Senior Technical Recruiter, Space (Contract)

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 96,432 - 110,208; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plan options

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Inc. is looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter to work in Seattle, Washington. This role will focus on recruiting for technical talent within the Space Division and comes with a hybrid work option. The recruiter will collaborate with team leaders, manage talent strategies, and be responsible for maintaining a strong candidate pipeline.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in recruiting technical roles, excellent communication skills, and experience in a consultative capacity. Competitive hourly compensation of $70 - $80 USD is offered, along with significant benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years recruiting for technical roles and closing top-tier engineering talent.
• 4+ years client interaction experience with Hiring Managers.
• Experience in consultative roles directing candidate outcomes.
• Strong technical skills understanding for engineering positions.
• Clear communication of candidate motivations and fit.
• Experience managing candidate funnels.
• Working knowledge of HRIS systems.
• Knowledge of applicant screening methods.
• Familiarity with various sourcing avenues.

Responsibilities

• Source and track a high volume of candidates.
• Establish partnership with business leaders for talent strategy.
• Develop understanding of product positioning and culture.
• Analyze recruitment data for insights.
• Build recruiting strategies for long-range growth.
• Act as a subject-matter expert in prospecting techniques.
• Conduct interviews anticipating hiring manager preferences.
• Engage passive candidates using multiple recruitment tools.
• Provide a consistent candidate experience throughout the process.

Skills

Recruiting and sourcing for technical roles

Client interaction

Consultative experience

Technical skills understanding

Effective communication

Candidate funnel management

HRIS systems knowledge

Interview technique familiarity

Sourcing avenues familiarity

Job description

Senior Technical Recruiter, Space (Contract)

Seattle, Washington, United States

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. We bring the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Our 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. We are 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 our recruiting team, you will be responsible for talent management as we continue to rapidly grow. You will collaborate with leaders and individual contributors to define hiring needs, execute on strategy, and build Anduril’s world‑class team. This role will focus on software recruiting for our Space Division and requires startup, tech, and domain experience.

This role will be hybrid onsite in our Seattle, WA office. 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 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 your teams to understand product positioning, market fit, technical roadmap, and culture.
• Develop a strong understanding of the mission while learning to pitch the team and opportunity, ultimately closing exceptional technical talent.
• Track and analyze pipeline and performance data to gain insights into opportunities and translate that into a data‑driven narrative.
• Build recruiting strategies that contribute to long‑range growth, implementing best practices around referrals and process improvements.
• 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.

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of experience recruiting and sourcing for technical roles and closing top‑tier engineering talent (startup/software experience preferred).
• 4+ years of client interaction experience, including working with Hiring Managers and Directors, taking new requirements, reviewing profiles, and updating pipeline progress.
• Experience acting in a consultative manner where guidance led to improved outcomes and a positive candidate experience.
• 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.
• Experience managing various candidate funnels and tracking progress through the recruitment process.
• Working knowledge of applicant tracking and HRIS systems.
• Working knowledge of interview techniques and applicant screening methods.
• Familiarity with a wide variety of sourcing avenues.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in startup, tech, and relevant domain experience.
• Self‑sufficient and able to work with little direct supervision.
• Resilient and creative – flexible enough to face routine obstacles, troubleshoot, and create solutions on the fly.
• Direct and succinct communication that shares information in a timely and efficient manner.
• Ownership – accountable for your universe and in tune with the business.
• Low ego, high curiosity – value learning over being right, embrace candid feedback.

Compensation

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 work experience, education, and/or training, critical skills, and 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:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement plan options.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Professional development opportunities.

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.