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Staff Hardware Recruiter

Shield AI· People Experience / People Experience Division
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Hybrid (Remote / Boston, Massachusetts / Dallas, Texas / San Diego, California / San Mateo, California / Washington, D.C.)$120k - $180kFull Time EmployeePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Staff Hardware Recruiter responsible for full-cycle recruitment of highly specialized hardware engineering roles (Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Embedded Systems, Avionics, PCB Design, Power Distribution, RF, Systems Integration) in a fast-growing defense-tech environment. Acts as a strategic partner to engineering leadership, shaping hiring strategy, workforce planning, and scalable pipelines for hard-to-fill technical talent.

Responsibilities

  • 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

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

Skills

Required:Full-cycle technical recruitingHardware engineering talent sourcingStakeholder managementMarket mapping / talent market insights

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Temporary employee offer package: pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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