An Engineering Placement Agency Run by Engineers
Bernoullis is an engineering placement agency for employers who need people with real technical depth. Our engineering recruitment services cover permanent search, contract hiring and independent technical vetting, all delivered by consultants with engineering backgrounds.
Technical Recruitment Services That Speak Your Language
Two Networks, One Match
We work with employers and engineers every day, so we can introduce people who suit each other on both sides.
A Trusted Engineer Network
A network of vetted specialist engineers for industries where technical precision and safety are critical.
Engineers Recruiting Engineers
You won’t waste time explaining technical requirements. All of our consultants come from technical engineering backgrounds with deep, sector-specific expertise.
Long-Term Partnership
We don't just fill vacancies. We work with you to improve hiring quality and build teams that last, more like a partner than a supplier.
Access to Passive Engineers
The best specialists rarely post their CVs publicly. Bernoullis is a young company, but it is built on more than 20 years of engineering experience and the networks that came with it, so we can reach engineers who aren't on job boards.
Three Ways Our Engineering Placement Agency Helps You Hire
Whether you need a permanent principal engineer, a team of contractors for a commissioning window or an independent technical opinion on candidates you have already found, our engineering recruitment services are built around the way engineering teams actually work.
Permanent Technical Search
Permanent engineering recruitment for long-term, business-critical roles, from technicians to chartered engineers, plus engineering executive search for senior leaders.
Project Scaling
Contract engineering recruitment and interim cover for projects, shutdowns, prototypes and busy manufacturing periods, assessed against UK IR35 rules.
Technical Assessment & Vetting
Independent technical vetting of candidates by engineers, so your team only interviews people with proven, verified competency.
Permanent Engineering Recruitment
Permanent engineering recruitment is about more than filling a seat. We analyse your technical requirements, your team and your culture, then search our closed network of passive engineers to find people who will stay and grow with you.
Every candidate is assessed by an engineering-trained consultant before you see a CV, and you receive a focused shortlist of two or three people rather than a pile of applications.
Understanding Your Team
We learn your technology, your team and your culture, so we know exactly what the right person looks like.
Peer Vetting
Engineering-trained consultants assess every candidate’s technical ability and approach before you see a CV.
Targeted Passive Search
We approach strong engineers in our own network directly, rather than relying on crowded job boards.
IR35-Compliant UK Delivery
Off-payroll (IR35) rules shouldn’t hold up your project. We assess every contract and interim placement against current UK IR35 rules to reduce the risk for your business.
Flexible Scaling
Scale your team up or down as the project needs, for upgrades, shutdowns or product launches, without long-term overhead.
Pre-Vetted Contract Network
Our contract engineers are used to joining live projects quickly, picking up existing designs, legacy systems and capital works with little hand-holding.
Avoiding Project Delays
Design and commissioning delays are expensive. We place contract engineers when you hit key milestones, prototype deadlines or busy production periods.
Contract Engineering Recruitment
Engineering timelines move fast, and a missing specialist can stall a whole project. Our contract engineering recruitment service supplies pre-vetted contractors and interim engineers who can step into complex schematics, legacy systems and live capital projects quickly.
Every contract and interim placement is assessed against the UK’s off-payroll working (IR35) rules, so you can scale up or down without adding compliance risk.
Technical Recruitment Services: Assessment & Vetting
Already have candidates but not sure they can do the job? Our technical recruitment services include independent assessment and vetting, carried out by consultants who have worked as engineers themselves.
We replace subjective interview feedback with structured, evidence-based scoring, so your senior engineers spend their time with the strongest people only.
Independent Technical Check
Not sure a candidate’s CV matches their real design, diagnostic or calculation ability? If HR or a non-technical agency is sending you lots of profiles, we act as your technical filter.
Peer Technical Reviews
Our consultants are engineers with more than 20 years of experience, not keyword matchers. We hold technical discussions and design reviews that only a peer can run.
