We connect specialized Mexican engineers with U.S. manufacturing companies: legally, strategically, and with a genuinely human approach at every step.
From your first call to your engineer's first day: a clear, structured process with no guesswork.
We work with you to define exactly what success looks like: technically, culturally, and operationally.
We source from our vetted network. Technical assessment, English proficiency, and cultural fit screening, all included.
We review the role against the TN criteria and follow both sides through credentials, documents and the consulate appointment. The employer's counsel or our partner immigration attorney prepares the filing.
We follow every visa step through the engineer's first day on site, so nothing stalls between the consulate and the plant.
Check-ins with both sides at 30, 60 and 90 days after start. We stay engaged because long-term success is the only success that counts.
Placements take 4 to 6 months from brief to start, because we're building long-term teams, not quick fixes. Let's talk.
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We grew up between two cultures, two ways of working, two worlds. That's why we understand both sides of this equation from the inside.
We grew up in the border region. We share two cultures, two ways of seeing and living work. That's why we understand, deeply, both the aspirations of Mexican engineering talent and the demands of U.S. industry.
Our experience in the business world lets us speak both languages, the human and the strategic, and design processes that actually work. This binational perspective makes us a legitimate, close, and effective bridge between both worlds.
U.S. manufacturers facing engineering shortages. We source, screen and present specialized Mexican engineers, and follow every step through the first day.
Learn More →Mexican engineers ready to take the next step. We open the door to U.S. opportunities and stay in touch at every stage, from your profile to your first day.
Learn More →FAQ
We recruit Mexican engineers for U.S. manufacturers on a direct-hire basis. Every candidate is screened for technical fit, live English and degree fit for the TN category before an employer sees them. See how it works for employers.
Mexico trains a large, deep engineering workforce, and the TN category under USMCA gives Mexican professionals a direct route to work for a U.S. employer. We focus here because we know the talent, the culture and both sides of the border. It is a specialization, not a limitation.
We place engineers on a direct-hire basis with a small number of employers at a time, not at volume. We check in with the employer and the engineer at 30, 60 and 90 days after the start date, because a placement only works if both sides do well.
No. There is no annual cap and no lottery. Mexican professionals apply at a U.S. consulate with a job offer from a U.S. employer in a profession listed under USMCA. Each admission is for up to three years and can be renewed.
No. We are a recruiting firm. We don't give legal advice or prepare visa filings. We screen candidates against the TN requirements and follow the visa and relocation steps through the first day. The employer's attorney, or one the employer asks us to engage, prepares the letters and rules on the category.
Manufacturers anywhere in the United States: plastics and injection molding, automotive suppliers, food and beverage, metals, electronics and heavy manufacturing. We don't take roles that involve ITAR, defense contracts or a security clearance.
Submit your profile through our talent pool. We review every profile, which takes about 2 to 3 weeks. Please don't send your CV by email.
No. The hiring company pays our fee. Depending on the employer, the engineer may pay the consular fees when applying for the visa.
A one-time placement fee when you hire an engineer we introduced, set out in a written agreement before the search starts. Attorney cost is agreed with each employer. The employer FAQ covers who pays what.
A small team working between San Diego and Tijuana, with lived experience on both sides of the border and backgrounds in operations, business development and technology.
Email us at contact@aceandbridgewell.com; a person replies within one business day. Engineers: please submit your profile in the talent pool instead of emailing a CV.
This section is informational only. ACE & Bridgewell is not an immigration law firm and does not provide legal advice. TN visa requirements can change and individual circumstances vary. Always work with a qualified immigration attorney for guidance specific to your situation.
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