Unique Engineering

What Unique Engineering does

Unique Engineering (operating entity: Unique Personalservice GmbH) is a Munich-based specialized recruitment and staffing agency focused exclusively on engineers, technical specialists, and technical executives in the German market. Founded on December 22, 1987, the company is headquartered at Landsberger Straße 370a, 80687 München, and operates as a private limited company (GmbH) within the international RGF Staffing Group, which provides distribution reach and access to the Indeed job platform. Unique serves two customer sides — employer clients seeking qualified engineers and job seekers looking for engineering positions, many of which are not publicly advertised — and combines a consultative, sales-led go-to-market with vertical specialization.

The firm monetizes through three transactional revenue streams: direct placement (Vermittlung) at a fee of 33% of the hired candidate's annual gross salary inclusive of all compensation components; indirect placement (Übernahme) using tiered fees (3.2 months' salary down to free) based on prior temporary assignment duration when a worker is converted to permanent employment; and temporary staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) under the German AÜG, billed weekly with statutory surcharges for overtime, night, weekend, and holiday work. The company holds an unlimited §1 AÜG permit since 1987 and complies with BAP/DGB collective tariff agreements.

Unique's core technology is non-proprietary; the firm relies on a third-party martech stack including Talention (applicant management), Microsoft Teams (customer communications), Google Analytics/Ads, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and Facebook Pixel for advertising and analytics. The company specializes in six primary verticals — Aviation (Luftfahrt), Space (Raumfahrt), Defence, Embedded Systems, Mechanical Engineering (Maschinenbau), and Automotive — with Construction as a secondary segment, and supports these through an SEO-driven content strategy featuring dedicated landing pages per engineering sub-field and a blog covering engineering career topics including AI's impact on engineers, digitalization, and cybersecurity.

Name

Unique Engineering

Legal name

Unique Personalservice GmbH

Website

https://unique-engineering.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Unique Engineering is a Munich-based specialized recruitment and staffing agency placing engineers, technical specialists, and executives into German aviation, space, defence, embedded systems, mechanical engineering, and automotive employers, operating as part of the international RGF Staffing Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Staffing & Recruitment

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Skilled Trades & Industrial Direct Hire (BPACAFAG)

Keywords

• Engineering recruitment services
• Technical staffing solutions
• Temporary work placement
• Direct placement services
• Specialized talent recruiting

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Direct Placement (Vermittlung): Unique Engineering charges a placement fee when a presented candidate is hired directly by the client company. The fee is calculated as 33% of the annual gross salary including all benefits, bonuses, company car, and other compensation.
2. Indirect Placement (Übernahme): When a temporary worker is hired during or within 6 months after the assignment period, Unique charges a placement fee based on the duration of the prior assignment. Fees range from 3.2 months salary (under 3 months) down to free after 12 months of assignment.
3. Temporary Staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung): Unique provides temporary workers to client companies (Entleiher) under the German Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (AÜG). Billing is based on weekly timesheets with surcharges for overtime, night work, weekends, and holidays. Unique is the employer of record for temporary workers and operates under BAP/DGB tariff agreements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Unique Engineering is a specialized recruitment and staffing agency focused on engineers, technical specialists, and executives in technical industries in Germany. It offers direct placement (Vermittlung), indirect placement (Übernahme) of temporary workers who become permanent, and temporary staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) regulated under §1 AÜG with BAP/DGB tariff binding. The firm specializes in aviation, space, defense, embedded systems, mechanical engineering, automotive, and construction verticals.

