Chicago Engineering Recruiters and Executive Search

Your Chicago engineering recruitment team

Sweet home Chicago! 180 Engineering was founded in the Windy City, when founder and CEO Joe Coletta started as an engineering leader for Fortune 500 companies in Chicago. He founded the firm to provide the engineering recruitment services he wished he had as a hiring manager, combining in-depth expertise in engineering with a thorough knowledge of the local job market and what top candidates look for in an employer.

Now, more than 15 years later, 180 Engineering remains headquartered in Chicago and has become the city’s leading engineering recruitment firm. No other search firm can match our talent network. This is why some of the biggest companies in the Chicago area trust us with their most challenging searches across engineering disciplines, from the manufacturing, electrical, and software engineers who develop products to the test and quality engineers who refine them and the field service engineers who install and maintain them for customers. Whatever your talent needs, our engineering recruitment experts can deliver outstanding results.

We specialize in placing top engineering talent across a range of practice areas

Electrical Engineering

Field Service Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Quality Engineering

Sales Engineering

Software Engineering

Test Engineering

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Mark Taghap

I had a wonderful experience working with 180 Engineering, specifically with Dana Straple. The position was a government job in the IT dept. Dana reached out to me to with the job description and mentioned that my experience would be a good fit. She got me an interview with the hiring managers and the decision makers. Each step of the way, she was in constant communication as to what was going on and what the decision makers were thinking. Due to the nature of some/most or at least this specific government position, the hiring process took about 6-8weeks. During that waiting time, Dana was in constant communication with me and ensured that I was going to get hired for the position but the approval process had several steps. Once I received the official offer, she walked me through that process and was still in constant communication even after the HR process, which was also a pleasant experience.I would recommend 180 Engineering since my experience with Dana was a positive one!

Brian Wiese

Excellent experience with 180 Engineering. My recruiter TJ, was excellent to work with and did a great job preparing me for interviews. The entire process has been the smoothest of my career.

Emily Ferrell

Patrick was very knowledgeable of the role he managed for me. He has an energy that is very contagious. His feedback was immediate and spot on, and I always knew where I stood with the position. I enjoyed working with him very much.

Kyle Wilson

I worked with Julie K at 180 Engineering. She was extremely helpful to me in finding a new job. I could tell she really cared about me and was sympathetic to my situation. She was always available for a call to answer questions when I needed. She was easy to talk to and not demanding like some other recruiters.Before interviewing, she provided instructions and best practices on what to do. Ultimately, with Julie's help, I was hired to work at a great company. Thank you so much!

Kevin Pereira

Adam was great at every step of the way. Great communication and transparency as well! Would definitely recommend!

Frank Albee

TJ and Patrick were amazing walked with me every step of the process, and checked in to see how things were going, always pleasent to talk to and work withThey do your company well

Steven Rois

Patrick and team are always very responsive and are great at matching up talent with great companies.

Tyler Carr

As a new graduate, I am very appreciative of 180 Engineering because they helped me land my first full-time position as an Application Engineer. The recruiter I worked with is TJ Gervino, and he reached out, informing me about a new opening that was quickly expanding. TJ helped me prepare for my interview, and I can honestly say that his suggestions with questions, emails, and mock interview topics made a world of difference compared to my previous experiences that I had alone. This was the calmest I've ever been in an actual interview, and I credit that a lot to TJ. Every step of the way, due to his connection with the company, he was able to give me their positive feedback. Going into each phase of the interviewing process, I felt better knowing I truly made a good impression. The entire process was really smooth and quick. We stayed in contact constantly, and I felt like I had someone truly in my corner pulling for me to succeed.

Paul K

Best experience I've ever had with a recruiting firm! Adam was very knowledgeable and responsive. They helped me land a position that was exactly what I was looking for.