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Are you looking for qualified specialists or executives for the automotive industry? munerio supports HR departments, management teams and specialist departments in filling demanding positions across automotive, vehicle technology and modern mobility.
As a specialist recruitment consultancy and headhunter, we identify candidates who offer more than the required functional experience. We also consider their knowledge of vehicle technologies, development processes, production methods, quality requirements, customer groups and international supply chains.
Our recruitment services support automotive manufacturers, suppliers, engineering service providers, technology companies, as well as mechanical and plant engineering companies serving the automotive industry. Depending on the requirements of the position, we recruit suitable specialists and executives throughout Germany.
Do you have an interesting vacancy to fill or questions about how we work? Just get in touch with us.
The automotive industry is undergoing profound technological and structural change. Electromobility, software-defined vehicles, automated driving functions, new electronic architectures and changing supply chains are creating entirely new skills requirements.
At the same time, established areas such as chassis technology, body engineering, thermal management, quality, production and technical sales remain essential to the competitiveness of manufacturers and suppliers.
A Development Engineer for battery systems, for example, has a very different skill set from a Design Engineer working on chassis components. A Systems Engineer specialising in E/E architectures has different responsibilities from a Project Manager for automated production systems. Sales requirements also vary significantly between electronic vehicle components, production systems, engineering services and traditional automotive supplier products.
As specialist automotive headhunters, we therefore develop an individual search strategy for every assignment. We analyse relevant employers, competitors, supplier structures and adjacent technology markets. We then identify suitable candidates and approach them individually and discreetly.
Our recruitment services combine three key areas:
Recruitment consulting means working with you to define the role, market environment and realistically achievable candidate profile.
Headhunting means conducting targeted research and directly approaching specialists and executives who are often not actively looking for a new position.
Recruitment means successfully bringing your company together with candidates who are the right fit professionally, personally and organisationally.
As a specialist recruitment partner for the automotive industry, munerio focuses on the long-term placement of demanding specialist, technical and leadership positions.
✓ Electromobility & Electric Powertrains
✓ Batteries & Battery Systems
✓ Power Electronics & Charging Infrastructure
✓ E/E Architecture & Embedded Systems
✓ Software-Defined Vehicles & Vehicle Software
✓ Advanced Driver Assistance Systems & Automated Driving
✓ Connected Vehicles & Cybersecurity
✓ Thermal Management
✓ Chassis Technology
✓ Body Engineering & Lightweight Design
✓ Smart Factory
✓ Testing, Validation & Functional Safety
✓ Production
✓ Materials
✓ Braking Systems
✓ Steering Systems
The electrification of the powertrain is fundamentally changing the skills required across the automotive industry. Manufacturers, suppliers and technology companies need specialists who can develop, integrate, test and industrialise electric drive systems.
Our recruitment expertise covers positions related to:
Depending on the role, we consider experience in R&D, design engineering, testing, systems engineering, applications engineering, project management, product management or technical sales.
Battery systems are among the most technologically demanding areas of modern electric vehicles. In addition to cell technology and battery pack development, thermal management, battery management systems, safety and industrialisation all play a central role.
We recruit specialists in areas including:
When identifying candidates, we consider not only their technical qualifications but also their experience with specific development processes, vehicle platforms and series-production projects.
Modern vehicles are increasingly evolving into software-defined systems. As a result, E/E architectures, electronic control units, embedded software, connectivity and central computing platforms are becoming increasingly important.
Our recruitment services cover specialists and executives in:
A key consideration is often which vehicle functions, development environments and OEM requirements candidates are already familiar with.
Advanced driver assistance systems and automated driving functions bring together sensor technology, software, electronics, data processing and functional safety.
We support companies in recruiting specialists for:
The available candidate pool in these markets is particularly limited, making targeted direct search especially important.
Traditional vehicle technologies continue to evolve rapidly. Electrification, lightweight design, new control systems and increasing demands for efficiency, comfort and safety are transforming established components and systems.
Our recruitment expertise includes:
Wir berücksichtigen dabei sowohl Komponentenhersteller als auch Systemlieferanten, Engineering-Dienstleister und Fahrzeughersteller.
Gewicht, Sicherheit, Fertigbarkeit und Kosten sind zentrale Anforderungen in der Karosserie- und Strukturentwicklung.
Wir vermitteln Spezialisten mit Erfahrung in:
We work with component manufacturers, system suppliers, engineering service providers and vehicle manufacturers alike.
