Staff Technical Sourcer - Aircraft Engineering

The role

You will own top-of-funnel sourcing for aircraft engineering roles, building market maps and talent pipelines across aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, and other disciplines. You will also design AI-powered sourcing workflows and act as the sourcing expert for recruiters and hiring managers.

What you will do

• Partner with recruiters and hiring leaders to define target profiles and sourcing strategies for aircraft engineering disciplines
• Build talent landscapes and market maps by company, skillset, geography, and organization
• Use advanced Boolean search and sourcing platforms to identify and engage aircraft engineering talent
• Build long-term pipelines of passive, cleared, and niche engineering talent
• Design and improve AI-powered sourcing workflows and automations
• Create repeatable sourcing systems, market reports, and outreach content
• Coach recruiters and hiring managers on sourcing strategy and talent availability
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition Operations, Employer Brand, University Recruiting, and engineering leaders
• Track sourcing analytics and iterate on outreach and conversion

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of technical sourcing experience, ideally in aerospace, defense, aviation, or complex hardware/software industries
• Proven market mapping, competitive intelligence, and candidate generation for specialized aircraft or aerospace roles
• Deep expertise in advanced Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, SeekOut, ClearanceJobs, and GitHub
• Experience operating as a consultative partner to recruiters, hiring managers, and senior engineering leaders
• Hands-on experience building or using AI-powered sourcing workflows and agentic AI tools
• Direct experience using AI development tools or coding assistants to create repeatable sourcing workflows
• Experience building long-term relationships with passive, cleared, or niche aircraft engineering talent
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills with technical candidates and stakeholders
• Strong judgment, curiosity, and a continuous improvement mindset
• Highly organized, data-driven, and able to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment

Nice to have

• Prior experience supporting aircraft, aerospace, aviation, advanced vehicle, or defense engineering organizations
• Experience with export control, ITAR, EAR, or security-cleared recruiting
• Familiarity with Ashby, recruiting analytics, CRM, or talent intelligence platforms
• Experience supporting high-growth, venture-backed technology organizations
• Demonstrated passion for emerging recruiting technologies and AI advancements

Before you apply

• Experience in export control, ITAR, EAR, or security-cleared recruiting is preferred

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.