process; what is missing is someone whose job includes checking that the floor and the supplier are building from the same version. That is a seat, not a document.
Ready to fix revision control?
Tell us your last scrap incident. Vetted candidates reach you in 10 calendar days.