Founding Tech Recruiter for Defense & Robotics

MachScale; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured training

Mentorship

Clear path to full desk

Uncapped earnings

Job summary

MachScale is hiring a cohort of recruiters to join our lean, founding-era team in Austin. These full-desk roles cover delivery and business development, with on-the-ground training and real ownership from day one as you work on live mandates with top US startups.

You will learn sourcing, engagement, screening, and submission end-to-end, grow into the BD side, and build lasting relationships with engineers and leaders.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or early-career, ready to build something.
• No recruitment experience required. We will teach you the craft.
• Strong written and verbal communication. You can hold your own in peer-to-peer conversations with senior talent and leaders.
• Ability to build strong relationships quickly.
• Genuine pull toward defense, aerospace, robotics, or advanced manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Learn to own searches end-to-end: sourcing, engagement, screening, submission, management through offer.
• Hunt and assess senior technical and leadership talent in cleared and hardtech markets.
• Build real relationships with engineers and leaders as they move through the process.
• Run tight candidate processes. Keep clients and candidates moving and aligned.
• Map pipelines and markets across our core sectors.
• Grow into the BD half of the desk as you develop.

Skills

Sourcing

Candidate screening

Relationship building

Communication

Delivery/BD transition

Job description

MachScale is hiring a cohort of recruiters to join our lean, founding-era team in Austin. These full-desk roles cover delivery and business development, with on-the-ground training and real ownership from day one as you work on live mandates with top US startups.

You will learn sourcing, engagement, screening, and submission end-to-end, grow into the BD side, and build lasting relationships with engineers and leaders.