Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Shield AI is a defense-tech company developing intelligent systems, including Hivemind autonomy software and autonomous aircraft technologies. The Technical Recruiter, Hivemind will lead full-cycle recruiting for specialized software engineering roles, advise engineering leadership on talent strategy, and build scalable pipelines for technical talent. The role also focuses on workforce planning, recruiting operations, candidate experience, and mentoring junior recruiters.
Responsibilities
- Own full-cycle recruiting for highly specialized software engineering roles across Autonomy, Robotics, Perception, Planning, Embedded Software, Distributed Systems, Simulation, Machine Learning, Infrastructure, and related technical domains
- Build and execute proactive sourcing strategies for difficult-to-find technical talent across aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomous systems, automotive, AI/ML, 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
Skills
- 10+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, including significant ownership of complex software engineering searches
- Proven success recruiting Software Engineers, Autonomy Engineers, Robotics Engineers, Embedded Software Engineers, Perception Engineers, Infrastructure Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, or similar technical talent
- Strong understanding of software engineering concepts, technical architectures, 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
- Full-time regular employee offer package: Bonus
- Full-time regular employee offer package: Benefits
- Full-time regular employee offer package: Equity
- Temporary employee offer package: temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
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