Medtech Aesthetic Capital Company

the role

Principal Electrical Engineer

THE CHALLENGE

Too Many Interviews, No Hires Made: When Specialized Roles Drain Startup Momentum

The CTO had spent months reviewing and interviewing hundreds of candidates for a key Senior Electrical Engineer role—only to come up empty-handed.

The toll was heavy: lost time, strained internal resources, and mounting frustration in a fast-paced startup environment where every hour counts.

The role wasn’t easy to fill. The client needed a rare blend of deep medical device electrical engineering experience, a balance of design and test expertise, and a proven ability to thrive in small, dynamic teams.

On top of that, the candidate had to bring leadership experience—and be locally based to meet company culture needs and support upcoming project milestones.

The internal search had hit a wall. That’s when they turned to Summit Search Consultants.

OUR SOLUTION

SSC identified and approached 203 targeted candidates, narrowing the selection down to a Shortlisted 10 candidates.

In an iterative and highly-collaborative process, SSC specifically targeted not only medical device start-ups, but more specifically those organizations with disruptive product offerings requiring heavy lifting from their electrical engineers.

the result

With only 55 days to hire, a strong candidate was placed with extensive experience in startups within the medical device world.

“We are so impressed. Your team works quickly and is very organized which produced many options for us to make a hire. I like reserving your services for our high level searches.”

— VP of HR, Cytrellis