TechNex Talent is a specialist recruitment consultancy focused exclusively on the US automation, robotics, and industrial engineering market. We partner with engineering-led companies across the United States to help them hire the technical talent required to design, build, and deploy real-world automated systems.

Our focus is deliberate. We recruit within a clearly defined set of disciplines including automation engineering, controls and PLC, embedded software, robotics software, and industrial systems. We do not operate as a generalist recruitment firm.

Built on deep engineering recruitment experience

TechNex Talent is led by Managing Director Paul Barling, who brings over 25 years of experience working across engineering and specialist technical recruitment.

Paul began his career as an electronics test engineer, giving him hands-on experience of engineering environments and systems. Over the past two and a half decades, he has successfully delivered recruitment assignments involving PLC and controls engineers, embedded software engineers, and industrial systems specialists, including roles working with SCADA, MATLAB, and low-level engineering software.

This technical background shapes how TechNex Talent operates today — with a clear understanding of what engineering teams actually need, beyond job titles alone.

Focused on the US automation and robotics market

Today, TechNex Talent operates exclusively within the United States, supporting companies hiring in highly competitive automation and robotics markets.

We work with US-based organisations ranging from growing automation businesses to established industrial and robotics teams. Our role is to provide realistic market insight, targeted search, and technically informed recruitment support, particularly where specialist engineering skills are difficult to secure.

How we support US engineering teams

Our approach is consultative and specialist-led:

• Clear definition of technical requirements and system environments

• Honest guidance on availability, compensation, and hiring risk

• Targeted candidate identification rather than volume CV submissions

• Strong focus on long-term fit within engineering teams

The result is a recruitment process that saves time, reduces hiring risk, and delivers stronger outcomes.

Flexible recruitment models

In addition to retained and contingency recruitment, TechNex Talent offers a subscription-based recruitment model for US companies seeking a more embedded approach.

This service provides ongoing recruitment support, workforce planning, and talent strategy guidance for a fixed monthly fee, allowing businesses to access senior recruitment expertise without the cost or rigidity of a full-time internal hire.

A long-term US recruitment partner

At TechNex Talent, recruitment is about building long-term partnerships, not transactional placements.

Whether you are hiring a single automation engineer, scaling a robotics or controls team, or looking for a specialist recruitment partner focused solely on the US automation market, TechNex Talent provides a professional, reliable, and technically grounded service.