Staff Hardware Recruiter

The role

This role owns full-cycle recruiting for specialized hardware engineering teams, with a focus on Electrical Engineering, Power Systems and Avionics. The person will act as a talent partner to engineering leadership, shaping hiring strategy and building pipelines for hard-to-hire technical talent.

What you will do

• Own full-cycle recruiting for specialized hardware engineering roles across Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Embedded Systems, Avionics, PCB Design, RF, Systems Integration and related domai
• Partner with engineering leadership and hiring managers to define hiring strategy, interview processes and prioritization plans
• Build and execute proactive sourcing strategies for difficult-to-find technical talent across aerospace, defense, automotive, robotics and energy
• Advise leadership on market trends, talent availability, compensation competitiveness and hiring risks
• Drive operational rigor across pipeline management, funnel health, data accuracy and stakeholder communication
• Help influence workforce planning and keep hiring 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 hiring quality
• Mentor junior recruiters and sourcers and help elevate recruiting best practices

Required qualifications

• 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

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting within aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomous systems, automotive, energy or other highly technical industries
• Familiarity with hardware development lifecycle concepts, embedded systems, power systems, avionics or electromechanical integration
• Experience supporting hiring at scale during periods of rapid organizational growth
• Experience influencing workforce planning, prioritization or recruiting operations initiatives

Benefits

• Bonus (full-time regular employees)
• Equity (full-time regular employees)
• Benefits (full-time regular employees)
• Temporary benefits package, applicable after 60 days of employment (temporary employees)

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent on a cleared background check and possible reference check
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits
• Pay depends on factors including skill set, experience, licenses and certifications, and work location

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.