Staff Hardware Recruiter

🕒 May 18

🏄 California, District of Columbia, +2 more states – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote 🍂 Massachusetts – Remote 🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $120k - $180k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🎯 Recruiter

👻 Ghost score 17%

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Shield AI

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2015

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🚀 Aerospace

🎖️ Defense

Artificial Intelligence • Aerospace • Defense

Shield AI is a leading developer of AI-driven military solutions, focusing on enhancing mission autonomy and battlefield awareness. Their platform, Hivemind, enables rapid deployment of intelligent systems for various defense applications, including drone operation and surveillance. With a commitment to utilizing advanced technology, Shield AI aims to protect service members and civilians by revolutionizing defense technologies through autonomous systems.

📋 Description

• 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

🎯 Requirements

• 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

🏖️ Benefits

• Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity • Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)