Automotive production combines high levels of automation with demanding requirements for quality, cycle times and plant availability.
Our recruitment services support automotive manufacturers, suppliers, and machinery and plant engineering companies in filling positions related to:
Typical roles include Production Engineers, Process Engineers, Project Managers, Automation Engineers, Commissioning Engineers and technical leaders.
New vehicle technologies require extensive testing, verification and validation. At the same time, requirements for quality, product safety and regulatory compliance continue to increase.
We recruit specialists in:
A particularly important factor is which systems, standards, development processes and quality requirements candidates are already familiar with.
Managing Director & Recruitment Consultant
Daniel Schmökel looks back to a wide range of long-term professional experience in business, administration, associations and technology transfer – even before starting his career as a recruitment consultant in 2014 and founding munerio together with Daniel Hell-Meyer. Trained as an industrial clerk, a master's degree in economic geography and a training as a psychological consultant round off his professional profile. The wealth of experience and skills gathered pre-munerio still help Daniel to strategically guide the company's development and service offering. He has been fascinated by industrial automation technology as well as material handling & intralogistics for a long time, admiring the high level of innovation and the many exciting companies and interlocutors in the industry. At munerio, Daniel Schmökel is responsible for HR, marketing and legal issues.
Recruitment Consultant
At munerio, Majlinda Freitag brings her passion for the mobility and energy sectors into her daily work as a recruitment consultant. With a keen sense for people and a deep understanding of the industry’s challenges – from electromobility, charging infrastructure, and connected mobility to renewable energy, the energy transition, and smart grids – she supports both companies and candidates with great commitment and empathy. Her personal interest in innovative, forward-looking topics drives her to actively help shape the transformation of the energy and mobility landscape. For her, meaningful, eye-level dialogue is at the heart of everything she does – always with the goal of creating sustainable matches that shape the future.
Leadership positions in the automotive industry often require a unique combination of technological understanding, commercial responsibility and the ability to manage change.
When transforming existing product portfolios, developing new business areas or managing succession, it is not enough to consider a candidate's professional experience alone.
As part of our Executive Search process, we assess factors including:
We first define the relevant target market and identify suitable executives at automotive manufacturers, suppliers and adjacent technology companies.
Candidates are approached individually and discreetly, with communication tailored to the strategic importance of the position.
Through our specialist engineering recruitment services, we identify technical professionals who develop, design, program, integrate and optimise automation systems. Personalvermittlung für Ingenieure suchen wir technische Spezialisten für die Entwicklung komplexer Fahrzeugkomponenten und Systeme.
Typical positions include:
Automotive components, production systems and engineering services are often technically complex and require a highly consultative sales approach.
Our recruitment expertise in technical sales includes roles such as:
Automotive supply chains are international and complex, with demanding requirements for quality, delivery performance and cost efficiency.
Our recruitment services for procurement and supply chain management cover positions including:
Whether dealing with succession, growth, restructuring or technological transformation, we support automotive companies in filling key leadership positions with entrepreneurial responsibility.
These include:
Our recruitment consultancy focuses on technology-driven companies and industrial candidate markets. This enables us to understand and assess requirements across drive technology, fluid technology, mechanical engineering, automation and electrical engineering.
As headhunters, we do not rely solely on job advertisements and incoming applications.
We analyse the relevant automotive candidate market and directly approach suitable specialists and executives.
We do not simply check whether a job title matches a CV. What matters are the products, applications, target customers, technical interfaces and the actual scope of responsibility.
The right candidates are not always located close to the hiring company. Specialised automotive professionals often work within regional technology and production clusters, for direct competitors or in adjacent industries.
Our recruitment searches can therefore be conducted throughout Germany. Depending on the position, we analyse:
As a recruitment consultancy for the automotive industry in Germany, we do not use a standardised search process.
The geographical scope is determined by the specific position, the required technology and industry experience, and the realistic motivations that could encourage suitable candidates to make a move.
For positions with responsibility across the DACH region or internationally, the search strategy can be expanded accordingly.
Are you looking for a Development Engineer for battery systems, a Systems Engineer specialising in vehicle software, a Key Account Manager for automotive manufacturers or an executive for your automotive company?
As a specialist recruitment consultancy and headhunter for the automotive industry, we support you throughout the recruitment process – from defining the search profile and directly approaching candidates to successfully filling the position.
