Talent Acquisition Specialist (Hardware) H/F

The role

This person will own end-to-end recruitment for Hardware and Engineering teams. They will build sourcing strategies and talent pipelines for technical roles in R&D, Production, and Industrialization.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end recruitment for Hardware and Engineering teams
• Build proactive sourcing strategies and talent pipelines for hardware profiles
• Drive hands-on sourcing and headhunting to identify technical talent
• Partner with Engineering, R&D and Production leaders to define role requirements
• Manage the full recruitment process from outreach to offer negotiation
• Develop understanding of hardware technologies and engineering challenges
• Build and maintain talent pipelines across engineering ecosystems
• Track recruitment KPIs and improve hiring efficiency
• Strengthen employer brand within the hardware engineering community
• Support recruitment across other business functions as needed

Required qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of recruitment experience
• Proven track record of recruiting hardware and engineering talent
• Excellent hands-on sourcing and headhunting skills
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Data-driven approach using recruitment metrics
• Entrepreneurial, autonomous and resourceful
• Excellent communication skills
• Fluency in both English and French is mandatory

Nice to have

• Combining agency or executive search expertise with in-house recruitment experience
• Recruiting within defense, aerospace, robotics, electronics or other advanced hardware industries
• Experience in a scale-up or high-growth environment
• Early talent acquisition hire

About the company

Alta Ares is an air defense Neoprime that builds AI-guided interceptors and a software platform. Founded in 2024, the company has 90 people and serves NATO-aligned militaries and defense institutions.