Cantera sources, vets, and places bilingual engineers from Mexico's best universities directly onto your job sites across the US and Canada. We handle everything from talent matching to visa processing. They become your employees.
Cantera operates as a recruitment partner, not a staffing agency. The engineers we place become direct, full-time employees of your company, tied to your projects and culture.
We tap into partnerships with Mexico's top engineering universities—Tec de Monterrey, UNAM, Ibero, IPN—and deploy an AI interviewer to evaluate English proficiency, technical skills, work history, and certifications at scale. Only the strongest candidates make our shortlist.
We present a curated shortlist with profiles, resumes, and key data so you can decide who to interview. We coordinate every step of the hiring process, from scheduling to offer. You pick the people who fit your team and your projects.
Once you extend an offer, we handle all visa paperwork, background checks, and costs. We partner with leading immigration firms to process TN visas. We also support onboarding: SSN, housing, license, and mentorship from our expert network.
This is where our value proposition is strongest: technically solid, English-proficient engineers who are motivated to relocate, work on-site, and take on challenging assignments—even in remote locations.
Strong English from engineers eager to access the world's best opportunities
Proven track record on job sites in Mexico. They've built real projects and are ready to build on yours
Willing to relocate to remote sites, move between projects, and take on the assignments others won't
We place engineers across a wide range of construction, infrastructure, energy, and industrial specialties.
Our engineers are working on some of North America's most ambitious infrastructure and energy projects.
We anticipate your needs and work proactively, so that when you need someone, they're ready to go.
The TN visa under USMCA (formerly NAFTA) is the fastest, most cost-effective path to bringing qualified engineers from Mexico to your US or Canadian projects.
When you hire through Cantera, it should feel as simple as hiring domestically. We absorb the complexity and the risk.
You only pay when an engineer arrives on-site. Visa costs are included. No upfront fees, no hidden charges.
We organize recruiting drives where your team travels to Mexico and meets dozens of pre-vetted engineers face-to-face over two days. It's the fastest way to build conviction, accelerate hiring, and fill multiple roles at once.
Schedule a Recruiting Drive →Tell us what you're building and what roles you need filled. We'll show you the talent available and map out a timeline to get them on-site.