Sr. Staff Tech Recruiter, Physical AI & Robotics

Aurora Innovation Inc.; Mountain View, San Francisco, Pittsburgh (CA, CA, Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 179,000 - 287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity compensation

Benefits

Job summary

Aurora Innovation Inc. is seeking a Sr. Staff Technical Recruiter focused on Physical AI to lead high-impact searches across autonomy, ML, perception, and robotics.

You will partner with VP- and Director-level engineering leaders to shape hiring strategy, map markets, and accelerate searches with data-driven insights. The role demands building strong relationships with frontier AI labs and robotics firms, mentoring recruiters, and driving recruiting excellence in a high-visibility,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical recruiting in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or AI/ML.
• Proven ability to close Staff and Principal-level engineers in competitive markets.
• Partner with VP- and Director-level engineering leaders on hiring strategy.
• Use data and market intelligence to shape searches and accelerate outputs.
• Experience with ATS/CRM and sourcing tools like Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem or SeekOut.
• Experience hiring from frontier AI labs or robotics companies.
• Experience building recruiting functions or talent strategy in new domains.
• Mentor recruiters and sourcers on the team.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for high-impact Physical AI searches at Staff to Principal level.
• Advise engineering leaders on market mapping, search design, and closing strategies.
• Develop deep relationships with Physical AI talent communities and labs.
• Set talent strategy across Talent Acquisition using data and insights.
• Raise the bar on AI-enabled recruiting practices and mentor the team.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Stakeholder management

Market intelligence

Data-driven recruiting

Tools

Ashby

LinkedIn Recruiter

Gem

SeekOut

Job description

Aurora Innovation Inc. is seeking a Sr. Staff Technical Recruiter focused on Physical AI to lead high-impact searches across autonomy, ML, perception, and robotics.

You will partner with VP- and Director-level engineering leaders to shape hiring strategy, map markets, and accelerate searches with data-driven insights. The role demands building strong relationships with frontier AI labs and robotics firms, mentoring recruiters, and driving recruiting excellence in a high-visibility,