Senior Robotics Recruiter — Hands-On Talent Scout

Eka Robotics; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Eka Robotics in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Sr. Recruiter to help build the team behind Eka’s next growth phase.

This hands-on role requires personally sourcing candidates, developing talent maps, and driving searches forward in robotics, ML/RL, computer vision, simulation, and software. You will work with company leadership to identify exceptional people, expand Eka’s orbit, close candidates, and shape headcount planning and compensation.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in recruiting highly technical talent, including robotics/AI.
• Strong sourcing of engineering and research candidates.
• Ability to engage credibly with researchers and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Personally source and recruit highly specialized research and engineering talent in robotics, ML/RL, CV, and software.
• Develop sourcing strategies and talent maps across robotics companies, labs, and universities.
• Own candidate conversations and partner on interview strategy, offers, closing, and follow-up.
• Continuously improve recruiting workflows and work with leadership and teams to move priority searches quickly.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Sourcing

Robotics talent ecosystem

Candidate communication

Startup experience

Job description

Eka Robotics in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Sr. Recruiter to help build the team behind Eka’s next growth phase.

This hands-on role requires personally sourcing candidates, developing talent maps, and driving searches forward in robotics, ML/RL, computer vision, simulation, and software. You will work with company leadership to identify exceptional people, expand Eka’s orbit, close candidates, and shape headcount planning and compensation.