Job Description

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

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

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The prospect

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

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

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- Have 4+ years of 360 recruitment experience (ideally in Australia)
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- Know your niche or are ready to define it - Recruitment experience within Deep Tech, Engineering or Technology
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- Strong business development and relationship management capability
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- Commercial drive and market curiosity
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- Value culture, outcomes, and long-term impact
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This is an opportunity to build something substantial within a market that is only becoming more critical to Australia's future.

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

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Apply here or email [email protected] for a confidential chat. Let's just start the conversation.

📌 Principal Recruitment Consultant - Engineering | DeepTech (New South Wales)
🏢 Bespoke Careers
📍 New South Wales