Technical Recruiter for Hardware, AI/ML & Defense Tech

Socket.dev; Torrance (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity incentive

Flexible PTO

Health benefits (medical, dental, and视

401k

Job summary

Andrenam is seeking a Technical Recruiter to join as the second member of our Talent team. You will own select roles at full-cycle capacity—from sourcing through offer close—across engineering and hardware, partnering with the Talent Lead and hiring managers along the way.

This role is hybrid, based out of our Torrance office (2-3 days per week in office). The ideal candidate is proactive, resourceful, and eager to help build our recruiting function from the ground up, with a track record of

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience with a tech focus.
• Direct experience recruiting for defense, aerospace, hardware, or robotics roles.
• Prior experience at an early-stage startup (Series B or earlier).
• Strong track record closing candidates on hard-to-fill or niche technical searches.
• Excellent sourcing and candidate assessment skills.
• Clear, compelling communicator with the ability to build relationships with both candidates and hiring managers.
• Highly organized and self-directed; thrives in fast-moving, low-structure environments.
• Motivated by mission and able to connect with candidates beyond just comp and perks.

Responsibilities

• Run full-cycle searches — from sourcing through offer close — across hardware, software, AI/ML, and technical/generalist roles
• Partner with hiring managers to define roles, writing job descriptions that attract the right people and interview processes that evaluate them well
• Build and manage your own top-of-funnel pipelines for hard-to-fill, niche technical searches — via sourcing, events, referrals, and creative channels
• Run a recruiting process, from outreach to offer, that delivers a best-in-class candidate experience
• Own and support the recruiting infrastructure needed to scale (ATS hygiene, scorecards, candidate tracking, calibration loops)
• Track and report on pipeline and hiring metrics (funnel conversion, time-to-fill, offer acceptance rate) to keep your searches and overall hiring performance on track
• Partner with the Talent Lead and team on employer brand — help build out messaging, campaigns, and other ways we show up externally, and translate that into sharper outbound and sourcing messaging
• Represent Andrenam with clarity and conviction to every candidate, from outreach to offer close

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Tech recruiting

Sourcing

Candidate assessment

Negotiation

Communication

Organization

Job description

Andrenam is seeking a Technical Recruiter to join as the second member of our Talent team. You will own select roles at full-cycle capacity—from sourcing through offer close—across engineering and hardware, partnering with the Talent Lead and hiring managers along the way.

This role is hybrid, based out of our Torrance office (2-3 days per week in office). The ideal candidate is proactive, resourceful, and eager to help build our recruiting function from the ground up, with a track record of