Principal Recruitment Consultant - Engineering | Deeptech

The Onset Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Onset Group is seeking a Principal Consultant to lead a specialist Engineering recruitment practice spanning Software, Hardware, Firmware, Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Process and Systems Engineering in Sydney. You will partner with engineering leaders and executives, driving recruitment across permanent and contract roles in a market-critical sector.

Ideal candidates bring 4+ years in 360 recruitment, a strong Deep Tech or engineering focus, and a track record in business

Qualifications

• 4+ years of 360 recruitment experience, ideally in Australia.
• Experience in Deep Tech, Engineering or Technology recruitment.
• Strong business development and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Build long-term partnerships with Engineering leaders, Founders and technical executives.
• Recruit across complex and highly specialised engineering environments.
• Drive growth across permanent and contract recruitment.
• Develop talent strategies for scaling Deep Tech businesses.
• Build market visibility across advanced engineering and technology ecosystems.
• Help shape a specialist practice with significant long-term growth potential.

Skills

360 recruitment

Business development

Relationship management

Deep Tech recruitment

Job description

Job Description

Australia’s Deep Tech sector is evolving rapidly across robotics, advanced manufacturing, defence, energy, MedTech, industrial automation and next-generation hardware technologies.

Onset Group is looking for a Principal Consultant to build and grow a specialist Engineering recruitment practice focused across Software, Hardware, Firmware, Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Process and Systems Engineering.
This role is ideal for a recruiter who enjoys technically complex markets and wants to work closely with some of Australia’s most innovative engineering businesses and research led organisations.

You will have the autonomy to build a genuinely differentiated market presence across one of the most strategically important sectors in the Australian economy.

The opportunity

• Build long-term partnerships with Engineering leaders, Founders and technical executives
• Recruit across complex and highly specialised engineering environments
• Drive growth across permanent and contract recruitment
• Develop talent strategies for scaling Deep Tech businesses
• Build market visibility across advanced engineering and technology ecosystems
• Help shape a specialist practice with significant long-term growth potential

Here’s what people actually stay for:

• A high-performance, low-ego team (many with 10+ years in the game)
• Market-leading tools, AI systems, and a delivery, marketing and research team so you can spend more time where it counts
• Tailored growth - whether you want to lead a team or deepen your niche
• Regular knowledge sharing with founders, advisors, and big-name clients
• Industry-leading commission and incentives

You’ll fit right in if you:

• Have 4+ years of 360 recruitment experience (ideally in Australia)
• Know your niche or are ready to define it - Recruitment experience within Deep Tech, Engineering or Technology
• Strong business development and relationship management capability
• Commercial drive and market curiosity
• Value culture, outcomes, and long-term impact

This is an opportunity to build something substantial within a market that is only becoming more critical to Australia’s future.

If you want to surround yourself with top performers, and actually shape the future of your market - this is your shot.