Talk to us about your current or upcoming vacancy.Talk to us about your current or upcoming vacancy.
The automotive sector offers a wide range of opportunities for engineers, technical specialists and executives. Roles that are particularly in demand include Development Engineers, Project Engineers, Design Engineers, Quality Engineers, E/E Specialists, Software Developers, Sales Engineers and Project Managers, as well as specialists in production, procurement and supply chain management.
munerio supports companies in finding suitable candidates for key technical positions across automotive, mobility and mechanical engineering.
Jobs in the automotive industry are particularly common among OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, specialised mid-sized technology companies, engineering service providers, and machinery and plant engineering companies. Employers are looking for professionals with expertise in vehicle technology, electromobility, autonomous driving, software, E/E systems, production, quality management and sales.
Candidates who want to explore opportunities beyond publicly advertised vacancies can also contact munerio confidentially. As a specialist recruitment consultancy, munerio has access to relevant companies and positions within the automotive sector that are not always actively advertised on the open market.
E-mobility offers a wide range of roles across development, design engineering, applications engineering, production, quality assurance, project management and technical sales. Particularly in demand are professionals with expertise in electric drive systems, battery technology, fuel cells, power electronics, thermal management, charging infrastructure and electric vehicle systems.
munerio supports candidates in finding positions that match their experience in electromobility, drive technology, vehicle engineering or automotive engineering.
Professionals with experience in vehicle engineering are well suited to roles such as Development Engineer, Design Engineer, Project Engineer, Application Engineer, Test Engineer, Quality Engineer, Project Manager, Technical Product Manager or Sales Engineer. Relevant areas include drive systems, chassis, body engineering, interior and exterior systems, thermal management, E/E systems and vehicle software.
For companies, reaching these specialists through traditional job advertisements can be challenging. munerio supports them with targeted direct search and an in-depth understanding of technical profiles within the automotive industry.
Suitable specialists in the automotive and mobility sectors often cannot be reached through job advertisements alone. Many highly qualified candidates are already in permanent employment but may be open to the right career move if the role, company and long-term development opportunities are a good fit.
munerio helps companies identify these candidates, approach them discreetly and attract them to suitable positions. In doing so, munerio combines executive search expertise with in-depth industry knowledge across automotive, mechanical engineering, e-mobility and technical value chains.
Recruiting in the automotive industry can be particularly challenging due to the pace of transformation across the sector. Electromobility, autonomous driving, software-defined vehicles, E/E architectures, new powertrain technologies and international supply chains are reshaping the requirements for specialists and executives. At the same time, many of the most relevant profiles are in high demand and only available to a limited extent on the market.
munerio supports companies in assessing these requirements realistically, defining the right target groups and approaching suitable candidates in a focused and structured way.
Using a headhunter is particularly valuable when filling hard-to-recruit specialist or leadership positions, conducting confidential searches, or when traditional job advertisements fail to attract enough suitable applicants. This is especially true for roles in R&D, e-mobility, E/E systems, software, project management, quality management, technical sales, procurement and supply chain management.
munerio specialises in key technical positions and supports OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, mid-sized industrial companies and mechanical engineering firms in finding and recruiting suitable automotive professionals.
Companies hiring in the automotive sector include OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, Tier 2 suppliers, engineering service providers, mechanical engineering companies, component manufacturers, system suppliers and technology-driven mid-sized businesses. Vacancies often span the entire value chain, from R&D and production to sales, aftersales, procurement and supply chain management.
munerio works with companies across these specialised technical markets and understands the requirements candidates need to meet within the automotive industry.
Jobs in automotive and mobility often require a degree or vocational qualification in vehicle engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, industrial engineering, computer science or automation technology. Practical experience in vehicle development, e-mobility, software, E/E systems, powertrain technology, production, quality or project management is also highly valuable.
munerio can help candidates assess which positions are a good match for their profile and which career development opportunities are realistically available within the automotive industry.
munerio supports candidates confidentially in finding suitable positions across the automotive sector, the mobility industry and technical mechanical engineering. This includes understanding their career goals, matching their experience with relevant opportunities, and supporting them throughout the application process through to a potential placement.
The advantage: candidates gain access to companies and positions that closely match their experience in vehicle engineering, e-mobility, powertrain systems, E/E, software, production or technical sales.
Do you have an interesting vacancy to fill or questions about how we work? Just get in touch with us.