Technical Recruiter for AI, Robotics & ML

Thomas Talent Network; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential client in Milpitas, CA is hiring a Technical Recruiter to run full-cycle hiring for robotics, ML, embodied AI, perception, and simulation engineering. This executor IC seat reports to the Head of People and focuses on shipping hires against a playbook.

In-person, full-time role based in Milpitas; 2-5 years experience required; salary $120,000-$150,000 per year; visa sponsorship: H-1B.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience at a startup or tech company.
• Personally closed engineering hires at a high-growth tech company.
• Strong experience with Ashby ATS and structured interview processes.
• Ability to explain tradeoffs and candidate read-outs clearly to hiring managers.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and at the pace of an early-stage company.

Responsibilities

• Run full-cycle recruiting across active technical reqs: sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and closing.
• Write custom outbound for the hardest technical roles (ML, embodied AI, sim, robotics, perception) to reach candidates who are not on the open market.
• Partner with hiring managers to calibrate rubrics, run debriefs, and hold the bar across the loop.
• Own candidate experience end-to-end in Ashby: clean pipelines, fast scheduling, structured scorecards.
• Partner with the Head of People and Finance on offer construction and closing.
• Support GTM hiring (Sales, CS, Solutions, AE roles) as the team grows.
• Operate as a strong IC inside a small team, learning from the Head of People on harder calls.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Engineering hires

Structured interviews

Tools

Ashby ATS

Job description

Confidential client in Milpitas, CA is hiring a Technical Recruiter to run full-cycle hiring for robotics, ML, embodied AI, perception, and simulation engineering. This executor IC seat reports to the Head of People and focuses on shipping hires against a playbook.

In-person, full-time role based in Milpitas; 2-5 years experience required; salary $120,000-$150,000 per year; visa sponsorship: H-1B.