Leading a Large-Scale Engineering Team Expansion in Taiwan

Key Takeaways

• Successfully supported a major American multinational technology manufacturer through a large-scale engineering expansion, delivering 18 engineering and product development hires across Taiwan.
• Expanded access to talent beyond the domestic market by engaging local, international, and expatriate engineering professionals.
• 40% of submitted candidates progressed to further interview stages
• 30% diverse representation across completed hires

The Challenge

A global technology manufacturer was experiencing significant growth across its engineering and manufacturing operations in Taiwan and needed to rapidly expand its technical workforce to support ongoing product development, manufacturing, and innovation initiatives.

The hiring program focused on several critical functions, including:

• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Product Development Management

However, the challenge extended far beyond filling vacancies.

With more than 40 active hiring requirements across multiple engineering disciplines, the organization needed to secure highly skilled talent in an increasingly competitive market while continuing to support operational growth. At the same time, the company wanted to strengthen its long-term engineering capability, improve workforce diversity, and gain greater visibility into the broader engineering talent landscape.

The client was looking for a solution that could help:

• Access engineering talent beyond traditional local candidate pools
• Maintain hiring quality across a large number of simultaneous vacancies
• Improve market visibility and workforce planning
• Engage high volumes of candidates without compromising employer brand or candidate experience
• Deliver on diversity hiring goals

Our Approach

To support the client’s engineering expansion, DSJ Global developed a broader talent acquisition strategy designed to access engineering talent beyond traditional local candidate pools.

This included engaging:

• Engineering professionals based in Taiwan
• Taiwanese engineers working overseas
• Regional engineering talent open to relocation
• International professionals with relevant manufacturing and product development experience

Alongside hiring activity, ongoing market intelligence provided the client with deeper insight into:

• Talent availability across different engineering functions
• Candidate motivations, career priorities, compensation expectations, and relocation requirements
• Employer brand perception
• Competitive hiring activity within the market
• Opportunities to strengthen diversity representation

This approach helped provide hiring managers with greater visibility into the engineering talent market while maintaining momentum across a large portfolio of technical roles.

The Results

Over the course of the engagement, DSJ Global successfully completed 18 placements.

The project resulted in:

Beyond the hiring outcomes themselves, the client gained greater visibility into the Taiwan engineering talent market, helping inform future workforce planning and hiring strategy.

By combining local market expertise with access to international engineering talent pools, DSJ Global helped the organization build a stronger technical workforce and establish a repeatable approach to engineering hiring in one of APAC’s most competitive talent markets.

Summary

As engineering talent markets become increasingly competitive, organizations need more than candidate sourcing. They need a talent partner that understands their industry, operating environment, and the realities of hiring technical talent at scale.

Through its partnership with DSJ Global, the client expanded access to specialist engineering talent beyond traditional local markets while maintaining hiring quality across a large portfolio of technical vacancies. By combining market intelligence, talent mapping, and a deep understanding of the client’s operating environment, the organization strengthened its engineering workforce and developed a scalable hiring strategy to support future growth.