Engineering recruitment agency · embedded systems, electronics, electrical engineering, OT
Hire the exact engineer you need, headhunted and technically vetted.
The engineers you are missing don't answer job ads: they are employed, not looking, and receive three to five approaches a week. Reaching them means identifying them one by one, then speaking their technical language. That is Elective's job: we headhunt the precise profile, vet their expertise by video interview, and present you with a choice.
- Contract
- Permanent (CDI) only
- Fee
- 15% of annual gross salary
- Invoiced
- On success, after the probation period
- Shortlist
- Within 1 to 2 weeks
- Coverage
- France and international
In practice
When companies call us.
- CASE·01A role open for months that no job ad manages to fill
- CASE·02A rare skill set: FPGA, DO-178C, IEC 62443, power electronics
- CASE·03A site constraint or a defense clearance that shrinks the talent pool
- CASE·04A growing team without an in-house technical recruiter
What happens, step by step.
Scoping call by video
A short call with someone who understands your environment and context. We come away with the actual technical scope of the role, not a copy-pasted job description.
Targeted search, France and international
Our in-house headhunting tool is highly precise and has no contact quota, whereas standard platforms such as LinkedIn cap sourcing, even on premium plans. Going beyond those limits is what sets us apart from a traditional agency.
Technical interview by IT and OT recruiters
Every interested candidate has a video interview where we check precisely how their actual level matches the expertise you need. You only receive profiles that passed this filter.
Shortlist of the 3 to 4 best profiles
You receive a tight selection of the candidates retained after interview, with our assessment of each, so you can quickly decide who to meet.
Is one of them a fit?
Onboarding and probation period
You choose among several interested candidates, then the selected engineer joins your team for their probation period.
Success-based invoicing
We invoice once the probation period is completed, never before.
The engineers we are most often asked for.
IC1
Software & embedded systems
Firmware, C/C++/Rust, RTOS, embedded Linux, DO-178C
IC2
Electronics & microelectronics
PCB, BMS, power electronics, EMC, FPGA, ASIC
IC3
Electrical engineering, automation & OT
Electrical engineering, PLC, SCADA, control systems, IT/OT
IC4
Robotics & mechatronics
Actuators, sensors, cobotics, PLM, MBSE/SysML
IC5
AI, data & signal processing
Edge AI, TinyML, MLOps, computer vision, DSP
IC6
IoT & telecommunications
IoT protocols, 5G, LPWAN, industrial networks, M2M
IC7
Industrial cybersecurity & safety
IEC 62443, ISO 26262, embedded pentest, NIS2
IC8
Infrastructure, cloud & DevOps
Networks, hybrid cloud, CI/CD, embedded DevOps, SRE
IC9
Deeptech & cutting-edge engineering
ADAS, autonomous vehicles, quantum, medtech
What we are asked the most.
- What if the shortlist is not right for us?
- No problem: tell us what doesn't fit, we adjust the search and present new profiles at no extra cost, until we find the right person.
- Are there any upfront fees?
- None. We only invoice on success, once the candidate's probation period is completed: typically 4 months for an engineer in France, or 8 months if it is renewed. If the hire does not go through, you pay nothing.
- How soon do you send the first profiles?
- We present a first shortlist within 1 to 2 weeks after scoping the need. This covers the search and the technical interviews: the profiles you receive have already been vetted by video.
- How do you find profiles other agencies cannot?
- Two reasons. Our in-house headhunting tool has no contact quota, whereas standard platforms limit sourcing. And our recruiters are engineers themselves, so they can approach an employed candidate with a credible technical message rather than a generic ad.
- Do you recruit profiles with defense clearance or specific certifications?
- Yes, it is one of our specialties. In defense and space, clearance requirements sharply reduce the talent pool; in aeronautics, rail, automotive, nuclear or medical, certified experience is often a prerequisite (DO-178C or DO-254, EN 50128, ISO 26262, IEC 62304, electrical safety qualifications…). Our headhunting software filters very precisely on these criteria: that is exactly where targeted headhunting beats a job ad.
Let's talk about your next hire.
A short call is enough to scope the need and receive a choice among the best interested profiles, and you only pay on results.