Senior Staff Recruiter, Physical AI & Autonomy

Aurora Innovation; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity compensation

Benefits

Job summary

Aurora is seeking a Sr. Staff Technical Recruiter, Physical AI to lead full-cycle recruiting for high-impact AI/robotics roles across autonomy, ML, perception, simulation, AI infrastructure, and hardware.

This role partners with VP- and Director-level engineers to shape hiring strategies and ensure we attract top talent. You will build relationships across frontier AI labs, robotics companies, and academia, setting the talent strategy for Physical AI and mentoring the recruiting team to raise

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical recruiting experience, with deep specialization in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or AI/ML.
• Proven track record of closing Staff and Principal-level engineers and researchers in highly competitive talent markets.
• Experience partnering as a trusted advisor to Director- and VP-level engineering leaders on hiring strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to use data, market intelligence, and AI tools to shape and accelerate searches with quality output.
• Experience with an ATS/CRM such as Ashby and sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, or SeekOut.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for Aurora's highest-impact Physical AI searches, primarily at the Staff to Principal level, across autonomy, ML/robot learning, perception, simulation, controls, AI infrastructure, and hardware engineering
• Serve as a strategic advisor to VP- and Director-level engineering leaders on market mapping, competitive intelligence, search design, engagement and closing strategies
• Build and maintain deep relationships across the Physical AI talent community, including frontier AI labs, robotics companies, and academic research groups
• Set the talent strategy for the Physical AI market across Talent Acquisition, using data and market insights to influence hiring plans and decisions
• Raise the bar on AI-enabled recruiting practices and mentor recruiters and sourcers on the team

Skills

Technical recruiting

Autonomous vehicles

Staff/Principal hiring

Hiring strategy

Stakeholder management

Tools

Ashby ATS/CRM

LinkedIn Recruiter

Gem

SeekOut

Job description

Aurora is seeking a Sr. Staff Technical Recruiter, Physical AI to lead full-cycle recruiting for high-impact AI/robotics roles across autonomy, ML, perception, simulation, AI infrastructure, and hardware.

This role partners with VP- and Director-level engineers to shape hiring strategies and ensure we attract top talent. You will build relationships across frontier AI labs, robotics companies, and academia, setting the talent strategy for Physical AI and mentoring the recruiting team to raise