Product overview

Unique Engineering operates as a specialized recruiting and personnel placement platform focused exclusively on engineering professionals and technical specialists. The company offers two primary service models: direct placement (Vermittlung) connecting candidates with permanent positions, and temporary staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) for contract-based engineering assignments. Their specialization spans six key technical sectors: Aviation (Luftfahrt), Aerospace (Raumfahrt), Defence, Embedded Systems, Mechanical Engineering (Maschinenbau), and Automotive. The platform serves both companies seeking qualified engineers and job seekers looking for engineering positions that are often not publicly advertised, functioning as an intermediary that matches technical talent with organizational needs across the engineering, industrial, and construction domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Direct Placement (Vermittlung) Permanent placement service that matches engineers, technical specialists, and executives with companies. The firm charges a placement fee equal to 33% of the annual gross salary (including all compensation components) when a presented candidate is hired. Hires must be reported to Unique immediately upon contract signing.
• Indirect Placement (Übernahme) Conversion placement service for hiring temporary workers during or within 6 months after their assignment. Fees are tiered by prior assignment duration: 3.2 months salary (under 3 months), 2.4 months (up to 6 months), 1.6 months (up to 9 months), 0.8 months (up to 12 months), and free after 12 months. Apprenticeship conversions are charged at 50% of the applicable rate; internship conversions are a flat fee of 500 EUR.
• Temporary Staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) Temporary engineering staffing service regulated under the German Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (AÜG). Unique is the employer of record and bills clients weekly based on hours worked. Statutory surcharges apply for overtime after 40 hours (25%), night work 22:00-6:00 (25%), Saturday work (25%), Sunday work (50%), holiday work (100%), shift work (5%), and Christmas Eve/New Year's Eve after 14:00 (100%). When multiple surcharges apply, only the highest applies except for overtime.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RGF Staffing GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRGF Staffing Group is the parent company/network that Unique Engineering belongs to. This connection provides access to international recruiting expertise, modern technologies, and labor market know-how. The network includes Indeed, the globally known job platform. This partnership enables Unique to combine personal consulting with the strength of an international recruiting network.
• IndeedminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndeed is part of the RGF Staffing Group network. As a globally known job platform, Indeed provides additional reach for job postings and candidate sourcing as part of the broader RGF network partnership.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• GULP (part of Randstad): GULP is a leading German platform for IT and engineering freelance/project staffing, owned by Randstad. It is highly comparable to Unique Engineering for contract and project-based engineering placements, particularly in embedded systems and software/IT engineering.
• Hays Deutschland: Hays is the UK's largest specialist engineering and technical recruiter with a substantial German operation. It is the closest direct competitor to Unique Engineering in placing engineers and technical specialists across permanent and contract roles in Germany's automotive, aerospace, and industrial sectors.
• DIS AG: DIS AG is a German specialist staffing firm focused on engineering, IT, and technical professionals across direct placement, temporary staffing, and project-based engagements. Headquartered in Düsseldorf with national coverage, it competes head-to-head with Unique in mechanical engineering and embedded systems placements.
• Robert Half Deutschland: Robert Half specializes in finance, accounting, and technology/IT placement in Germany. It is comparable to Unique as a specialist professional staffing firm, though its vertical emphasis is more IT/finance rather than mechanical and aerospace engineering.
• PageGroup (Michael Page / Page Personnel): PageGroup operates specialist engineering and technical recruitment brands in Germany (Michael Page, Page Personnel). It overlaps with Unique in mid-to-senior engineering placements across automotive, industrial, and aerospace segments, with broader international reach.
• Brunel Germany: Brunel is an international engineering staffing and project services firm with strong German operations. It places engineers and technical specialists across automotive, aerospace, energy, and industrial sectors on both direct-hire and contract bases — directly comparable to Unique's Aviation, Automotive, and Mechanical Engineering verticals.
• Etengo: Etengo is a German specialist for project-based IT and engineering staffing, focused on freelance and contract placements. It is a comparable peer in the engineering/technical project-staffing segment where Unique also operates via Arbeitnehmerüberlassung.

Broad incumbents

• Adecco Germany: Adecco is one of the largest global staffing groups with broad German operations across multiple skill levels and industries. It overlaps with Unique in technical and engineering staffing but as part of a much wider portfolio of clerical, industrial, and professional placements.
• Randstad Deutschland: Randstad is a global staffing leader with a major German footprint, including the GULP specialist brand. It is comparable as a broad incumbent that also serves engineering/technical clients, but competes across a much wider occupational range than Unique's pure engineering focus.

Others

• Technicum (RGF Staffing Germany affiliate): Technicum is a sibling brand under the RGF Staffing Germany umbrella, focused on industrial and technical staffing. It is not a direct competitor but operates in the same parent ecosystem with overlapping client base, providing a useful intra-group comparison point for Unique's engineering specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unique-engineering-personal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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