Swarm Aero
Technology
TechnicalSourcer
Neural analysis suggests this role is
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“Technical Sourcer at Swarm Aero. Skills: Pipeline development, Candidate sourcing, Outreach messaging. Build active candidate pipelines. Maintain active candidate pipelines”
Industry & Context.
Occasional travel to Oxnard, CA
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years technical sourcing experience, Build passive candidate pipelines, Deep fluency with LinkedIn Recruiter, Proficiency in one additional sourcing surface, Boolean search skills, Construct targeted searches, Excellent written outreach messages, High attention to detail in ATS hygiene, High attention to detail in pipeline tracking, Self-directed, Comfortable operating with minimal oversight
Nice to Have
Experience sourcing for defense tech, Experience sourcing for aerospace, Experience sourcing for robotics, Experience sourcing for dual-use software companies, Familiarity sourcing engineers with security clearances, Experience sourcing product managers, Experience sourcing designers in technically complex environments, Prior use of Ashby ATS, Demonstrated ability to build sourcing playbooks, Demonstrated ability to build target company lists
What You'll Do.
Build active candidate pipelines
Maintain active candidate pipelines
Source product management candidates
Source product design candidates
Develop Boolean search strings
Develop LinkedIn Recruiter projects
Develop GitHub profiles
Develop conference speaker lists
Identify talent clusters
Write personalized outreach
Send personalized outreach
Own A/B testing of messaging
Own A/B testing of subject lines
Own A/B testing of outreach sequences
Conduct initial screens
Assess basic technical fit
Maintain candidate records
Track pipeline metrics
Report on pipeline metrics
Surface market intelligence
Contribute to target company lists
Contribute to sourcing playbooks
Contribute to Boolean string libraries
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with Technical Recruiter; Shared pipeline visibility; Regular sourcing syncs; Feedback loop
Communication Scope
Written outreach
Full Job Description
Swarm Aero is redefining air power, building the largest swarming UAV and the most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. The company is moving quickly to launch the first aircraft designed specifically for swarming, as well as the Command & Control software to mobilize swarms of thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets and empower human operators to achieve superhuman results. The team has created and exited multiple startups, negotiated defense deals worth billions of dollars, and designed and built 30+ novel aircraft, with aerospace experience from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic. We are hiring a Technical Sourcer to build and drive the top-of-funnel pipeline for our software engineering and product hiring lanes. You will work directly with our Technical Recruiter as a dedicated sourcing partner, owning candidate identification, outreach, and initial qualification so the recruiting team can stay focused on process and close. This is a high-output, high-craft role. You are not managing reqs or running full-cycle. You are the person who finds candidates nobody else finds, writes outreach nobody else would write, and builds pipelines that hold up under pressure. This is a fully remote position with occasional travel to our headquarters in Oxnard,CA WHAT YOU WILL OWN PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT • Build and maintain active candidate pipelines for software engineering roles across autonomy, full-stack, embedded, and forward-deployed disciplines • Source product management and product design candidates with backgrounds in C2, mission software, robotics, or defense-adjacent hardware-software products • Develop Boolean search strings, LinkedIn Recruiter projects, GitHub profiles, conference speaker lists, and other non-obvious sourcing surfaces to reach passive candidates • Identify talent clusters within defense primes, national labs, aerospace companies, robotics startups, and hyperscalers with relevant systems depth
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