Senior Recruiter, Hardware & Manufacturing

Foundry Robotics; Emeryville, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health, dental andVision

Generous PTO

Equity-based compensation

Job summary

Foundry Robotics in Emeryville, CA is seeking a senior technical recruiter to own end-to-end hiring for mechanical, manufacturing, process, test, and quality engineering roles on our AI-native robotics platform. You will build competency maps, manage staffing-agency relationships, and uphold high standards on the shop floor while helping shape a culture of ethical, data-driven hiring.

We offer a base salary with equity and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical recruiting in hardware environments.
• Ability to discuss tolerance stack-ups, DFM, GD&T, EVT vs PVT.
• Experience managing staffing agency relationships and improving quality.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end hiring for mechanical, manufacturing, process, test, and quality engineering.
• Decompose roles into assessable skills with hiring manager and competency maps.
• Build and calibrate interviewer training for manufacturing and mechanical teams.
• Own talent competitor analysis across contract manufacturers, hardware startups, aerospace, and automotive.
• Manage staffing agency relationships: selection, rate negotiation, SLAs, scorecards, and quality standards.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Staffing agency management

Shop floor presence

AI tooling for sourcing

Hiring competency maps

Tools

AI tooling

Job description

Foundry Robotics in Emeryville, CA is seeking a senior technical recruiter to own end-to-end hiring for mechanical, manufacturing, process, test, and quality engineering roles on our AI-native robotics platform. You will build competency maps, manage staffing-agency relationships, and uphold high standards on the shop floor while helping shape a culture of ethical, data-driven hiring.

We offer a base salary with equity and comprehensive benefits.