Senior Technical Recruiter, Production Engineering (Intelligence Systems)

Mosaic.tech; Costa Mesa (CA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior Talent Acquisition professional for a hybrid role in Costa Mesa, CA. This 6‑month contract may extend to 18 months and could convert to full‑time based on performance and business need.

You’ll lead full‑cycle recruiting, partnering with Production leaders to define needs and improve recruiting processes. Responsibilities include sourcing passive candidates, driving interview to offer conversions, and building talent maps to inform engagement strategies

Qualifications

• 8+ years of high‑volume talent acquisition experience.
• 3+ years working with senior leaders and stakeholders, reporting on progress.
• Experience recruiting at an agency and fast‑paced startup, hiring exempt roles for Hardware, Production, or Manufacturing Engineering.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Own and drive hiring strategy full‑cycle, providing effective, clear communication and reporting.
• Conduct a high volume of interviews, demonstrating ability to anticipate and influence hiring manager preferences through successful interview‑to‑offer conversion ratios.
• Engage and source passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean strings, referrals and SOBO campaigns.
• Build talent maps to generate market insights to inform your engagement strategy.
• Drive diverse talent into the organization ensuring a positive candidate experience at every touchpoint.
• Represent the company's brand and recruiting team internally and externally at the highest caliber.
• Leverage internal resources, team mates, and cross functional partners to build strategy around selling our value proposition and impacting hiring practices.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Stakeholder management

Interviewing

Networking

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

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.

ABOUT THE JOB

As a key member of Anduril's Talent Acquisition team, you will be responsible for the company's talent management as we continue to rapidly scale and grow. Your work will be hands‑on and involve collaborating with Production leaders to define the hiring needs, influence process improvements and efficiencies, and set a high bar of talent and performance. To achieve this, you will be given the autonomy and tools to execute, build, and develop Anduril’s world class team. We are looking for someone who can handle every aspect of recruiting and talent mapping, excited to be part of lean and nimble team on one mission together, where no task is too big or too small.

This role will be hybrid in Costa Mesa, CA. This is a 6 month contract with the ability to extend up to 18 months. Opportunity to be converted to a full‑time employee based on performance, impact, and business need.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• 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
• Own and drive hiring strategy full‑cycle, providing effective, clear communication and reporting
• Conduct a high volume of interviews, demonstrating ability to anticipate and influence hiring manager preferences through successful interview‑to‑offer conversion ratios
• Engage and source passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean strings, referrals and SOBO campaigns
• Build talent maps to generate market insights to inform your engagement strategy
• Drive diverse talent into the organization ensuring a positive candidate experience at every touchpoint
• Represent the company's brand and recruiting team internally and externally at the highest caliber
• Leverage internal resources, team mates, and cross functional partners to build strategy around selling our value proposition and impacting hiring practices

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of high‑volume talent acquisition experience evaluating and hiring top tier talent
• 3+ years of experience working with senior level leaders and stakeholders, reporting on progress, creating and advising on talent strategies
• Experience recruiting at an agency and fast‑paced startup, hiring exempt roles for Hardware, Production, or Manufacturing Engineering
• Ability to be onsite/hybrid at Costa Mesa, CA office

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of ITAR policies around hiring practices
• Experience sourcing and building talent pipelines for niche engineering roles, with a strong focus on Electrical, Mechanical, and Software Engineering
• Experience acting in a consultative manner where your guidance has led to improved outcomes and positive candidate experiences
• Clear and effective communication with candidates to understand motivation, drivers, and fit within the organization
• Experience managing various high‑volume pipelines of candidates and keeping track of their progress throughout the recruitment process
• Highly autonomous, collaborative, and adaptable

US Hourly Range: $60 — $75 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: 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.