BPSS security clearance is required for this role
About Us
Solid State plc is a global leader in advanced electronics and engineering solutions, delivering innovative products across defence, aerospace, industrial, power electronics, and telecommunications. The group includes a portfolio of companies—Solsta, Durakool, Steatite, Gateway Electrical Components, and Active Silicon—each with its own expertise and market-leading products.
Together, our companies combine technical excellence, quality, and innovation to deliver solutions that make a real difference. Working at Solid State means exciting opportunities to build your career across diverse technologies, teams, and international markets. Whether designing cutting-edge switching solutions at Durakool, developing rugged electronics at Steatite, supplying high-quality components at Gateway, or innovating in imaging and FPGA solutions at Active Silicon, you’ll gain hands-on experience and make a tangible impact.
We are proud of our collaborative, innovative culture, offering talented individuals the chance to grow, contribute, and thrive across the Solid-State Group.
Love the Hunt More Than the Hire?
Can you find the purple squirrels that everyone else misses?
The best candidates aren't always applying for jobs; they are already succeeding somewhere else. That's where you come in.
We are looking for a Talent Search Specialist to join our Recruitment team on a permanent basis, helping us identify, engage and attract exceptional engineering and technical talent to support the continued growth of our business.
This isn't a recruitment administration role. It isn't about posting adverts and waiting for applications. It's about uncovering talent that others can't find, building relationships with passive candidates and using your creativity, curiosity and determination to solve some of our most challenging recruitment projects.
What You Will Be Doing
- Proactively headhunting exceptional engineering, manufacturing and technical professionals.
- Mapping competitor organisations and identifying hard-to-find talent.
- Building and maintaining long-term talent pipelines for current and future recruitment needs.
- Using LinkedIn Recruiter and every sourcing tool at your disposal to identify passive candidates.
- Creating personalised approaches that spark conversations and build relationships.
- Working closely with hiring managers to understand specialist recruitment requirements.
- Supporting employer branding and talent attraction initiatives, including competitor mapping and market intelligence.
- Continuously exploring new sourcing techniques and innovative ways to attract niche talent.
What We Are Looking For
You will probably already have experience in talent sourcing, executive search or recruitment and genuinely enjoy the challenge of finding people that others can't.
You will also have:
- Outstanding sourcing and headhunting skills.
- Experience engaging passive candidates through direct search.
- A naturally curious and investigative mindset.
- Resilience, persistence and creativity.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Commercial awareness and the ability to understand technical roles quickly.
- A passion for delivering an exceptional candidate experience.
This role is hyrbid - regular travel to all sites within the UK is required
BPSS security clearance will be required for this role.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of our engineering and technical teams. You will have the freedom to think differently, challenge traditional recruitment methods and help build sustainable talent pipelines that support our long-term growth.
If you measure success by the quality of the people you uncover rather than the number of CVs, you process…
If you thrive on turning "impossible to fill" into "offer accepted"…
If you are motivated by finding talent that others can't…
We would love to hear from you.
Bring your curiosity, determination and headhunting expertise and help us build the teams that will shape the future of our business.
Benefits For You
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Competitive salary
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Car Allowance
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EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
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26 Days Annual Leave Plus Bank Holidays + More For Length of Service
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Pensions Plan
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Company Sick Pay Scheme
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Life Assurance Scheme
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Profit Share Scheme
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All Employee Share Plan
We are an equal opportunity employer fostering an inclusive recruitment experience for all candidates.
