Shield AI

Technology

TechnicalRecruiter,Software

$120–180k Washington, District of Columbia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Technical Recruiter, Software at Shield AI. Skills: Technical recruiting, Software engineering, Autonomy, Robotics. Own full-cycle recruiting. Build sourcing strategies”

What You'll Achieve.

Maintain hiring outcomes

Industry & Context.

Technology

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years technical recruiting, Full-cycle recruiting experience, Software engineering searches, Recruit Software Engineers, Recruit Autonomy Engineers, Recruit Robotics Engineers, Recruit Embedded Software Engineers, Recruit Perception Engineers, Recruit Infrastructure Engineers, Recruit Machine Learning Engineers, Understand software engineering concepts, Understand technical architectures, Understand engineering organizational structures, Partner with senior engineering leadership, Manage multiple complex searches, Sourcing capabilities, Market-mapping capabilities, Use ATS systems, Use sourcing platforms, Use recruiting analytics

What You'll Do.

Own full-cycle recruiting

Build sourcing strategies

Execute sourcing strategies

Act as strategic advisor

Drive operational rigor

Manage stakeholder communication

Influence workforce planning

Ensure hiring alignment

Improve recruiting scalability

Optimize documentation

Optimize interview calibration

Deliver candidate experience

Maintain hiring quality

Mentor junior recruiters

Elevate recruiting best practices

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with engineering leadership; Stakeholder partnership; Stakeholder management

Communication Scope

Stakeholder communication

Full Job Description

## Description Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.  We are looking for a highly strategic and execution-focused Staff Software Recruiter to help scale some of the most critical engineering organizations within the company. This person will own full-cycle recruiting for complex software engineering functions with a particular emphasis on Autonomy, Robotics, Embedded Software, Perception, Planning, Controls, Distributed Systems, and other highly specialized technical domains supporting next-generation aerospace and autonomous systems development. This is not a traditional recruiting role. We are looking for someone who can operate as a true talent partner to engineering leadership, helping shape hiring strategy, influence workforce planning, drive prioritization discipline, and build scalable pipelines for some of the hardest-to-hire technical talent in the industry. The ideal candidate thrives in high-growth, high-ambiguity environments and brings a strong track record of closing senior and niche software engineering talent while balancing speed, quality, and stakeholder partnership. ## WHAT YOU’LL DO 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/

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