Engineering & Technical Sales Recruitment in Switzerland
Building a sustainable technical sales & engineering team in Switzerland?
With deep market knowledge, local candidate networks, and a proven track record across Europe, Mase Consulting makes it simple to attract and hire high-performing professionals in Switzerland.
Whether you’re expanding into new Swiss territories or strengthening your existing presence, we provide the specialist recruitment support you need to grow your team with confidence.
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Providing a bespoke technical sales & engineering recruitment strategy.
If you’re expanding into Switzerland and need to grow your commercial or engineering team, you might be considering outsourcing to an agent. But there’s another way: partnering with a specialist technical sales and engineering recruiter with expertise in the Swiss market to build a high-performing, in-house team.
At Mase Consulting, we help you identify, attract and retain local professionals who understand the Swiss market, speak your customers’ language, and align with your long-term business goals.
As well as a dedicated recruiter, you will also have access to our other services such as Candidate Behavioural Assessments and Salary Benchmarking.
SUCCESSFULHIRES
2000+
talented individuals
placed in UK, Europe, Middle East, North America & Asia.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
5 star
rating on Google, attesting to our commitment to excellence.
ASSIGNMENTS DELIVERED
92%
of assignments we’ve received have been successfully placed.
MARKETEXPERTS
15 Years +
of experience as trusted industry specialists.
QUALITYCANDIDATES
91%
of CVs we send to clients secure interviews.
Why Hire Local Talent in Switzerland?
Building Trust
Over 60% of Swiss companies prefer to work with businesses that have a localised presence. A local team builds credibility, removes language barriers, and shows long-term commitment to the market.
Growing Revenue
Hiring professionals with local knowledge allows you to tap into established networks, navigate complex buying processes, and spot new opportunities ahead of your competitors.
Retaining Relationships
With in-country support and service engineers, you can respond quickly to issues, build trust through aftercare, and create strong customer relationships that drive repeat business.
Our Recruitment Models
Every company’s hiring needs are different, so we’ve designed three flexible recruitment models — all built on the same collaborative approach. Whether you need support with a single vacancy, a retained search for a critical hire, or a dedicated talent acquisition partner, each model gives you the expertise, transparency, and results Mase Consulting is known for.
Retingency Recruitment
- Consultative and collaborative approach
- Proactive sourcing of active and passive candidates
- Market mapping and headhunting services
- Dedicated account manager
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This is a flexible, non-committal way to work with us. It combines the consultative approach and headhunting of a retained partnership, but with the pay-on-success model of contingency recruitment, meaning you only pay when a placement has been made.
Ideal for employers who want to fill a role, but aren’t ready to commit to a full retained partnership. Whilst this does not include some of the added features and benefits of our other recruitment models, it still provides you with access to our expertise, extensive network and tailored approach.
Retained Recruitment
Everything in our Retingency Model, plus:
- Candidate Behavioural Assessments for final-stage candidates
- Salary Benchmarking
- Discounts on recruitment fees applied
- Personally led by our Recruitment Director, who has over 24 years of success delivering niche and challenging hiring assignments.
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A staged payment model, led by our recruitment director, that secures dedicated support for your role. The total fee is split into three equal instalments, one-third to initiate our services, one-third on CV shortlist, and the final one-third upon offer acceptance. Should the chosen candidate fail to start the final one-third would be refunded.
Ready-to-go Talent Acquisition Team
Everything in our Retingency Model, plus:
- Candidate Behavioural Assessments for final-stage candidates
- Salary Benchmarking
- Higher discounts on recruitment fees applied
- Personally led by our Recruitment Director, who has over 24 years of success delivering niche and challenging hiring assignments.
- Dedicated recruiter(s) working exclusively and solely on your hiring projects
- Weekly activity reports and progress updates
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We act as an extension of your internal talent acquisition team, supporting you through periods of planned or unexpected recruitment demand.
Our time is booked and paid for in six-week increments, during which we allocate dedicated internal resources, including team members who work solely and exclusively on your hiring needs.
Recruitment fees are paid in addition on any successful hires; however these are heavily discounted compared with our standard terms, and you’ll receive detailed weekly activity reports showing the number of CVs reviewed, candidates contacted, interviewed, and submitted. This partnership can be extended, allowing us to continue covering multiple roles in line with your priorities.
