The vehicle is now a computer that moves.
Electrification changed the powertrain. Software changed the vehicle around it.
Akkar connects automotive and EV businesses with specialists across battery, software, ADAS, vehicle engineering and manufacturing.
The vehicle changed faster than the talent map around it.
Electrification and software have shifted where critical capability sits.
Automotive businesses are now hiring across disciplines that once sat outside the traditional talent pool.
Software moved into the centre of the vehicle
Embedded, platform and connected systems now shape how vehicles are developed and differentiated. Automotive teams increasingly compete with technology businesses for many of the same specialist skills.
Electrification created new depth
Battery, power electronics, thermal, charging and e-motor capability now sit at the heart of platform development. Hiring has to combine deep component expertise with whole-vehicle integration.
Platform transitions expose capability gaps
Moving to electric or software-defined architectures changes interfaces across the vehicle. The most important hires are often the people who can connect disciplines and carry complex programmes through transition.
Expertise across the full vehicle value chain.
We recruit across OEMs, tier-one suppliers, emerging automotive businesses and the wider supply chain, as well as adjacent markets where specialist capability already exists.
The people rebuilding the vehicle.
From chief engineers to the specialists who deliver a platform launch, these are the roles we recruit for most.
The Hire Behind Apollo's Compliance Function
Mass production, no in-house compliance function
Apollo was heading into mass production without in-house compliance capability. Apptronik needed one engineer to own RF, EMI and EMC strategy and build a test lab from scratch.
Searched beyond robotics
We went where the expertise already existed: consumer electronics.
Akkar engaged a passive senior specialist from audio manufacturing, and Apptronik shaped the role around his experience. We also coordinated his family's relocation to Austin.
"After 10 minutes on the phone Kris connected me with Apptronik, who were looking for, for lack of a better explanation, me. Every single aspect of their needs matched my skillset perfectly. This shows how well Kris was able to match skills, not just abilities, but the actual needs and wants of both parties. Akkar really matches skilled people with the right opportunities they will excel in."
Built around how automotive businesses hire.
The solutions automotive businesses use across hiring, relocation and international employment.
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The transition is a global one.
Akkar supports automotive and EV businesses across the world's major manufacturing markets, wherever the business is based.
Inside the shift to electric and software-defined vehicles.
Insights on software, electrification and the changing automotive workforce from the team working across the sector.
What does your next vehicle programme need to deliver?
Tell us where the programme is going and where the challenge sits. We'll help define the capability, find where it exists and build the connection.