Structured Scoring
We replace gut-feel feedback with structured scoring on system design, fault finding, regulatory compliance and safety, so you have a clear view before anyone joins your site.
Behaviour and Safety
Technical skill is not enough on its own. We look at how candidates handle disagreement, design reviews, health and safety rules and working across teams.
Lower Cost per Hire
A bad hire is expensive, and so is senior engineers’ time spent interviewing the wrong people. We make sure your team only interviews candidates who have been properly checked.
What Bernoullis Is Built On
We hold ourselves to the standards we worked to on site. We are honest with clients and candidates, we own our results, and we treat safety as seriously as any engineering team would.
Sectors Our Engineering Recruitment Services Cover
Our engineering staffing solutions cover eight core disciplines. Each has its own specialist page with the roles we recruit most often.
Civil Engineering
Structural, highways, rail, water and site engineers.
Mechanical Engineering
Design, manufacturing and maintenance engineers.
Electrical & Electronic
Power, controls, automation and electronics.
Aerospace Engineering
Aviation, defence and space talent.
Chemical & Process
Process, plant and chemical engineers.
Biomedical Engineering
Medical device and healthcare technology.
Environmental Engineering
Net-zero, energy and sustainability roles.
Computer & Software
Software, embedded, data and DevOps engineers.
How Our Engineering Recruitment Services Work
Technical briefing
We meet the hiring manager online or on site to understand the work, the team and the environment – free of charge.
Targeted search
We map and approach passive engineers in our network, alongside active candidates who fit the brief.
Technical vetting
Engineering-trained consultants assess every candidate before you see a CV, then present a shortlist of two or three.
Offer & aftercare
We manage offers and onboarding, then check in at 30, 60 and 90 days to make sure the placement works.
Engineering Specialists. We Solve Your Equations.
We have spent more than 20 years working in some of the most demanding engineering sectors, so we don’t just recruit for your industry. We understand it.
Tell us about your vacancy and a consultant from your sector will reply within 24 hours.
Your First Online Session and Site Visit Are Free
We believe the best way to find the right engineer is to meet the hiring manager, see the workplace and spend time with the team. That’s why your first online session and site visit cost nothing.
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Engineering Placement Agency FAQs
What does an engineering placement agency do?
An engineering placement agency finds, checks and introduces engineers to employers. As an engineering placement agency, Bernoullis offers three engineering recruitment services: permanent technical search, contract and interim hiring, and independent technical assessment and vetting, all delivered by consultants with engineering backgrounds.
What is the difference between permanent and contract engineering recruitment?
Permanent engineering recruitment fills long-term roles on your payroll. Contract engineering recruitment supplies specialists for a fixed period or project, often at short notice, without adding permanent headcount.
Are your contract placements IR35 compliant?
Yes. Every contract and interim placement is assessed against the UK’s off-payroll working rules. You can read the official guidance on GOV.UK.
What are technical recruitment services?
Technical recruitment services focus on roles where specialist skills matter most. At Bernoullis that means engineers assessing engineers – checking design, diagnostic and calculation ability, not just matching keywords on a CV.
Can you vet candidates we have found ourselves?
Yes. Our technical assessment and vetting service can review candidates from any source and give you an independent, evidence-based view before you commit to interviews.
Which sectors do your engineering staffing solutions cover?
Civil, mechanical, electrical and electronic, aerospace, chemical and process, biomedical, environmental, and computer and software engineering. See all engineering sectors.
How much do your engineering recruitment services cost?
You can choose a traditional placement fee, a fixed fee or a monthly Recruitment as a Service subscription. See our pricing page or try our free recruitment tools.
How quickly can you supply a contract engineer?
It depends on the skill set and location, but because we start from our own network of pre-vetted contractors rather than a new advert, we can often present suitable engineers quickly. We will give you a realistic timeline when we take the brief.
Do you work with employers across the UK?
Yes. Our office is in Polegate, East Sussex, and we recruit for employers across the UK, meeting online or on site.
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