Recruiter, Hardware
San FranciscoFull-timePosted 1w ago
About the role
Hardware-focused full-cycle recruiter responsible for building and closing a team of mechanical, electrical, firmware, manufacturing, NPI, test, supply chain, and technician roles for Physical Intelligence’s hardware initiatives, including collaboration with co-founder and hardware leadership, and hiring across research, engineering, and factory/ fleet operations.
Responsibilities
- Own every search end-to-end for hardware roles (mechanical, electrical, firmware, manufacturing, NPI, test, supply chain, technicians) across research, engineering, and factory/fleet teams.
- Partner with hardware leadership to design roles, talent strategy, and close exceptional candidates.
- Design interview processes with hiring managers, incorporating prototyping exercises and hands-on trials; calibrate interview loops and maintain hiring bar.
- Develop closing strategies to move candidates to Fremont; build pipelines and share playbooks with the recruiting team.
- Act as a partner and peer to hardware leaders, ensuring hiring speed and maintaining scope.
- Be a steward and ambassador to candidates, delivering respectful candidate experiences.
- Maintain a strong network and market awareness to identify top hardware talent.
- Provide expert insights on compensation discussions and talent moves (e.g., senior engineers and sign-ons).
- Monitor data-driven recruiting metrics (source conversion, trial pass rates, offer outcomes) and work with scientists to quantify actions.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting, with substantial experience hiring hardware roles (mechanical, electrical, firmware, manufacturing, test, supply chain, or technician) at physical-products companies.
- A strong network of hardware candidates available to engage immediately.
- Real hardware fluency (understanding EVT/DVT/PVT, PCBA supply management vs. buying, differentiating design vs. manufacturing roles).
- Experience recruiting across design engineering and factory/fleet domains; ability to carry breadth beyond a single subdomain.
- A demonstrated high-bar track record of successful hires and the ability to articulate what makes their hires difficult.
- Resilience, urgency, analytical rigor, and curiosity about robots and factory work.
Skills
Required:Full-cycle recruitingHardware domain knowledgeStakeholder managementInterview design
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Physical Intelligence
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Physical Intelligence is bringing general-purpose AI into the physical world.
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