Ideal for businesses in periods of high growth, but without the time or budget to increase their own internal hiring team.
Why Hire Local Talent in Switzerland?
We support companies across Switzerland’s key commercial and engineering regions, from major cities to specialised industrial hubs. Whether you’re hiring in a well-known business centre or a niche manufacturing location, we have the experience and reach to help. Our recruitment services cover locations including:
- Zurich
- Geneva
- Bern
- Basel
- Lausanne
- Lucerne
- Lugano
- St. Gallen
How our approach addresses recruitment challenges:
Upfront Costs
We offer three flexible recruitment models to suit how your business prefers to work. Our Retained Search gives you a focused, priority-led approach for business-critical roles. Retingency gives you access to some of the benefits of retained without upfront fees, giving you quality with no financial risk. And our Ready-to-Go Talent Acquisition Team is a 6-week dedicated project service, where we work solely on your vacancies. However you prefer to partner, we adapt the model around your needs, not the other way around.
Lack of Candidate Insights
Relying on gut instinct alone can increase the risk of a mis-hire. That’s why our Retained Search and Ready-to-Go Talent Acquisition Team models include behavioural assessments at no additional cost. These insights give you a deeper understanding of each candidate’s natural behaviours, helping you make confident, data-led hiring decisions.
Continuity
We understand the frustration of inconsistent service levels from recruiters, especially from those operating a contingency model. We work with you as a strategic partner, providing a dedicated account manager and resource team. This approach ensures that we understand your unique needs and deliver industry-leading candidates who align with your organisation’s culture and values.
Other Countries we recruit in.
Our current vacancies in Switzerland
Frequently Asked Questions About Recruitment in Switzerland
Learn more about hiring and career opportunities within Switzerland’s technical sales and engineering sectors. Our FAQs explain how Mase Consulting helps employers attract high-performing professionals and supports candidates navigating this competitive and multilingual market.
We recruit for permanent positions across engineering and technical sales. From Sales Engineers and Product Managers to General Managers and Applications Specialists. We support companies across sectors like automation, electronics, scientific equipment, and industrial machinery.
Yes. We support companies hiring throughout Switzerland, including key areas like Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, and Bern, as well as smaller towns and cantons. We also help businesses operating near the French, German, or Italian borders that need access to a broader talent pool.
Absolutely. Many professionals live just across the border in France, Germany, or Italy and regularly commute to Swiss-based roles. As long as they live within commutable distance and meet work eligibility requirements, they can be great hires.
A cross-border worker lives in a neighbouring country but travels into Switzerland for work — often daily or several times per week. These professionals are common in Switzerland and can be hired as long as they have the correct permits and live within a reasonable travel distance of your office. Read more about cross border working in Switzerland here.
We take location into account alongside experience and skills. If someone lives in a neighbouring country, we check their commuting distance, travel time, and eligibility to work in Switzerland before recommending them.
Yes, to a degree. Cross-border staff can usually work remotely up to 40% of the time from their home country without affecting their employment status — although this varies slightly depending on location and the country they live in.
No. We combine local market knowledge with a pan-European reach. This means you get access to both Swiss-based professionals and high-performing talent across nearby regions who are open to relocating or commuting.
We offer both — and even a hybrid model called Retingency, which combines the structure of retained search with the flexibility of contingency recruitment. It gives you commitment and results, without being locked in long-term.
Yes. We provide instant salary benchmarking to help you set competitive, accurate salary ranges — whether you’re hiring in Zurich, Geneva, or need to understand cross-border salary expectations in areas near the French or German borders. You can read more about our Salary Benchmarking services here.
Yes — we stay up to date with local hiring practices, documentation requirements, and market expectations. While we’re not a legal provider, we help guide you through the essentials and flag anything that may need specialist input.
We support companies across a range of sectors, including industrial automation, electronics, test and measurement, process control, flow and pressure technologies, and scientific instrumentation. You can see all of the industries we recruit for here.
We support companies across a range of sectors, including industrial automation, electronics, test and measurement, process control, flow and pressure technologies, and scientific instrumentation. You can see all of the industries we recruit for here.
See how our services could benefit your business.
If you’re seeking a technical sales and engineering recruitment partner or looking for insights into salary and compensation packages in Switzerland, we suggest scheduling a chat with one of our specialists.
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