Our Design / Research & Development Resource Team are equipped and experienced specialists in searching and sourcing relevant engineers at all levels. This team consists of experienced consultants supported by a specialist sector researcher, covering all aspects of the needs and demands of a modern engineering customer base, from blue sky concept design, research and development, right through to design for product launch.

Reputations:
The name of Probe in the marketplace has developed an excellent reputation for quality thus ensuring that our clients come back tous having benefited from our superb service in the past. We also attract the very best engineers around due to finding the best positions, should they be Contract or Permanent, because we have the vacancies they are looking for.

Having one of the largest databases of Design Engineers in the UK also means that we attract a very large portfolio of companies who regularly tap into our vast resources and professional expertise.

How have we achieved this?
Probe started life in 1994 as a Design House and built up a very strong database of companies requiring a design service and have since gained an enviable reputation for quality and service. This progressed naturally to supplying client companies with designers on site and thus provided us a very natural progression into Recruitment as we fully understand our clients and candidates needs.

Today Probe offers a wide range of options that support all aspects of modern R&D needs that go far beyond just sending a CV and gives a service that is aimed at providing solutions for immediate, medium and long-term customer needs.

Manpower Resource:
This service is aimed at providing contractual and permanent engineers at short notice, to work either on or off site. These engineers have all been interviewed and screened for their qualifications, suitability and experience and many have a strong working history supporting our customers with their project workloads. This service can be either provided on a Contingency (No Win-No Fee), Retained Assignment or Executive Search basis.

The Complete Design Solution - 'Man & Box'
Not only can we find the right staff for our clients but we can also supply the 3D CAD software on site. We appreciate that not all companies have as many seats of CAD as they would like, hence, if the job needs to be done quickly we can provide the complete solution of ‘Man and Box’.

Additional Support Service:
Probe has available office space and fully licensed CAD stations that can allow client projects to be worked on site at Probe if additional space or resources are required. These facilities can also be used to either test or offer refreshment training to individuals to ensure their compatibility for urgent roles.

Key Areas of specialism:-

• 2D & 3D CAD Design, Modelling & Detailing on all the major CAD packages (Product / Mechanical / Styling / Electro-Mechanical)
• Electrical & Electronic Development / Test & Design
• Finite Element Analysis , Hand Calculations, Linear, Non-Linear - Dynamic, Static
• Mathematical and Simulation Software
• CFD - Thermal, Fluid, Flow Analysis and Dynamics
• NVH - Noise and Modal Analysis
• Research and Development / Test Engineering - Durability, Calibration, Test , Control and Feasibility
• Project Engineering / Management - Concept / Prototype / Process / Value Engineering / Design
• Senior Department Heads – Engineering / Design / Test / Development

Testimonials

I was very pleased with the service I received from Probe, they was efficient, informative & friendly. It was the first time I had used Probe and I will certainly be using them again.
Bernie Powell – TRW

We are really happy with both the service provided by Probe and with our contractor. We feel very well looked after, thank you.
Jeannie Spooner from Origin Product Design

Very happy with the services received. Probe was attentive but didn't call too frequently. The candidates provided for consideration had the appropriate skills and experience. The engineer who was hired has been fantastic so far.
Kendra Eads from Cummins

Probe provided an excellent service, starting with a face to face meeting and then constant telephone communication putting forward candidates. Despite a number of false starts with some candidates Probe persisted until we found what has turned out to be an excellent candidate. Probe also responded well to Dana's request to allow an order to be placed for improved control of payments to Probe. All in all a good job has been done during this assignment.
David Bray from Dana UK

No problems with your service, even when you got me the position in the west midlands, you passed on to me details of a letting agent (home from home), so all in all an excellent service
Keith Barlow – Design Engineer

Friendly and a very good technical fit to our business.
Andy Poon – Consultant – Romax Technologies

Probe has been very professional in arranging several interviews and design contracts for me. With the openings I interviewed for and the contracts I completed, I felt that the job requirements were a very good match for my skill set and experience. I have also appreciated the clear communications and the openness about the opportunities I have been selected for.
David Burnett – Design Engineer

Very happy with the services received. Probe was attentive but didn't call too frequently. The candidates provided for consideration had the appropriate skills and experience. The engineer who was hired has been fantastic so far.
Kendra Eads from Cummins