Technical Recruiter (Contract)

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 96,432 - 110,208; Part time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a contract Recruiter for technical roles with the potential to convert. The role focuses on sourcing, stakeholder collaboration, and building scalable talent strategies to support defense technology initiatives.

You'll partner with leaders, manage candidate pipelines, and use tools like LinkedIn Recruiter and Gem to engage passive candidates. This onsite position offers a market hourly range and equity-aligned compensation as part of Anduril's

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience sourcing for technical roles.
• 4+ years of client interaction with Hiring Managers and Directors.
• Experience working with government contractors, DOD agencies, and IC agencies.
• Experience hiring candidates with U.S. security clearances.
• Working knowledge of applicant tracking and HRIS systems.
• Working knowledge of interview techniques and applicant screening methods.
• Familiar with a wide variety of sourcing avenues.
• Deep network of talent within software and hardware engineering worlds.
• Experience acting in a consultative manner leading to improved outcomes.
• Strong understanding of technical skills for Engineering positions.
• Clear and effective communication with candidates.
• Experience managing various funnels of candidates.
• Are self-sufficient with little supervision.

Responsibilities

• Move fast, with a process for sourcing a high volume of candidates and maintain open lines of communication with stakeholders.
• Establish deep trust with business leaders to influence talent strategy while delivering hiring results.
• Build trust and operating rhythm with cross-functional stakeholders to scale company growth.
• Embed yourself to understand product positioning, roadmap, and culture of the team.
• Close exceptional technical talent for the organization.
• Track and analyze pipeline data to gain insights and drive momentum.
• Create recruiting strategies for long-range growth and improve referrals and process.
• Be SME in prospecting techniques and tools for information retrieval and automation.
• Conduct interviews showing understanding of hiring manager preferences and offer ratios.
• Engage passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, Boolean strings, referrals.
• Provide a consistent candidate experience with proactive communication.

Skills

Sourcing for technical roles

Client interaction

US security clearances

ATS/HRIS experience

Interview techniques

Candidate pipeline management

Consultative guiding

Engineering domain knowledge

Effective communication

Networking in software/hardware

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Gem

Boolean strings

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting‑edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

This role will be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA. This role is open to contract only with eligibility to convert.

What You’ll Do

• Move fast, with a process for consistently sourcing, tracking and maintaining a high volume of candidates while maintaining open lines of communication with stakeholders
• Establish deep trust and partnership with business leaders to help influence talent strategy while executing on hiring deliverables
• Build trust through consistency and a strong operating rhythm in partnership with cross‑functional stakeholders to help scale and manage company growth
• Embed yourself into the business and into your teams to understand the product positioning and market fit, technical roadmap, and culture of the team
• Develop a strong understanding of the mission while learning how to effectively pitch the team and opportunity, ultimately closing exceptional technical talent for the organization
• Track and analyze pipeline and performance data to gain insights into areas of opportunity and translate that into a data‑driven narrative that enables increased momentum
• Build recruiting strategies that contribute to the long‑range growth of the company, implementing best practices around referrals and process improvements where needed
• Act as a subject matter expert in prospecting techniques and tools used for information retrieval, data extraction, web‑scraping, continuous process improvement, process automation, and candidate management
• Conduct interviews of potential candidates, demonstrating ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences through high interview‑to‑offer ratios
• Engage passive candidates using Linkedin Recruiter, Gem, Boolean strings, referral and SOBO campaigns
• Provide a consistent and positive candidate experience throughout the entire recruiting process with proactive communication and engagement

Core Requirements

• 6+ years experience sourcing for technical roles & engaging top tier talent
• 4+ years of client interaction experience, including working with Hiring Managers and Directors, taking new requirements, reviewing profiles and updating pipeline progress
• Experience working with government contractors, DOD agencies, and IC agencies
• Experience hiring candidates with U.S. security clearances
• Working knowledge of applicant tracking and HRIS systems
• Working knowledge of interview techniques and applicant screening methods
• Familiar with a wide variety of sourcing avenues
• Deep network of talent within the software and hardware engineering worlds
• Experience acting in a consultative manner where your guidance has led to improved outcomes, and a positive candidate experience, while earning the respect of your peers and clients
• Strong understanding of the technical skills and experience required for Engineering positions within the business
• Clear and effective communication with candidates to understand motivation, drivers, and fit within the organization
• Experience managing various funnels of candidates and keeping track of their progress throughout the recruitment process
• Are self‑sufficient and are able to work with little direct supervision

Preferred Requirements

• Experience working at an agency or fast‑paced startup environment
• Experience recruiting for software and hardware requisitions

US Hourly Range

$70—$80 USD

Benefits

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including: At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.