Engineering employers

Hire skilled Engineering staff in record time.

Whether you need design engineers, CNC machinists, quality engineers or maintenance engineers, Reed.ai is an AI agent that finds and shortlists on repeat, so you hire without an in-house talent team, for just 8%, only when you hire.

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Under 30 seconds

Under 1 minute

Under 3 minutes

to a ranked shortlist of engineering candidates

to a booked interview with an engineer

to contact matched engineering candidates

Under 30 seconds

to a ranked shortlist of engineering candidates

Under 1 minute

to a booked interview with an engineer

Under 3 minutes

to contact matched engineering candidates

Reed.ai - the newest member of the Reed family

In short

Reed.ai is an AI recruitment agent that finds and shortlists Engineering candidates for UK employers. You pay 8% only when you hire, with nothing upfront. Built by Reed, recruiting since 1960, it searches 15 million UK candidates and returns a ranked shortlist in under 30 seconds. It handles roles like design engineers, CNC machinists, quality engineers and maintenance engineers on repeat. It suits UK firms of 49 to 250 staff hiring regularly, from manufacturers and Tier 2 suppliers to consultancies. We cover the engineering heartlands: the Midlands, the North West, Yorkshire, the North East, Scotland, Wales and the South. Every decision stays with you.

Save money. Save time. Get the right match.

Tell Reed.ai the role by voice or text. It searches, shortlists and even schedules interviews — like a recruiter that never sleeps. You stay in charge of who to interview and who to hire.

Save money

On a design engineer hire, with Reed.ai you pay just 8%, and only when you actually hire. Nothing upfront, no monthly fee.

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Save time

Describe the role once. Reed.ai searches 15 million UK candidates, ranks a shortlist in under 30 seconds, contacts matched people in under 1 minute and books interviews in under 3 minutes. Every decision stays with you.

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Get the right match

Candidates are matched on real skills and Reed's placement data built since 1960, so you get a genuinely qualified engineer, not a keyword-stuffed CV.

The roles you hire on repeat

The hard-to-fill, business-critical positions that come round again and again — the specialist skills, the senior hires, the seats you can't leave empty for long.

Design engineers

Mechanical engineers

CNC machinists

Maintenance engineers

Quality engineers

Manufacturing engineers

Electrical engineers

Project engineers

Engineering managers

Is Reed.ai right for you?

Built for some employers, not all

A great fit

You're a growing manufacturer or Tier 2 supplier of 49 to 250 staff, hiring engineers regularly and want to pay just 8%, only when you hire.

You need to fill a run of similar roles quickly, like several CNC machinists or maintenance engineers, and want a ranked shortlist today rather than in a week.

You have no in-house talent team, so you want an AI agent that searches, contacts and books interviews while every hiring decision stays with you.

You want to control cost per hire, paying 8% only on a successful hire and nothing upfront.

Better elsewhere

If you're an engineer looking for your next role, you're a our candidate page, and Reed.ai is free for you to use.

If you're filling a single, highly sensitive senior post and want it fully managed end to end, our 'Blended Pro' service is the better fit.

If you need contract or interim engineers at scale, say a project ramp-up of dozens of temporary staff, talk to Reed Talent Solutions instead.

If your hiring is mostly software and controls rather than mechanical engineering, our page will match you faster.

Trust, transparency and security

Expert

Created by experts at Reed, the UK's leading family-run recruitment service — recruiting since 1960. We know a thing or two about hiring.

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Trusted

Over 26 million jobseekers in our database, and recruitment services delivered to more than 12,000 UK businesses.

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Ethical

An Ethical Advisory Board ensures everyone is treated fairly and equally — and we give 18% of our profits to charity.

Only pay when you hire

Get unrestricted access to your AI recruitment agent with nothing to pay upfront — no subscription, no retainers, no per-vacancy invoices. You pay a single 8% fee only when you make a successful hire. Whether you're hiring one person or scaling a whole team, the model is the same: Reed.ai does the searching and shortlisting, you keep every decision, and you only pay on a result.

8% on a successful hire

Upfront cost £0

Fee on a successful hire 8%

Access to candidates 15m

Working hours 24/7

Our blended approach

Choose the level of support that suits you

From a digital-first experience to hands-on sourcing — pick the support that fits your hiring needs.

Self service

8% on a successful hire.
No upfront cost.

Source and place candidates independently on our platform. Ideal for teams who want full control and only pay when they hire.

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Blended assist

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Personalised support from a dedicated recruitment coach. They help you onboard and craft job descriptions that get the best matches.

Blended Pro

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Work alongside our recruitment coaches to enhance your search. Perfect for teams ramping up for new contracts or rebuilding a department.

Hire skilled Engineering staff in record time.

Under 30 seconds

Under 1 minute

Under 3 minutes

Under 30 seconds

Under 1 minute

Under 3 minutes

Reed.ai - the newest member of the Reed family

In short