Deep in the disciplines that are hard to hire
These are the areas we work most closely, grouped by desk. The expertise runs beyond the list: if your role sits near one of these, we'll know the market.
Engineering & Technical
Hardware, software and mechanical design: RF and microwave, embedded firmware, FPGA, mechanical engineering.
Hardware & Electronics Design
Electronics and PCB design engineers across analog, digital and mixed-signal hardware.
Embedded Software & Firmware
Embedded software and firmware engineers across C/C++, real-time systems and hardware-adjacent development.
RF & Microwave
RF and microwave engineers for defence, aerospace, telecoms and test & measurement businesses.
FPGA & Digital Design
FPGA and digital design engineers, from VHDL/Verilog design through to verification.
Mechanical Design
Mechanical design engineers across CAD, product design and mechanical R&D.
Semiconductor & IC Design
Analog, digital and mixed-signal IC design engineers, plus semiconductor process and test roles.
Photonics & Optical Design
Photonics and optical design engineers across laser systems, fibre optics and optical component design.
Engineering & Technical Leadership
Engineering Managers, Engineering Directors and CTOs for growing engineering and technology businesses.
Manufacturing & Operations
Manufacturing, purchasing, quality and test: the people who turn a design into volume and keep it running.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing and production engineers who turn a design into a repeatable, reliable build process.
Purchasing & Supply Chain
Purchasing and supply chain specialists who understand component sourcing for regulated, long-lead-time hardware.
Quality
Quality engineers and managers across ISO 9001, AS9100 and regulated manufacturing.
Test
Test and validation engineers across hardware, embedded and production test.
Technical Sales
Account management, business development, applications engineering and product management, run by people who can actually hold a technical conversation.
Account Management
Technical account managers who can hold a genuine engineering conversation, not just manage the relationship.
Business Development
Business development professionals selling technical products and services into engineering and technology businesses.
Applications Engineering (FAE)
Field applications engineers who bridge deep technical product knowledge with the sales process.
Product Management
Technical product managers who own the roadmap for hardware and embedded products and can hold their own with both engineering and the customer.
Not sure which desk your role sits in?
The list above is where we work most, not the limit of it. Tell us what the role needs to do and we'll tell you what the market looks like.
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