SEGUNDO SEARCH
El Segundo--:--:--PTBrief a search
South Bay engineering search33°55′N 118°24′W

  1. 01 DEFENSE
  2. 02 SPACE
  3. 03 AERO
  4. 04 HARDWARE

Technical & executive searchEngineers for the El Segundo corridor.

Brief a search →Open mandates ↓

Four sectors. One corridor.

The South Bay builds what flies, orbits and holds the line. We search for the engineers who build it — across defense, space, aero and hardware — from a base in El Segundo.

118°30′W118°26′W118°24′W118°20′W118°16′WAUTONOMYRF SYSTEMSRESILIENT COMMSDefenseGN&CPROPULSIONFLIGHT SOFTWARESpaceFLIGHT CONTROLSAVIONICSSTRUCTURESAeroMANUFACTURINGPOWER ELECTRONICSTESTHardwareEL SEGUNDO · 33°55′N 118°24′W
Fig. 01 — The corridorDisciplines shown are search focus, not clients
02 / Open mandatesNot posted publicly

Open mandates.
Logged like missions.

Most seats never appear on this log. Engineers send a confidential note. Founders brief a search. A changelog, not a job board.

  1. ClassifiedNot on the public log
    UnpostedDefense · Space · Aero · Hardware
    Candidates never pay

    Open mandates are not posted publicly.

    The seats are real. The clients stay unnamed here.

    Engineers
    Confidential note
    Founders
    Brief a search
    Names
    Never without asking
    Channel
    sy@segundosearch.com
    How to reach us

    If you're an engineer, send a confidential note with what you've built and what you'd build next. If you're a founder, brief a search. We read every one, and we never share a name without asking first.

    Send a confidential note →Brief a search →
For engineers

Most mandates are never posted.

Send a confidential note with what you've built and what you'd build next. We read every one, and we never share a name without asking first.

Send a confidential note →
03 / MethodHow a search runs

Run like a program. Not a pipeline.

  1. Phase 01

    Brief

    A working session with the hiring lead: scope, the real bar, and what the last hire got wrong. You get the brief back in writing before we contact anyone.

  2. Phase 02

    Map

    We map the corridor for the profile — who built the thing you need, where they are now, and who they would follow.

  3. Phase 03

    Approach

    Senior engineers are approached confidentially, one at a time, with the real story. No blasts. No résumé dumps.

  4. Phase 04

    Close

    A short slate of people we would put our name on. We stay through offer, notice period and first day.

Model
ContingencyEmployer-paid. Nothing owed until someone starts.
Fee
15–20%Of first-year base salary, on start.
Candidates
Never payNot now, not later, not for “coaching.”
Corridor
South Bay · LAEl Segundo outward — Hawthorne to Long Beach.
  • 01 El Segundo
  • 02 Hawthorne
  • 03 Torrance
  • 04 Gardena
  • 05 Redondo Beach
  • 06 Long Beach
  • 07 San Pedro
  • 08 Los Angeles
04 / BriefFor founders and hiring leads

Brief a
search.

Tell us the seat. We'll come back with how we would run it — and an honest read on whether we're the right firm for it.

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Search briefConfidential · Employer-paid
Sector
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