Senior Technical Recruiter

Location: On-site in Torrance, California, with presence at the new headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Consistent in-office work is required.

Salary: $145,000–$165,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global designs, manufactures, and supports advanced motion control and actuation systems for aerospace, defense, and robotics applications. The company is a fast-growing, venture-backed startup partnering with leading organizations to bring intelligent motion systems from concept to deployment.

What you will do

• Own full-cycle recruiting for critical engineering requisitions across hardware, embedded/firmware, controls, mechanical design, robotics, and software.
• Partner with engineering leadership to scope roles, define hiring criteria, and build role-specific sourcing strategies.
• Source and engage passive candidates in aerospace, defense, robotics, and advanced motion and controls.
• Manage the candidate experience from screening and interview coordination through feedback, offer negotiation, and closing.
• Build hiring processes, interview scorecards, and structured interview loops while tracking pipeline health, time-to-fill, and funnel metrics.
• Navigate defense-adjacent compliance considerations, including US person requirements and export-control awareness, with Legal and People.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen or PERM required due to ITAR compliance.
• 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, including hiring hardware, mechanical, electrical, robotics, or embedded software engineers.
• Proven ability to source and close passive candidates for specialized technical roles.
• Experience operating autonomously and supporting recruiting across remote or multi-site functions.
• Strong partnership, communication, organizational, prioritization, and judgment skills when working with technical hiring managers and engineering leadership.
• Experience with ATS platforms such as Greenhouse, Lever, or Ashby and modern sourcing tools.

Nice to have

• Recruiting experience in aerospace, defense, robotics, automotive, or other hardware-intensive industries.

Culture & Benefits

• High-ownership, high-visibility individual contributor role with direct influence on the company's next phase of hiring.
• Work alongside founders and engineering leadership in a fast-moving, well-funded startup.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with medical insurance fully covered by the company.
• Flexible PTO policy, 401(k), equity, and additional benefits.
• Relocation support is available.