Early Talent & University Relations Recruiter

Path Robotics; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily free lunch

Flexible PTO

Medical/Dental/Vision

Parental leave

401(k) retirement plan

Employee referral bonuses

Job summary

Path Robotics is seeking an Early Career & University Relations Recruiter in Columbus, OH to own the strategy and execution of our early talent programs and build pipelines of engineering and technical talent.

You will partner with the Manager, Talent Acquisition to identify universities, programs, and relationships that can become long-term sources of exceptional Path talent, while shaping campus engagement and candidate experience in a fast-moving, highly technical culture.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in university recruiting, early careers, university relations, or technical talent programs.
• Experience building or significantly scaling an early careers or university recruiting program.
• Demonstrated success developing relationships with universities, faculty, research labs, career centers, and student organizations.
• Experience recruiting technical talent across robotics, AI/ML, software, hardware, or engineering.
• Strong program management skills and ability to take an initiative from strategy through hands‑on execution.
• Experience using recruiting data and market insights to determine where to invest time and resources.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and partner with technical leaders.
• Willingness to travel to universities, conferences, and recruiting events as needed

Responsibilities

• Develop a focused strategy for Path’s target universities and technical programs, prioritizing schools with robotics, AI/ML, CS, ME, EE, and related programs.
• Build long-term relationships with professors, research labs, faculty, career centers, student organizations, and engineering organizations.
• Develop campus engagement strategies including career fairs, technical talks, research partnerships, student events, lab engagement, and engineering leader involvement.
• Identify creative opportunities for Path engineers and technical leaders to build meaningful relationships with students and faculty.
• Build relationships that extend beyond recruiting and position Path as a destination for top robotics and AI talent.
• Own end-to-end recruiting for interns, co-ops, and early career hires, from sourcing through offer acceptance.
• Proactively identify and engage high-potential students rather than relying solely on inbound applications and career fairs.
• Build talent communities and pipelines ahead of hiring needs.
• Partner with hiring managers to develop efficient and consistent evaluation processes for early career talent.
• Deliver a candidate experience that reflects Path’s fast-moving, collaborative, and highly technical culture.

Skills

University recruiting

Early careers

Stakeholder management

Program management

Data-driven recruiting

Job description

Path Robotics is seeking an Early Career & University Relations Recruiter in Columbus, OH to own the strategy and execution of our early talent programs and build pipelines of engineering and technical talent.

You will partner with the Manager, Talent Acquisition to identify universities, programs, and relationships that can become long-term sources of exceptional Path talent, while shaping campus engagement and candidate experience in a fast-moving, highly technical culture.