Direct-hire recruitment without the churn.
Full-time W-2 engineers, sourced and screened by sector specialists.
Direct-hire recruitment means the candidate is hired straight onto the employer's payroll as a W-2 employee, with the agency paid a placement fee. Mindpool USA runs direct-hire searches for engineering, operations, and research roles across AI, semiconductor, energy, robotics, and data-centre employers in the United States.
What you get
A shortlist you can act on: every candidate screened by a recruiter who understands the domain, with written notes on the specific competencies you named in the brief, plus availability, motivation, and compensation expectations already validated.
- Full-time W-2 placements only
- Written screening notes against your named competencies
- Compensation and availability validated before shortlist
- Onsite, hybrid, and remote coverage nationwide
Roles we place direct-hire
RTL and verification engineers, physical design, analog/mixed-signal, silicon validation, ML and MLOps engineers, AI research scientists, power systems and grid engineers, energy project engineers, data-centre and critical-facilities engineers, robotics and controls engineers.
Frequently asked
What does direct hire mean?
Direct hire means the employee is hired permanently and directly by the employer as a W-2 employee. The recruitment agency introduces and manages the process but never employs the candidate.
Is direct hire the same as permanent placement?
In practice, yes — both describe a full-time employee joining the employer's payroll. Mindpool USA uses the terms interchangeably and does not offer contract alternatives.
Do you place remote roles?
Yes. Onsite, hybrid, and fully remote direct-hire roles are all in scope where the employer supports them.