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Industrial & Engineering

The Critical Talent That Keeps Your Business Running.
Guaranteed.

We help global manufacturing, electronics, robotics, and industrial engineering companies hire the senior specialists and leaders they can’t find through traditional channels.

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97%

right-hire, first-time

12-18 mo

month guarantees

60+

countries delivered

25+

years in business

Supporting advanced manufacturing and engineering organisations across industrial machinery, automotive supply chains, semiconductor equipment, additive manufacturing, and defence & aerospace.

Flex
Sanmina
Stratsys
Coherent
Cognex
Ingersoll Rand
Norma
Diploma

Industrial hiring is
harder than it's ever been

You know this. The talent pool for specialists in semiconductors, automation, robotics, and advanced manufacturing is shrinking while demand accelerates. And the cost of a wrong hire, or an unfilled role, hits your production, your projects, and your customers.

Niche skills, global competition

The specialists and leaders you need are in demand everywhere. If you’re only looking locally, or relying on job boards, you’re missing 80% of the market.

Speed vs quality trade-off

You can’t afford to leave a plant manager role open for six months. But you also can’t afford to hire the wrong one. Most recruiters force you to choose. We don’t.

Cultural and technical fit

A great candidate profile doesn’t mean a great hire. In industrial environments, where safety, precision, and team dynamics matter, the wrong personality fit can be as costly as the wrong skillset.

Here's how we solve it

A Hiring Operating System built for
critical hiring

We’ve spent 25+ years refining how we find, assess, and secure industrial and engineering talent. Here’s what makes it work.

6S

Global sourcing for Critical skills

Our 6S methodology includes forensic sourcing – x-ray web searches, deep networking, passive candidate outreach. Through AI trained systems, we find the talent others can’t reach. Roles delivered in 60+ countries.
6F

Technical and motivational fit

The 6F methodology assesses what drives a candidate – Fit, Family, Freedom, Fortune, Fun, Future. We don’t just check if they can do the job. We check if they’ll stay, thrive, and contribute to your culture.
12-18 month guarantees

Guarantees that mean something

Every placement is backed by a 12-month guarantee (18 months for executives). If it doesn’t work out, we fix it. That’s the confidence that comes from a process that works 97% of the time.

Hiring senior specialists and leaders across
industrial and engineering

Recent Example Hires

Plant Managers & Directors

VP/Director of Operations

Engineering Directors (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing)

Automation & Robotics Specialists

VP/Director of Sales

Quality & Continuous Improvement Leaders

Supply Chain & Procurement Directors

EHS / Safety Directors

General Managers / MDs

CTOs and Technical Executives

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See how Solutions Driven keeps hiring moving across industrial & engineering

2 years → 2 months

Amphenol

Role open for 2 years. Filled in 2 months using our scorecard methodology.
First shortlist success

Plexus

Multiple failed searches with other agencies. Successful placement on first shortlist.
Multiple locations

Sanmina

Critical leadership and engineering roles filled across multiple sites.

Three ways to solve your
industrial hiring challenges

Whether you need one critical hire or a team of embedded recruiters, we flex to fit – with the same methodology and guarantees behind every engagement.

SD Search

Critical Hire Search

Milestone search with a 12-month guarantee and shortlists delivered in weeks, not months.
Learn about SD Search
SD Exec

Executive Search

VP to C-suite hires that shape your future. Leadership profiling, internal benchmarking, and an 18-month guarantee that traditional exec firms won’t match.
Learn about SD Exec
SD Embedded

Embedded Recruitment

Dedicated recruiters in your team, running our methodology at scale. Typically 40% more cost-effective than equivalent search volume.
Learn about SD Embedded

We also deliver critical hiring across
these sectors

Our methodology is consistent. Our market knowledge is specialist.

Industrial & Engineering

Manufacturing, automotive, electronics, semiconductors, robotics, defence, aerospace and automation.
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Energy & Infrastructure

Oil & gas, power & utilities, renewables, construction, data centre infrastructure, testing & inspection.
See Energy & Infrastructure

Life Sciences & Process Industries

Pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical devices, chemicals, food & beverage, FMCG production and process manufacturing.
See Life Sciences

Advanced Technologies

IoT, connected devices, software, AI/ML, , SaaS, robotics, automation, sensors, data, analytics, digital transformation and IT services.
See Advanced Technologies

Resources & Insights

Expert perspectives on hiring, talent strategy, and building exceptional teams.

5 min read

Industry 5.0: How Human-Machine Collaboration is Shaping the Future of Work

5 min read

Why Leadership Alignment is the Game-Changer for Business and Team Performance

5 min read

The Role of HR in Shaping Culture: From Good to Great

E-Books       • 12 guides

In-depth guides on hiring excellence

Webinars       • 8 recordings

Expert sessions on talent strategy

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Got a role that You
can't afford to get wrong?

Let’s talk. We’ll show you how we’d approach it – and what makes our process different.

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