Why is solutions engineering hard to hire?

It needs two kinds of evidence at once: infrastructure credibility and customer-facing judgment. Screening for only one produces candidates who fail the other half of the loop.

Do you recruit for controls software product teams?

Yes. Controls and BMS software, DCIM and monitoring products all need engineers who have worked in operating environments, which is a narrow and mappable market.

Can you scale coverage without a permanent talent hire?

That is what the fractional talent partner engagement is for: recruiting leadership, process and compensation intelligence with defined recurring capacity.

Who we serve

Recruiting for Infrastructure Vendors and OEMs

Critical Path Hiring recruits customer-facing and product-side technical talent for infrastructure vendors and OEMs: field and application engineering, solutions and forward-deployed engineering, controls and BMS software, DCIM product roles, and the technical support leadership that carries deployments after the sale.

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Hiring situations

A large customer win requires deployment and support coverage before the first milestone.
Field engineering headcount lags the install base.
Product needs engineers who understand the operating environment and the product.
Solutions engineering hires keep failing on customer-facing judgment.

Roles

Field, application and commissioning support engineers
Solutions and forward-deployed engineers
Controls, BMS and DCIM software engineers
Technical support and services leadership
Product managers with infrastructure depth

Engagements

Engagement types

Fixed-fee research or a fixed monthly search retainer. We commit to the work, and we do not guarantee a hire.

Fractional Talent Partner

Recruiting leadership and systems support tied to your hiring plan.

Embedded Search Sprint

A recruiter inside your process for a defined sprint. See homepage engagement scopes.

Talent Intelligence Sprint

Fixed-scope market read before headcount is committed. See homepage engagement scopes.

Selective Executive Search

Focused search for a leadership seat that carries the plan.

FAQ

Questions

Why is solutions engineering hard to hire?: It needs two kinds of evidence at once: infrastructure credibility and customer-facing judgment. Screening for only one produces candidates who fail the other half of the loop.
Do you recruit for controls software product teams?: Yes. Controls and BMS software, DCIM and monitoring products all need engineers who have worked in operating environments, which is a narrow and mappable market.
Can you scale coverage without a permanent talent hire?: That is what the fractional talent partner engagement is for: recruiting leadership, process and compensation intelligence with defined recurring capacity.

Controls, BMS and DCIM recruiting

The software-adjacent controls market inside infrastructure.

MLOps and model serving recruiting

Including forward-deployed and solutions engineering.

Fractional talent partner

Recruiting leadership without a permanent hire.

Other segments

Next step

A short hiring diagnostic covers the role scope, the local market and pay, and ends with a recommendation.

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