Senior Technical Recruiter - Hardware & Defense Talent

Cantos Ventures; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 205,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. We design and manufacture unmanned systems tested in combat and iterated at startup speed, built at scale.

We’re hiring engineers, operators, and builders to move fast and deliver capability to warfighters in months, not years. As a strategic recruiting lead, you will identify, engage, and evaluate bar-raising senior candidates, architect bespoke sourcing strategies, and partner with engineering leaders to shape

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in recruiting within high performance environments such as hyper-growth startups, executive search, or venture capital.
• Exceptional track record of hiring senior hardware engineering talent.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to rapidly and effectively understand and evaluate candidates’ technical backgrounds and skills.
• Expert sourcing and research skills for senior talent, including market mapping, talent intelligence, outbound sequencing, referrals, and community-based strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to build and leverage recruiting analytics to drive decisions and process improvements.
• Ability to rapidly iterate, adapt, and ingest new information.
• A strong sense of mission and a desire to have impact at scale.
• US Person

Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic recruiting lead for one or more technical domains, with a specific focus on hiring Responsible Engineers.
• Identify, engage, and evaluate bar-raising technical depth and leadership while screening for strong alignment with Neros’ mission, values, and culture.
• Architect and execute bespoke, highly targeted sourcing strategies to engage top-tier senior candidates.
• Partner with senior engineering and technical leaders across Neros to shape hiring strategy, advise on talent market dynamics, and build the recruiting engine to continue growing our world-class technical team.

Skills

Executive recruiting

Senior hardware hiring

Sourcing strategies

Recruiting analytics

Communication skills

Market mapping

Job description

Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. We design and manufacture unmanned systems tested in combat and iterated at startup speed, built at scale.

We’re hiring engineers, operators, and builders to move fast and deliver capability to warfighters in months, not years. As a strategic recruiting lead, you will identify, engage, and evaluate bar-raising senior candidates, architect bespoke sourcing strategies, and partner with engineering leaders to shape