Staff Manufacturing Recruiter

The role

You will serve as a senior talent partner to scale the manufacturing organization for NEO. You will partner with executive leaders to shape talent strategy across manufacturing, automation, test, software, and hardware functions.

What you will do

• Deliver hiring outcomes across manufacturing engineering, automation, test, software, hardware, and production-related technical functions.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on hiring strategies and workforce planning.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines across critical manufacturing and technical disciplines.
• Improve recruiting effectiveness through process design, market intelligence, and interview calibration.
• Elevate Talent team capability through mentorship and coaching.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading full-cycle recruiting in highly technical, manufacturing, engineering, or complex operational environments.
• Proven success hiring across multiple technical domains including manufacturing, automation, software, hardware, test, or related engineering functions.
• Experience partnering directly with senior leaders, directors, and executives on hiring strategy and workforce planning.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently with high ownership, sound judgment, and strong execution.
• Track record of mentoring, coaching, or influencing other recruiters and recruiting teams.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting robotics, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, semiconductor, or other hardware-intensive industries.
• Experience scaling organizations through periods of rapid growth and operational expansion.
• Expertise recruiting manufacturing leadership, technical program management, automation, controls, test, and production engineering talent.
• Experience designing recruiting processes, interview frameworks, organizational hiring plans, or talent programs.
• Familiarity with workforce planning, organizational design, and long-term talent strategy initiatives.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
• 401(k) plan with company match (100% on the first 3% of contributions, 50% on the next 2%)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
• Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
• Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support
• Onsite snacks and catered lunches

About the company

1X builds humanoid robots that work in homes to handle chores and tasks. The company is scaling to bring its flagship robot, NEO, from development into production.