Engineering executive search for technical, R&D and product leadership. Clients include Oxford Instruments, AB Dynamics and Hill & Smith.
Oryx provides engineering executive search for businesses whose competitive advantage rests on technical capability: design and development, R&D, systems and software, test and validation, product management and technical directorships. Our clients include Oxford Instruments, AB Dynamics, Hill & Smith, Coats and Bühler, organisations where an engineering leader is expected to hold credibility with a technical team on one side and a board on the other. That combination is rare, and it is not usually found among people who are actively looking. Our full-time in-house research team maps the specific technologies and disciplines a role demands, whether that is precision instrumentation, control systems, materials science, automation or vehicle testing, and identifies the individuals delivering that work now. We cover electronics and embedded systems, mechanical and mechatronic design, simulation and analysis, materials and process engineering, and the regulatory approval and certification work that determines whether a product reaches its market at all.
Retained by design, test and R and D businesses who cannot afford a miss
The Hadley Group is a large British manufacturing and engineering company that specializes in cold roll-formed steel technology and metal profile production. They create custom and standard steel components utilized across multiple industries. Oryx has handled multiple projects acroos all areas of the group including Supply chain, finance, HR, operations and Sales & Marketing.
Dalkia is an energy and technical services company that focuses on energy savings, renewable energy development, and facilities management. As a subsidiary of the EDF Group, it helps businesses, local governments, and industrial sites reduce their carbon footprints and manage building systems. Oryx handled the project to recruit a NEW Managing Director for Dalkia Engineering.
REA JET designs and manufactures industrial coding, marking, and labeling systems, including high-resolution inkjet printers, laser markers, and code verification tools. Their technology is used globally to print text, logos, and barcodes directly onto products and packaging. Oryx handled the assignment to recruit a new MD for the UK subsidiary.
Working as an engineering headhunter, we brief candidates face to face and assess them against a specification agreed with the client at the outset rather than against a generic seniority band. Oryx has been doing this since 1988, and the majority of our work has always been in engineering-led industries, which gives our consultants genuine fluency in the technical language of a search. We are employee-owned, so our accountability runs to clients rather than to external shareholders. Every search includes proactive primary research, weekly auditable updates and a shortlist within eight weeks, with psychometric profiling available to test how a technical leader makes decisions under pressure. Our engineering recruiters support appointments across the UK and internationally. Talent mapping and salary benchmarking are available separately, which clients frequently use before committing to a search in an unfamiliar discipline or geography.
Rebecca Ross
Director
26 years with Oryx
Nic Davis
Senior Consultant
11 years with Oryx
Colette Brown
Director
27 years with Oryx
Alex Mitchell
Director
26 years with Oryx
Will Strange
Director
28 years with Oryx
Gemma Killin
Senior Research Manager
12 years with Oryx
Phil Moran
Managing Director
37 years with Oryx
Jon Badger
Senior Research Manager
22 years with Oryx
Alec Berry
Senior Research manager
14 years with Oryx
