Senior Technical Recruiter for Hardware & Photonics (LA Relocation)

Mesh; Placentia (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision, dental insurance

Paid parental leave

Flexible PTO

Relocation assistance

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Mesh Optical Technologies is seeking a Technical Recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting for its engineering organization, from sourcing and screening through offer close. You will manage the candidate experience and drive the offer process, with relocation support to sunny Los Angeles.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in technical recruiting, strong sourcing skills, and comfort interfacing with senior engineering leaders. Relocation to LA is offered and stock options may be available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 1+ years of recruiting experience; or 3+ years of professional recruiting experience in lieu of a degree.
• Full-cycle recruiting experience, from sourcing through offer close
• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers across engineering, manufacturing, and operations to define headcount needs, open new requisitions, align on hiring strategy, and calibrate on candidate quality
• Source candidates proactively, including passive talent who are not actively looking—often the strongest candidates for hard-to-fill photonics, RF, and precision hardware roles require creative outreach
• Screen inbound applicants and sourced candidates, assessing technical background, motivation, and alignment with role requirements
• Present screened candidates to hiring managers with clear, honest assessments; recommend top candidates for interviews and influence hiring decisions as the subject matter expert on talent
• Manage the full candidate experience from first contact through onsite interviews, including scheduling, coordination, and ensuring candidates leave with a strong impression of Mesh regardless of outcome
• Drive the offer process end-to-end, including initiating background checks, assembling and negotiating offer packages, and closing candidates
• Build and maintain a healthy pipeline across priority roles, tracking sourcing activity, conversion rates, and time-to-fill metrics
• Contribute to recruiting infrastructure—improving processes, templates, job descriptions, and employer brand presence as the function scales

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing candidates

Stakeholder management

ATS experience (Greenhouse)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Greenhouse

Job description

Mesh Optical Technologies is seeking a Technical Recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting for its engineering organization, from sourcing and screening through offer close. You will manage the candidate experience and drive the offer process, with relocation support to sunny Los Angeles.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in technical recruiting, strong sourcing skills, and comfort interfacing with senior engineering leaders. Relocation to LA is offered and stock options may be available.