Technical Recruiter

Unusual Machines; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

401(k)

Generous PTO

Paid Holidays

Daily Catered Lunches

Job summary

Unusual Machines, a U.S.-based drone and FPV company, is seeking an experienced recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and corporate functions for its Orlando-based team.

You will partner with hiring managers to define needs, source passive talent, assess candidates, close hires, and build durable pipelines while promoting an exceptional candidate experience and the company’s innovative brand.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting experience, ideally in technical manufacturing aerospace robotics or drones.
• Proven success recruiting across both technical and non-technical functions.
• Strong full-cycle recruiting and sourcing skills.
• Ability to build credibility and partnerships with hiring managers at all levels.
• Excellent communication, organization, and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and corporate functions.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand talent needs and build effective recruiting strategies.
• Source, engage, assess, and close high-quality candidates, including hard-to-find passive talent.
• Build strong talent pipelines for both current and future hiring needs.
• Keep searches moving with urgency, accountability, and strong communication.
• Provide hiring managers with market insight, candidate feedback, and guidance throughout the process.
• Help continuously improve our recruiting processes, candidate experience, and employer brand.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Technical recruiting

Sourcing passive candidates

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

Unusual Machines is a U.S.-based drone and drone parts company focused on the small and First-Person View (FPV) segments of the drone market. Our brands - Rotor Riot, Fat Shark, Rotor Lab and - coming soon - Upgrade Energy - are some of the most respected names in FPV and have helped shape the industry through e-commerce, product development, and a deep connection with the pilot community.

We’re expanding into enterprise and defense - bringing our obsessive attention to performance, design, and U.S.-based manufacturing into high-stakes environments like search and rescue and military innovation. With several of our products already approved by the Defense Innovation Unit, we’re solving procurement issues for customers who demand speed, agility, and compliance.

If you love working at the intersection of community, content, and cutting-edge technology, you’ll feel right at home here.

Who You Are

You’re an experienced recruiter who knows how to find great people, build trust with hiring leaders, and get things done. You’re comfortable recruiting across a range of functions and thrive in a fast-paced, growing environment where priorities can change quickly.

You take ownership, collaborate naturally, and bring a bias to actionto everything you do. You don’t wait for someone else to solve the problem—you figure it out and move it forward.

What You’ll Do

• Own full-cycle recruiting acrossengineering, manufacturing, operations, and corporate functions.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand talent needs and build effective recruiting strategies.
• Source, engage, assess, and close high-quality candidates, including hard-to-find passive talent.
• Build strong talent pipelines for both current and future hiring needs.
• Keep searches moving with urgency, accountability, and strong communication.
• Provide hiring managers with market insight, candidate feedback, and guidance throughout the process.
• Help continuously improve our recruiting processes, candidate experience, and employer brand.

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of recruiting experience, ideally in a technical, manufacturing, aerospace, robotics, drones, or similarly complex environment.
• Proven success recruiting across both technical and non-technical functions.
• Strong full-cycle recruiting and sourcing skills.
• The ability to build credibility and strong partnerships with hiring managers at all levels.
• Excellent communication, organization, and follow-through.
• A hands-on, solutions-oriented approach and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• A track record ofaccountability, collaboration, teamwork, and bias to action.
• Genuine curiosity about people, technology, and the business you’re supporting.

Compensation: 80,000-110,000

• Equity
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• 401(k)
• Generous PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Daily Catered Lunches

We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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