Recruitment Consultant – Aerospace Engineering

Recruitment Consultant – Aerospace Engineering & Manufacturing - Mobility Division

Ready to build a high-performing desk in one of the UK’s most established engineering sectors – where long-term aircraft orders keep demand consistently high?

This role sits within Matchtech’s Aerospace team, supporting a well-established desk focused on design, development, test, manufacturing and assembly talent across next‑generation aerospace programmes.

The Opportunity

You will own and grow a 360-desk specialising in high‑value aerospace roles including:

• Design Engineers

• Stress Engineers

• Test & Development Engineers

• Manufacturing Engineers

• Quality Engineers

• Production Managers

• Skilled Aerospace Technicians.

You’ll build long‑term client partnerships, develop deep candidate networks and play a key role in helping OEMs and Tier‑1 suppliers meet programme delivery targets.

You’ll be responsible for:

· Proactive sales and business development across aerospace OEMs and Tier‑1 suppliers

· Building long-term, consultative partnerships with clients

· Developing a high-quality candidate network in a skills-short market

· Managing the full 360 recruitment lifecycle

· Becoming the go-to specialist for aerospace engineering & manufacturing talent

This desk is backed by extensive market insight, proven historical delivery and immediate opportunity - but needs a dedicated consultant to take it to the next level.

What You’ll Bring

• Driven, resilient and commercially minded.

• Comfortable with sales, BD and proactive outreach.

• Strong relationship‑building and communication skills.

• Interest in engineering, aerospace and future‑flight technology.

What We Offer

• Supportive team and industry‑leading training.

• Clear career pathways and strong earning potential.

• Hybrid working, incentives, socials and excellent benefits.

Who are we?

For over 35 years, Gattaca has been helping clients across the world grow by solving their biggest talent challenges. Every day we aim to deliver a service that is so trusted that our clients, candidates, colleagues, and suppliers recommend us without hesitation. It's our vision to become the STEM talent partner of choice, and we need you to help us get there.

At Gattaca, our values are the backbone of everything we do: Trust, Professionalism, Ambition, and FUN. This, paired with the tools and industry leading training we can provide, will help to elevate your career.

Recruitment Process

Gattaca is dedicated to helping our people to realise their full potential. We understand the value a diverse workforce brings to every workplace and in everything we do, we are committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and accessibility. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage you to consider a career with Gattaca, if there is anything we can do to make our recruitment processes better for you, tell us.

Our recruitment process will include a combination of telephone, video and face to face interviews for you to showcase your talents and potential.

We offer reasonable adjustments to accommodate the needs of our applicants, such as providing interview questions in advance, offering written formats, changing interview times, structure, or settings, and arranging office visits before the interview. This list is not exhaustive, and we are open to considering any additional adjustments to support our candidates