Staff Hardware Recruiter

Team: People Experience

Location: Remote, Boston, MA, Dallas, Texas, San Diego, California, San Mateo, California, Washington, DC

Commitment: Full Time Employee

Workplace Type: onsite

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Own full-cycle recruiting for highly specialized hardware engineering roles across Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Embedded Systems, Avionics, PCB Design, Power Distribution, RF, Systems Integration, and related technical domains

• Partner directly with engineering leadership and hiring managers to define hiring strategy, interview processes, and prioritization plans aligned to business objectives

• Build and execute proactive sourcing strategies for difficult-to-find technical talent across aerospace, defense, automotive, robotics, energy, and adjacent industries

• Act as a strategic advisor to leadership on market trends, talent availability, compensation competitiveness, and hiring risks

• Drive strong operational rigor across pipeline management, funnel health, data accuracy, and stakeholder communication

• Help influence workforce planning and ensure hiring activity remains aligned to approved business priorities

• Improve recruiting scalability through process improvements, documentation, interview calibration, and tooling optimization

• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience while maintaining urgency and high hiring quality standards

• Mentor junior recruiters and sourcers while helping elevate recruiting best practices across the organization

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

7+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, including significant ownership of complex hardware engineering searches

Proven success recruiting Electrical Engineers, Power Electronics Engineers, Embedded Hardware Engineers, Avionics Engineers, or similar technical talent

Strong understanding of technical hardware concepts and engineering organizational structures

Experience partnering with senior engineering leadership in fast-paced or high-growth environments

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex searches simultaneously while maintaining strong hiring outcomes

Strong sourcing and market-mapping capabilities across highly competitive technical domains

Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and operational execution skills

Experience using ATS systems, sourcing platforms, and recruiting analytics to drive decisions and pipeline visibility

Ability to operate strategically while remaining highly execution-oriented

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience recruiting within aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomous systems, automotive, energy, or other highly technical industries

• Familiarity with hardware development lifecycle concepts, embedded systems, power systems, avionics, or electromechanical integration

• Experience supporting hiring at scale during periods of rapid organizational growth

• Experience influencing workforce planning, prioritization, or recruiting operations initiatives