Executive Search — Germany
Retained Search for US Companies Entering Germany

Engineers for your Germany expansion.
In 6–10 weeks, not 7 months.

US company. No local HR. Tight deadline. We handle the full search — sourcing, outreach, screening, coordination — and deliver a shortlist in 10 days. You make the final call.

Book a 15-minute call

The German Engineering Market in 2026

7.7

months — average time-to-fill for engineering roles in Germany via standard methods

387k

qualified positions currently unfilled in Germany

70%+

of senior engineers are passive candidates — they never apply to job postings

We are built for exactly this situation.

You bring the vision, the budget, and the final decision. We bring the candidate pipeline and 20 years of market knowledge.

A US energy company needed three senior engineers for their new Hamburg office — HVDC project engineers with grid infrastructure experience. Traditional agencies quoted 5–7 months. Two had already tried and delivered nothing. We delivered a qualified shortlist of four candidates in 9 days. First interviews started in week two. All three positions were filled in 8 weeks. None of the candidates had applied to any job posting in the past four years.

Energy / HVDC US Market Entry Hamburg, Germany — 8 weeks to placement

15 minutes. No pitch, no obligation.

Tell us what you need to build in Germany. We’ll tell you exactly how we would approach it and whether we can help.

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Stefan
Stankowic
Stefan Stankowic
Founder & Managing Director — PARAX

Stefan has spent 20+ years recruiting senior engineering and leadership talent in Germany’s energy, industrial, and infrastructure sectors. He works exclusively on retained mandates and leads every search personally. PARAX holds an active framework agreement with one of Germany’s largest energy companies — which means direct access to the market, not just the job boards.