Defence, Industry & Sovereignty practice
Hiring the engineers of critical environments.
Defence, industry, aerospace, cybersecurity, electronics: a dedicated team, led by Caroline Fleury, for roles where technical depth, confidentiality and security clearances matter as much as the CV.

Your point of contact
Caroline Fleury
Account Executive · Defence, Industry & Sovereignty
01 / Scope
Five worlds, one team
- 01DefenceDefence industrial base, DGA programmes, C4ISR, drones and counter-drone: software, systems and hardware engineers for defence manufacturers.See the sector
- 02CybersecuritySovereign cybersecurity and critical-systems security: clearance-ready profiles, from Restricted to Secret level.
- 03AerospaceNewSpace, avionics, propulsion, low-carbon aviation: the hybrid profiles between physical engineering and software.See the sector
- 04IndustryIT/OT, MES, automation, industrial IoT: the engineers who connect the shop floor and the information system.See the sector
- 05ElectronicsHardware, power electronics, EMC, signal processing: the hardware layer of critical systems.
02 / Our latest hires
Roles filled, with how long it took
- C
Cegelec Défense
1 security-cleared Mechatronics Manager
Time to hire: under 60 days
03 / Roles we hunt
The profiles we recruit
39 job profiles written by the practice's team: responsibilities, skills, salaries and market for each role.
Defense, Space & Sovereignty
Executive
Engineering & Industry
- Applied Mathematics Engineer
- Automation Engineer
- Electronics Engineer
- Electronics Engineer
- Embedded Systems Engineer
- EMC Engineer
- Hardware Engineer
- Industrial IT Engineer
- IoT Engineer
- Low-Level Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Mechatronics Engineer
- Methods Engineer
- Naval Architect
- Numerical Simulation Engineer
- Power Electronics Engineer
- Quality Engineer
- Robotics Engineer
- Signal Processing Engineer
- Supply Chain Engineer
04 / Cleared environments
Hiring in security-cleared environments
Security clearances, restricted-access zones (ZRR), programme confidentiality: these constraints change how you hire. Here is how we build them into every search.
- 01
Timelines set at the brief
A clearance takes preparation. We build the procedure into the hiring schedule from day one instead of discovering it at offer stage.
- 02
Candidates vetted on real experience
We check experience of sensitive environments (Restricted, Confidential and Secret levels, ZRR) as closely as technical depth.
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A discreet search
Anonymised job ads, information shared at the right time with the right people: the programme stays confidential throughout the search.
05 / Insights
Our articles on the sector
- Comparison of Cybersecurity Recruitment Agencies in France (2026)Comparison of cybersecurity recruitment agencies in France: criteria to hire your experts, from IT cybersecurity to sovereign and industrial security.
- Top 5 Industry Recruitment Agencies (tech and engineering) in France (2026)Comparison of the best industrial recruitment agencies: criteria to hire across the entire engineering chain, from embedded software to mechanical and structural engineering.
- Top 5 Aerospace and Space Recruitment Agencies in France (2026)Top 5 Aerospace and Space recruitment agencies in France: criteria, specialities and advice to choose the right partner, from NewSpace to decarbonised aviation.
- Best Defence and Security Recruitment Agencies in France (2026)2026 comparison of the best Defence and Security recruitment agencies in France: criteria, security clearances, specialities and advice to choose the right partner.
06 / Contact
Let's talk about your hiring
Describe your need: your request goes straight to Caroline, who leads the practice.

Caroline Fleury
Account Executive · Defence, Industry & Sovereignty
