Senior Technical Recruiter: Aerospace & Defense Talent

Redwire; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matching 401(k)

Paid PTO

Paid holidays

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Group Short-Term & Long-Term Disabled

HSA and FSA Options

Critical Care Plan

Accident Care Plan

Employee Stock Purchasing Program (ESP

Job summary

Redwire Defense Tech is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to partner with engineering, manufacturing, and highly specialized technical teams. You will own the full recruitment lifecycle and collaborate with hiring managers to develop and execute talent acquisition strategies that support business growth and workforce objectives.

This role requires proactive sourcing of niche talent, building strong candidate pipelines, and delivering exceptional hiring outcomes in fast-paced, high-growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including engineering, technical, manufacturing, and other specialized roles.
• Experience recruiting within aerospace, defense, government contracting, advanced manufacturing, or other high-technology industries.
• Proficiency with Jobvite, Paycor, LinkedIn Recruiter, sourcing tools, or similar ATS/recruiting technologies.
• Demonstrated success sourcing, engaging, and hiring passive candidates for niche and hard-to-fill positions.
• Experience supporting multi-site, geographically dispersed organizations, including high-growth, scaling, or transformational environments.
• Proven ability to independently manage a full recruiting lifecycle and deliver hiring results with minimal supervision.
• Strong understanding of engineering disciplines, technical talent markets, and candidate assessment methodologies.
• Excellent relationship-building, communication, and influencing skills with hiring managers, leaders, and candidates.
• Self-motivated and adaptable, with the ability to thrive in fast-paced, performance-driven environments.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment lifecycle from requisition intake, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
• Manage high-volume, high-priority requisitions with multiple stakeholders and competing business needs.
• Develop creative sourcing strategies to identify, engage, and hire passive candidates for highly specialized and difficult-to-fill positions.
• Recruit for complex engineering, technical, manufacturing, operations, business development, and corporate roles.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines to support current and future hiring needs.
• Partner with hiring managers and executive leadership to align recruiting strategies with business objectives, workforce planning, and organizational growth initiatives.
• Lead intake meetings, establish candidate profiles and interview plans, conduct candidate assessments, and drive hiring timelines.
• Utilize advanced sourcing tools, social media, professional networks, referrals, industry associations, and direct outreach techniques to attract top talent.
• Serve as a trusted advisor throughout the hiring process by providing market intelligence, hiring recommendations, compensation guidance, and a positive candidate experience.
• Support talent acquisition process improvements and scalable recruiting practices

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Engineering recruiting

Aerospace/defense recruiting

ATS/Recruiting tools

Candidate sourcing

Stakeholder management

Travel up to 20%

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business or related

Tools

Jobvite

Paycor

LinkedIn Recruiter

Sourcing tools

Job description

Redwire Defense Tech is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to partner with engineering, manufacturing, and highly specialized technical teams. You will own the full recruitment lifecycle and collaborate with hiring managers to develop and execute talent acquisition strategies that support business growth and workforce objectives.

This role requires proactive sourcing of niche talent, building strong candidate pipelines, and delivering exceptional hiring outcomes in fast-paced, high-growth