Aerospace & Defense
Recruiters
Where compliance, clearance, and technical depth are non-negotiable.
Your Trusted A&D Search Partner
Recruiting for roles that can’t afford the wrong hire
Staffing for aerospace and defense programs requires more than just sourcing resumes. It requires a recruiting team that understands the difference between the roles, the environments, and the standards that govern them.
Elite Technical has built a track record placing engineers, program managers, and cleared technical professionals with the defense contractors, aerospace organizations, and ISR programs that depend on getting it right. We’re proud to have worked with the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the wider intelligence community, and NASA, as well as other federal customers.
The Right People. In the Right Seats.
The aerospace
& defense roles we fill
- Avionics Software/Engineer
- Communications Engineer
- Counter-Terrorism Analyst
- Design Engineering
- Drafter/Designer
- Electrical Engineer
- Electro/Mechanical Engineer
- Guidance/Control Engineer
- Hardware/ATE Engineer
- Logistics Expert
- Mechanical Engineer
- Manufacturing/Industrial Engineer
- NC Programmer
- Payload Engineer
- Program Manager
- QA/QC Specialist
- R&D Personnel
- Safety/Reliability/Specialty Engineer
- Software Engineer
- Stress Engineer
- Structural Engineer/Designer
- System Engineer/Designer
- Technical Writer/Illustrator
- Test Engineer
- Tool Engineer/Designer
- Vehicle/Engineer Designer
Clearance-Ready Recruiting
Our team understands the security landscape
Many aerospace and defense roles require candidates with active clearances, specific compliance backgrounds, or experience in sensitive program environments. Elite’s recruiting team is experienced in navigating clearance requirements—sourcing candidates with the right authorizations, understanding the constraints that shape each search, and moving through the process with the discretion these engagements demand.
Elite Technical has built its aerospace and defense practice around the standards that contractors, primes, and government-adjacent organizations expect from a trusted staffing partner.
Common Questions, Answered
Aerospace & Defense
Recruiting FAQs
If something isn’t covered here, our team is always happy to talk it through directly. Just give us a call.
What do aerospace and defense recruiters do differently?
Aerospace and defense recruiters screen for clearance eligibility, ITAR and export-control awareness, and program experience in addition to technical skill, because a candidate who cannot be cleared or badged cannot start.
Can you recruit candidates who already hold a security clearance?
Yes. Elite Technical maintains relationships with professionals holding active Secret, Top Secret and TS/SCI clearances, and we verify clearance status and investigation dates before submitting.
Which aerospace and defense roles do you fill?
Systems, mechanical, electrical and software engineers, test and reliability engineers, configuration and quality managers, cybersecurity and information assurance professionals, and program and project managers. Our program management staffing supports high-visibility initiatives.
Do you support both prime contractors and subcontractors?
Yes. We work with primes, subcontractors and government-adjacent organizations under contract, contract-to-hire, direct placement and SOW arrangements, and as a certified WOSB we can support supplier diversity goals.