How BE Aerospace Saved Its Flagship Program with 24 Critical Engineering Hires in 90 Days
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CRITICAL HIRES DELIVERED
24
TIME TO FILL ALL ROLES
<90 Days
COST SAVINGS VS. COMPETITORS
50%
THE BACKGROUND
Global Aerospace Supplier to Major Airlines
BE Aerospace designs and manufactures aircraft cabin interior products for commercial airlines and business jets worldwide. As a leading supplier to Airbus, Boeing, and other major aircraft manufacturers, the company's UK division was tasked with developing custom engineering solutions for the E350 Airbus program. This flagship project required full life-cycle engineering capabilities—from concept through certification—demanding engineers who could navigate complex technical requirements, stringent safety standards, and aggressive delivery timelines that defined the aerospace industry's competitive landscape.
THE CHALLENGE
Critical Talent Gaps Threatening Program Delivery
BE Aerospace's E350 Project was behind schedule and severely understaffed. They needed 24 highly-skilled engineers – Principal Systems Engineers, Project & Manufacturing Engineers, Electrical & Design Engineers, and Senior Infrastructure/Networking Engineers – a hiring volume never achieved internally or through external firms. Making matters worse, departing engineers had spread word that the project was "untenable," creating a reputation crisis that made traditional recruitment nearly impossible. Previous recruitment efforts had failed entirely.
THE APPROACH
Decoding Culture to Find Hidden Talent
Inhouse Assist uncovered a game-changing insight: BE's best engineers actually thrived on "impossible" requirements. As one star performer revealed, engineers regularly laughed about impossible specs, saying "that's what we said last time too" before solving them anyway. We decoded BE's real culture and reframed extreme challenges as irresistible opportunities for the right engineers. By activating hidden aerospace networks where passive engineers engage, we reached talent beyond traditional job boards. We did the heavy lifting by screening 200+ candidates so managers only met the best 42.
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I was competing for key talent against companies with much larger resources. We needed a differentiator. Inhouse Assist’s methodology for capturing the culture and getting it articulated, and leveraging that language in recruiting is better than anyone else.”
Robert Markovic, Global Talent Acquisition Leader at B/E Aerospace*
*Acquired by Rockwell Collins (now part of Raytheon Technologies)
THE PAYOFF
From Crisis to Full Strength in Record Time
The culture-aligned recruitment strategy delivered extraordinary results: 24 critical engineering hires in under 90 days (6X faster than industry benchmarks) with an 86% offer acceptance rate (24 hired from just 28 offers). We achieved this at 50% lower cost than competitor recruitment firms while saving 120 hours of leadership time versus internal recruiting. The program got back on track with engineers who thrived on "impossible" challenges.
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