The U.S.A Engineer Job Search Scaling Roadmap
Find your stage. Fix the one thing holding you back.
Six stages stand between where you are right now and a career nobody can take away from you. This roadmap shows you exactly which stage you're in, the one thing holding you back, and what it takes to graduate to the next one.
6 stages, mapped
From Stage 0 Drifting to Stage 5 Recession-Proof.
Built from real placements
Distilled from coaching engineers into Lockheed, Northrop, SpaceX, NASA & Boeing.
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The Person In Your Corner.
Not a recruiter. Not a job board. A career strategist who has been exactly where you are — and built a system to get you where you're going faster.
"Your engineering career IS a business decision. Invest in it with the same intention you invest in your degree."
— Michael Daleo, Founder @ FormAWin
Lockheed Martin
4+ yrs
Northrop Grumman
Current
FormAWin
Founder
Michael is an engineer. He's worked at Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Siemens Energy, and more. He's been in the rooms you're trying to get into — and he remembers clearly what it took to get there.
He started FormAWin because he saw the gap. He tried everything — 50 mentors, coffee chats, networking events, applications. He did all the things people told him to do and still had to figure most of it out on his own.
He built the system he wished he had — and now he coaches engineers through it one-on-one so they don't have to spend years figuring it out. He's not here to give advice. He's here to change your outcome.
"I help engineering students build the network, brand & strategy to land roles at companies like Lockheed, Boeing, SpaceX & many others — in 30–90 days."
View Michael's LinkedIn →His Story
- ▸Graduated top 10.
- ▸Full ride to UCF.
- ▸Got paid to go to school.
- ▸Restaurants, birthday parties, gym sales.
- ▸Always multiple income streams.
- ▸Joined AIAA at UCF.
- ▸Tech → Tech Lead → VP.
- ▸Landed Lockheed Martin as a freshman through networking and sales.
- ▸COVID hit and was fired due to performance.
- ▸This is where I started to question everything — but it was the best thing that ever happened to me.
- ▸Recruiters/advisors/mentors said write a standard resume.
- ▸I refused to listen and did it my own way — and walked back into Lockheed Martin.
Why Michael Is Different
He Actually Cares
Michael's clients aren't numbers. He remembers their stories, their goals, their setbacks. That's why they refer their friends and come back years later.
He Teaches Strategy, Not Shortcuts
No gimmicks. He'll teach you how to position yourself, communicate your value, and make companies fight to bring you on — not just hope they respond.
He Builds Relationships For You
The hardest part of job searching is getting people to advocate for you. Michael builds those connections so you're not a cold application — you're a name they already know.
Career Coaching Is His Life's Work
He's not doing this on the side. FormAWin is built from the ground up to change engineering careers — and every client gets that full focus.
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A Peek Inside
Six stages. One constraint each.
Every stage card breaks down your role, the offers you should have in hand, how many engineers get stuck there, and exactly what it takes to graduate to the next stage.
Stage 0
Drifting
Spectator
Stage 1
Spraying
Applicant
Stage 2
Positioned
Contender
Stage 3
Converting
Closer
Stage 4
Leveraging
Negotiator
Stage 5
Recession-Proof
Free Agent
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