The Problem
The company needed one engineer to own the communications system end to end, including ground-station design, software-defined radio, power amplification, antenna systems, spacecraft-side communications, RF link-budget analysis, and FCC licensing.
The requisition had reportedly remained open for more than three months. The challenge was not simply finding an RF engineer. The client needed someone capable of owning the entire communications architecture rather than one narrow portion of the system.
The company lacked a single accountable engineer to own the communications system from architecture through licensing, integration, and test.
What ALAC Did
ALAC runs a source-to-stay model, owning the match and the retention as one engagement rather than handing off at the offer.
Recognized the full-stack match
ALAC identified that the candidate’s defense RF background aligned with the complete communications mandate, not just one technical keyword.
Submitted one candidate with conviction
ALAC did not pad the pipeline. It submitted one thoroughly screened candidate against a role that had remained open for months.
Supported the process through close
ALAC supported interview preparation, scheduling, offer navigation, onboarding, and post-start communication.
By the Numbers
About 3 weeks
Application to accepted offer
1 of 1
One submission, one hire
Nearly 3 years
Placement retained through a major company growth chapter
More than 3 months
Role reportedly open before ALAC engaged
The Result
The placed engineer went on to own the company’s satellite communications system end to end, including RF link budgets, ground-station design, component selection and validation, system integration, and FCC licensing.
Nearly three years later, through a major company growth chapter, the placement remains in the role.
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The Strategic Impact
The hire gave the company one accountable technical owner for a communications system that previously lacked end-to-end ownership. The placement converted a long-running vacancy into an operational capability the organization could build and scale around.
Vacancy exposure modeled at $1,154 per day for senior engineering roles, an ALAC estimate, applied to the months the seat reportedly sat open before ALAC engaged. This is a modeled estimate, not an audited client figure.
One Submission Built to Last
Finding the hire is half the job. ALAC engineers the other half, the staying, from the first conversation.
Evidence of stability
The candidate had spent thirteen years with one prior employer.
Career intent matched the company
The candidate wanted his next move to be a long-term professional home.
Support continued after the offer
ALAC remained involved through onboarding and the early transition.
What They Said
“ALAC’s attention to detail and assertiveness were instrumental in the quick turnaround we had filling the role. I highly recommend them for their professionalism and ability to deliver results.”
Director of Human Resources, commercial space client“ALAC connected me with the right opportunity and walked me through every step of the process, always available, weekends or after hours, it didn’t matter.”
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