Automotive Sector sees revenues soar at CIS.

By Mike Owen

• CIS achieves impressive revenues despite skills shortages in automotive industry.
• CIS becoming market leader in the supply of contract engineers for Automotive Industry.
• 5 factor delivery model instrumental in achieving success.

Valencia based CIS Electronics Engineering has recently announced increased revenues from their automotive contracting activities by over 100%, compared with the same period last year.

Despite critical skills shortages in today’s Automotive Electronics market, CIS has been working hard to establish a number of unique approaches to finding and securing engineering skills fast and cost effectively, which has enabled them to quickly double their contracting revenues in this area.

As a result, it is rapidly establishing itself as the market leader in the supply of contract Embedded Systems Engineering skills to the ‘Next Generation’ Automotive Electronics Industry in Europe.

As CEO John Ryan states, “Just five years ago, CIS may have been better known for its expertise in the Smart Card and Contactless Payment markets. However in 2014, we made a strategic decision to expand our business in the Automotive Market in order to develop what has fast become the greatest talent pool of ‘highly specialised’ Embedded Engineers and Consultants in the industry today. We have developed a global network of top Independent Engineers and Consultants working on advanced driving systems’ technologies and have launched three new products to help bring this talent to our customers.”

“Under the banners of CISXperts for on-site contractors, euroXperts for remote European based contractors and globalXperts for remote contractors in the rest of the world, we have aligned our focus to provide exactly what our Engineering clients need. That is; the opportunity to engage the best engineering talent in the industry, quickly, easily and cost effectively.”

“With an 18 year track record of successfully delivering many of the worlds’ leading engineers and consultants to some of the most advanced Electronics R&D projects in Europe, CIS has positioned itself as ‘supplier of choice’ to the Automotive Industry. We have extensive experience with many of the core technologies and skills that have given birth to the latest innovations in automotive technologies. With a strong background in secure wireless, smart devices, sensors, computer vision, AI, AR etc., we have unprecedented access to all the top engineers and consultants necessary to deliver even the most ambitious R&D projects from start to finish.

The foundations of CIS’s fast growth have been based on five key factors to build a forward thinking delivery model:

• Extensive Global Network of Talent – which offers greater supply, better quality and lower rates
• Strategic Focus on First-Time Contractors – expanding the pool of local talent
• Customer Alert System – a pro-active customer alert to the availability of exceptional engineers
• Candidate Driven Approach – to achieve maximum delivery ratios
• Customer Qualification & Process Control – project based process to secure the best talent first

John continues, “We have invested a lot of time and effort over the past 5 years in positioning ourselves as the natural ‘go to’ partner for these skills and we are now really starting to see it pay dividends. We have designed and built a completely new delivery model which is changing the way customers think about buying external engineering specialists. The automotive industry is experiencing rapid change and there just aren’t enough qualified engineers to keep up with demand. Our new approach has allowed us to double the number of engineers and consultants on assignment in less than one year in a market where our competitors are struggling to find the level of expertise they need to avoid decline”.

About CIS  

CIS Electronics Engineering has been providing highly specialized Electronics R&D Engineers and Consultants across Europe for over 17 years, having provided individuals and teams in the field of Embedded Engineering to help deliver some of the most advanced ‘first to market’ products, components and solutions. With a focus on contracting, CIS offers 3 major types of contractor services; CISXpert for onsite contractors, euroXperts for part-remote contractors within the EU and globalXperts for fully remote contractors from anywhere in the world, outside of the EU.

On the outsourcing side, CIS offers its unique CISOWS from its base in Valencia to help engineering companies as an extension to their own R&D activities. By adding highly skilled engineers from the pool of experts in the contracting sector as needed, CISOWS can quickly become a Virtual Centre of Excellence for ultimate flexibility as CISVcentre.