Senior Staff Technical Recruiter for Physical AI

Pittsburgh Tomorrow; Pittsburgh, Mountain View, San Francisco (Allegheny County, CA, CA); Hybrid; USD 162,000 - 259,000; 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 roles across autonomy, ML, perception, simulation, AI infrastructure and hardware engineering.

You will partner with VP- and Director-level leaders to shape hiring strategies, build strong relationships in the Physical AI community, and raise recruiting standards across the team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical recruiting experience, specializing in autonomous vehicles, robotics or AI/ML.
• Proven ability to close Staff and Principal-level engineers in competitive markets.
• Experience advising engineering leaders on hiring strategy using data and market insights.
• Skilled in leveraging ATS/CRM and sourcing tools to accelerate searches.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for high-impact Physical AI roles from Staff to Principal levels.
• Advise VP/Director-level leaders on market mapping and search design strategies.
• Build relationships with Physical AI talent communities, including labs and academic groups.
• Set talent strategy across Talent Acquisition using data to influence hiring plans.
• Mentor recruiters and sourcers to raise recruiting practices.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Staff/Principal hiring

Market intelligence

AI tools

Data-driven recruiting

Tools

Ashby

LinkedIn Recruiter

Gem

SeekOut

Job description

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

You will partner with VP- and Director-level leaders to shape hiring strategies, build strong relationships in the Physical AI community, and raise recruiting standards across the team.