Talent Acquisition Specialist (Hardware) H/F

Alta Ares; Paris; Sur place; EUR 65 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Alta Ares is seeking a talent acquisition professional to lead end-to-end recruitment for its hardware and engineering teams. You will build proactive sourcing strategies, headhunt for electronics, mechanical, embedded systems and FPGA roles, and partner with leaders to define requirements.

With 2–5 years in recruitment, you will drive hiring in defense and aerospace sectors, manage the full process from outreach to offers, and actively build engineering talent networks to support Alta Ares'

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of recruitment experience
• Proven track record recruiting hardware and engineering talent
• Excellent hands-on sourcing and headhunting skills
• Experience in a scale-up or high-growth environment
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Data-driven approach using recruitment metrics
• Entrepreneurial, autonomous and fast-paced
• Excellent communication skills
• Fluency in both English and French (mandatory)

Responsabilités

• Own end-to-end recruitment for Alta Ares' Hardware and Engineering teams, focusing on critical technical roles across R&D, Production and Industrialization.
• Build proactive sourcing strategies and talent pipelines for key hardware profiles.
• Drive hands-on sourcing and headhunting to attract high-impact technical talent from defense, aerospace and other advanced hardware industries.
• Partner with Engineering, R&D and Production leaders to define role requirements and hiring priorities.
• Manage the full recruitment process, from outreach to offer negotiations.
• Develop understanding of Alta Ares' hardware technologies and industrial ambitions to assess candidates.
• Build pipelines across defense contractors, aerospace, deep-tech startups and technical networks.
• Track recruitment KPIs and continuously improve sourcing and hiring efficiency.
• Strengthen Alta Ares' employer brand through targeted outreach and events.
• Support recruitment across other functions when needed.

Connaissances

Recruitment experience

Agency/Executive search

In-house recruitment

Hardware & engineering hiring

Sourcing & headhunting

Stakeholder management

Data-driven recruitment

Communication skills

Bilingual EN/FR

Description du poste

About Alta Ares

Alta Ares is an air defense Neoprime. We build AI-guided interceptors to counter drones and cruise missiles, along with the software platform that powers them.

Our customers are NATO-aligned militaries and defense institutions, and our systems are regularly deployed during live exercises and operational demonstrations across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Founded in 2024, we have grown to 90 people, raised over $60M, and increased revenue 40× this year. We are now entering a new phase of international expansion, industrial scaling, fundraising, and product development.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment for Alta Ares' Hardware and Engineering teams, focusing on critical technical roles across R&D, Production and Industrialization.

• Build proactive sourcing strategies and talent pipelines for key hardware profiles, including electronics engineers, mechanical engineers, embedded systems engineers, FPGA specialists, test engineers and industrialization experts.

• Drive hands-on sourcing and headhunting to identify and attract high-impact technical talent from defense, aerospace and other advanced hardware industries.

• Partner closely with Engineering, R&D and Production leaders to define role requirements, align on hiring priorities and deliver high-quality candidates.

• Manage the full recruitment process, from initial outreach to offer negotiation, ensuring speed, quality and an outstanding candidate experience.

• Develop a strong understanding of Alta Ares' hardware technologies, engineering challenges and industrial ambitions to effectively engage and assess specialized technical candidates.

• Build and maintain talent pipelines across relevant engineering ecosystems, including defense contractors, aerospace companies, deep-tech startups and specialized technical networks.

• Track recruitment KPIs, identify bottlenecks and continuously improve sourcing strategies, interview processes and hiring efficiency.

• Contribute to strengthening Alta Ares' employer brand within the hardware engineering community through targeted outreach, industry networks and relevant technical events.

• Support recruitment across other business functions as needed, while maintaining a strong focus on Hardware and Engineering hiring.

Candidate Profile

• 2 to 5 years of recruitment experience, ideally combining agency or executive search expertise with in-house recruitment experience.

• Proven track record of recruiting hardware and engineering talent, ideally within defense, aerospace, robotics, electronics or other advanced hardware industries.

• Excellent hands-on sourcing and headhunting skills, with a proven ability to build talent pipelines and engage passive candidates in competitive talent markets.

• Experience in a scale-up or high-growth environment, ideally as an early talent acquisition hire.

• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to partner effectively with technical leaders and hiring managers.

• Data-driven approach, with the ability to use recruitment metrics to improve hiring performance.

• Entrepreneurial, autonomous and resourceful, comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical challenges and sell Alta Ares' mission to top engineering talent.

• Fluency in both English and French is mandatory.