Senior Technical Recruiter, Contractor Mission Systems

Anduril; Colorado; Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is hiring for a software/hardware recruitment role as part of its growing talent team. The hybrid onsite position in Lexington, MA focuses on sourcing, engaging, and hiring top technical talent for mission systems programs, with a contract-to-convert path.

Your work will involve partnering with leaders, building scalable processes, and leveraging tools like LinkedIn Recruiter and Gem to drive high-quality pipelines.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience sourcing for technical roles & engaging top tier talent.
• 4+ years of client interaction experience with Hiring Managers and Directors.
• Experience working with government contractors, DOD agencies, and IC agencies.
• Experience hiring candidates with U.S. security clearances.
• Familiar with applicant tracking and HRIS systems.
• Working knowledge of interview techniques and applicant screening methods.
• Deep network of software and hardware engineering talent.
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Move fast with a scalable sourcing process and high-volume candidate flow.
• Partner with business leaders to influence talent strategy and hiring deliverables.
• Build trust with cross-functional stakeholders to scale company growth.
• Understand product roadmap and culture to pitch opportunities effectively.
• Develop data-driven narratives from pipeline analytics.
• Create recruiting strategies and improve referrals and processes.
• Manage prospecting techniques, data extraction, automation, and candidate management.
• Conduct interviews and tailor questions to hiring managers' preferences.
• Engage passive candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, and referrals.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience with proactive communication.

Skills

Sourcing for technical roles

Client interaction

Interview techniques

Candidate engagement

Networking

Process improvement

Agency/startup experience

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Gem

Boolean search

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.

As a key member of Anduril's software recruiting team, you will be responsible for the company's talent management as we continue to rapidly grow. Your work will be hands‑on and involve collaborating with leaders and individual contributors to define the hiring needs of the company. To achieve this, you will be given the autonomy and tools to execute on our strategy to build and develop Anduril's world class team. We are looking for someone who can handle high levels of ownership while tackling every aspect of recruiting and is excited to be part of small team where no task is too big or too small. This role will be software and hardware recruiting for our Mission Systems team. The ideal candidate is someone with Startup, Tech, and relevant domain experience.

This role will be hybrid onsite in Lexington, MA. 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

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:

Benefits

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. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.