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Hiring Intel for Engineering Teams
Market analysis, hiring strategy, and engineering insights from the team that places mid, senior, and principal engineers at Fortune 500 semiconductor companies.
Sep 4, 2026
When Contingent Staffing for Engineering Teams Beats a Direct Hire
Procurement calls it contingent. The director who filed the req calls it the person who is going to close coverage before the freeze. Both words are right, and the gap between them is worth closing before you route a req through anyone.
By Jason Eisenberg
Sep 2, 2026
Engineering Staffing in Austin and the Temp Agency Question
Samsung has been running fabs on the east side of Austin for thirty years. Our office is four miles from one of them, and more than 70 of our placements are inside driving distance. Here is what contract engineering actually looks like in this city, from both sides of the table.
By Jason Eisenberg
Aug 31, 2026
Mechanical and Systems Engineers: What Contract Work Looks Like in Aerospace and Defense
Ask a mechanical engineer what contract work means and you tend to hear about a job shop. That picture is accurate for some industries. Defense and space programs run engagements measured in years, with review gates you are personally accountable for.
By Game 7 Staff
Aug 27, 2026
ITAR and Contract Engineering Staffing: Who Can Touch the Design
Do contract engineers need to be US persons under ITAR? If they access controlled technical data, yes, regardless of employment structure.
By Game 7 Staff
Aug 25, 2026
What DO-254 and DO-178C Experience Is Worth to Your Career
DO-178C and DO-254 experience is a hard gate that keeps the qualified pool small. Why the premium holds, and how to present it on a resume.
By Jason Eisenberg
Aug 20, 2026
Hiring Cleared Engineers on Contract: What Program Managers Need to Know
Cleared engineers move through networks, not job boards. Why a cleared DO-254 DV engineer is a pool of dozens, and how to hire on contract.
By Game 7 Staff
Aug 19, 2026
The Contract Engineer’s Resume: What to List and What Technical Screens Actually Read
What to put on a chip, board, firmware, or mechanical engineering resume, and the red flags technical screens catch in the first 90 seconds.
By Game 7 Staff
Aug 17, 2026
What an Open Verification Seat Actually Costs You Per Month
An open verification seat looks like a saved salary line and behaves like the most expensive item on your program. Here is a transparent, plug-in-your-own-numbers way to put a monthly dollar figure on a vacant DV seat before tape-out. The ~$37K/month model below is illustrative, not a universal claim.
By Game 7 Staff
Aug 13, 2026
Functional Safety Is the ADAS Hire Generalists Keep Missing
A functional safety engineer is not a senior embedded engineer with ISO 26262 on the resume. It is a distinct discipline built on HARA, FMEDA, and a V-model paper trail an assessor will scrutinize. Here is what the work actually is, how ASIL level changes who you need, and why generalist staffing keeps missing the seat.
By Game 7 Staff
Jul 30, 2026
Health Insurance and Benefits for Contract Engineers: What Your Options Actually Are
COBRA, ACA, or W2 with benefits? A clear breakdown of health insurance options and real costs for mid to principal-level contract engineers.
By Jason Eisenberg
Jul 29, 2026
The DO-254 FPGA Bottleneck Isn’t Skill, It’s Clearance
Why cleared, DO-254-qualified FPGA talent is scarce, and how to hire DAL-A engineers for defense and rad-hard programs without stalling your schedule.
By Game 7 Staff
Jul 23, 2026
How to Hire a High-Speed PCB Engineer (4-Layer Skills Won't Cut It)
A 40-layer 112G board is a different profession than a 4-layer shield. How to hire the high-speed PCB and signal-integrity engineer your product needs.
By Game 7 Staff