About Direct Staff
Three decades in the engineering capital of the world.
Direct Staff serves the North American engineering and design community with experienced, diverse technical talent, advanced processes, and a standard of work that has made us a leader in technical staffing for more than 30 years.
Our philosophy
Our philosophy is integral to our success.
Direct Staff serves the North American engineering and design community with the most experienced and diverse technical services, integrating highly qualified technical staff, advanced technologies, and robust processes. Our experience in engineering and design has established us as a leader in the technical staffing industry.
We work with a broad base of large and small client firms across the automotive, defense, industrial, and manufacturing sectors. Some need a single specialist for a critical seat. Others need an entire technical workforce stood up against a program deadline. We are built to serve both, and everything in between.
People are the key success factor in virtually every venture. We bring deep specialization to the industries that engineer and build the modern world, and we treat every placement, contract or direct, as the beginning of a long-term relationship rather than the end of a search.
Three decades of staffing
Built on tenure, relationships, and a standard of work.
A foundation in technical work
Direct Staff was established to serve the engineering and design community at the heart of North American manufacturing. From the start, the focus was technical talent for technical industries.
Three decades of relationships
Over more than 30 years, the firm has built a network of candidates and clients that spans generations of programs. That network is the asset behind every shortlist we deliver.
A leader in the field today
Direct Staff continues to place engineers, designers, and technical experts nationwide, across automotive, defense, engineering and design, and industrial and manufacturing.
What we stand for
The principles behind every placement.
People first
We believe people are the key success factor in virtually every venture. Every placement is treated as a long-term relationship, not a transaction to close.
Technical depth
Our recruiters understand the disciplines they staff. That understanding is what separates a qualified shortlist from a stack of resumes.
Accountability
We stand behind our placements. When you work with Direct Staff, you work with a team that stays engaged long after the contract is signed.
Discretion
Confidentiality is built into how we operate, for the companies that trust us with their hiring and the candidates who trust us with their careers.
Where we work
Matching unique challenges with unique minds.
Automotive
Direct Staff was built in the automotive capital of the world. We place engineering and design talent across OEMs and the Tier-1 supply base: powertrain, body, chassis, electrical, and advanced vehicle programs.
Defense
Defense programs demand qualified, detail-driven people. We support contractors and integrators with engineering and technical staff who understand the standards mission-critical work runs on.
Engineering & Design
From mechanical and electrical design to CAE and simulation, Direct Staff places the technical experts who turn requirements into validated, manufacturable designs.
Industrial & Manufacturing
We staff the plant floor and the engineering office behind it: automation, controls, manufacturing and process engineering, and the skilled technical roles that keep production moving.