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When I've hired new developers into existing robotics projects, I focus on the following skills:
I DON'T focus on experience with ROS. A good developer who has the above skills can learn ROS relatively quickly.
Generally, I've had developers go through the ROS tutorials and play around with our system in their first week, and by the second week they're making small changes, and by the end of the first month or two they're pretty much up to speed and can attempt big changes (with some oversight).
If you contractor can supervise while the new hire is coming up to speed, I suspect things will go pretty smoothly. If they won't be around, expect things to take longer with more bumps in the road.
Oh, and buy a book or two on ROS for your new hire, and give them time to read it. Many of the books go into far more detail than the online tutorials.