The software engineers who make machines work
KAMZ recruits embedded, firmware, controls, robotics software and machine vision engineers for robotics and automation companies, through direct-hire search and split placements with recruiters. Every candidate is technically screened by an engineer before you see a résumé.
{ Technical Recruiting, simplified. }
We run the search, screen every candidate on the real technical work, and send you a short list worth interviewing.
How direct hire works → FOR RECRUITERS · SPLIT PLACEMENTS Stuck on a technical reqYou keep the client. We bring pre-screened engineers with signed RTRs, and we split the fee in writing.
How splits work →Full-time engineers for robotics and automation teams
Tell us who you need. We find engineers who fit, run a real technical conversation with each one, and send you a short list worth interviewing.
- Engineers who have shipped on hardwareCandidates who have written code for real machines, not just the cloud.
- A short list, not a pile of résumésTwo or three candidates who have already been screened on the technical work.
- Technical screening, not keyword matchingEvery candidate goes through a real technical conversation before you see them.
- Replacement guaranteeIf a hire doesn't work out early on, we run the search again at no charge.
Three ways recruiters work with KAMZ
Pick the setup that fits your desk. Every arrangement is agreed in writing before any candidate details are shared.
You have the req, we have the candidate
Send the technical roles that are stuck. We source and screen, you submit to your client, and we split the fee when someone starts.
your client → our candidate → split feeYou have a great candidate with nowhere to go
Strong engineers who don't fit your current openings can go to our clients. You keep credit and share in the fee.
your candidate → our client → split feeYou bring the relationship, we run the search
Refer companies you know that need technical hires. We handle sourcing, screening and submittals, and you share in each placement.
your contact → our search → split feeFrom req to placement, without stepping on your client
- YOU
Send the req
Job description, comp range, location and anything the client has pushed back on so far.
- BOTH
Agree the split
Fee share, payment timing and candidate ownership, signed before we start.
- KAMZ
Source and screen
We find engineers who fit and run a technical conversation with each one.
- KAMZ
Submittal
You get 2–3 candidates with signed RTR, screen notes, comp and availability.
- YOU
Submit and close
You present to your client. We prep candidates and help through the offer.
The engineers behind robots and automated machines
For companies hiring directly and for recruiters working a split. These roles mix software and hardware, so a keyword match isn't enough.
Embedded and firmware
Code that runs on the device itself.
C/C++ · RTOS · ARM · CAN · Embedded LinuxControls and PLC
Machines, cells and production lines.
PLC · Ladder · Motion control · HMI · SCADARobotics software
Autonomy, navigation and manipulation.
C++ · ROS 2 · Motion planning · PythonMachine vision and perception
Cameras, sensors and inspection.
OpenCV · Lidar · Sensor fusion · Deep learningTest and validation
Proving the machine works, automatically.
HIL · Python · pytest · Hardware test rigsIndustrial software
The software that runs the factory.
MES · OPC UA · Industrial IoT · EdgeClear split terms before any résumé changes hands
We put every partnership in a short written agreement, so both sides know who owns what and when everyone gets paid.
- Fee split
- Agreed per partnership, typically an even split between the client side and the candidate side
- Client ownership
- Your client stays yours. We never contact them without your permission.
- Candidate ownership
- Credit follows the recruiter who introduced the candidate, for an agreed period
- Payment
- Paid after the client pays the placement fee
- Guarantee
- Replacement or refund terms shared in proportion to the split
Ask for our sample partner agreement.
Looking for your next role?
Send your résumé and a few details. We work with robotics and automation companies, and we'll reach out when a role fits what you're looking for.
- We only call about roles that match your skills, pay and location.
- Your résumé is never sent to a company without your OK.
- No cost to you, ever. Companies pay our fee.
Tell us about the role
Recruiters working a split and companies hiring directly both start here. We'll review it and tell you within one business day whether we can fill it.
- Recruiters: your client stays yours, and we agree the split in writing before we send anyone.
- Companies: contingency only. You pay a fee only if you hire.
- Every candidate gets a real technical screen before you see them.
Engineers screened by an engineer
KAMZ was founded by a software engineer. Every candidate talks through real-time code, controls logic or robot software with us before we send them anywhere, so the people you interview, or submit to your client, hold up.
We're based in Metro Detroit and work with robotics and automation teams, and the recruiters who serve them, across Michigan and the Midwest.
Tell us who you need to hire
Hiring for your own team or working a req for a client? Send us the role and we'll tell you within one business day whether we can fill it. Prefer to talk? Call or email.
We reply within one business day.