Engineering recruiting · Nationwide
Fewer submissions. Stronger alignment. Systems, hardware, embedded, firmware, FPGA, RF and radar, PCB, power electronics, and DSP engineers, plus the leaders who run those teams.
What we recruit
Aerospace, defense, space, robotics, semiconductor, and advanced electronics teams. Individual contributors through VP of Engineering.
Engineers who own how hardware and software come together, from architecture through integration and test.
MoreEngineers who design the boards and circuits everything else depends on.
MoreEngineers who build the software inside hardware products, from bare-metal firmware to embedded Linux and the applications on top.
MoreEngineers who design, verify, and close timing on programmable logic and digital hardware.
MoreEngineers who design converters, supplies, and power systems that have to work every time.
MoreSee all specialties, including DSP and engineering leadership
Our approach
Most hiring processes lead with job postings and keyword matches. We start with the hiring manager.
We start with the hiring manager, then bring in everyone involved in interviews whenever possible, to agree on what the team actually needs technically. Not just the job description.
We reach out directly to engineers who fit, including the ones who aren't actively looking.
We interview every candidate against your requirements, so what's on the resume is backed up by real experience.
Qualified candidates and fewer wasted interviews.
Results
Client names kept confidential.
Defense startup, D.C. area
A rare mix of radar leadership and hands-on FPGA and DSP, hired to grow into the VP seat.
Result: One presented, one hired. He's now moving into the VP role.
Aerospace company, Midwest
An aerospace company needed a VP of Engineering after a merger.
Result: One presented, one hired.
Recommendations
“After meeting probably 60-70 recruiters in my life, there are literally only three I would send a good friend to, and Kat is one of them.”
“Kat demonstrated that she had a clear understanding of the various disciplines of software engineering. A week after our initial conversation she was able to arrange an interview for me with a client, and a week later present an offer.”
“I have worked with many recruiters, but Kat Restrepo is by far the best. She follows through on her words and commitments.”
“What she said was accurate and not inflated. Her honesty, compassion and straightforward style led to a very positive experience.”
From my LinkedIn recommendations.
The ATOMS Method
It's where the company name comes from.
When the candidate can actually move, and how serious they are about it.
Commute, on-site or hybrid, relocation, and travel needs. Agreed on before the first interview.
What the candidate wants next, and what this role actually offers.
Compensation expectations aligned early, on both sides.
Hands-on technical depth matched to the real requirements, not just keywords.
Who you'll work with
I've recruited engineers since 2012. I spent seven years at my first firm, where I was ranked #1 of 300+ recruiters four times and ran an office with my own recruiting team. I ran my own firm before founding Atoms Technical.
When you work with Atoms, you work with me. I learn your team, your tech, and what a great hire looks like for you.
Bring Atoms in at the start. Tell me what your team needs.
