Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition

Technical Recruiter (Defense)

Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$120k-$160kDetected 62 days ago
Machine LearningRecruitingEmbedded SystemsRoboticsLeadershipProblem SolvingMentoring

About the role

  • Extremely strong technical Sourcerers looking for mentorship on full desk work are urged to apply.
  • Provide leadership with data-driven insights on funnel health, pass-through rates, and time-to-fill across both cleared and non-cleared requisitions

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute recruiting strategies to identify and hire software engineers, ML engineers, and other technical talent with defense-relevant experience across cleared and non-cleared talent pools
  • Partner with engineering leaders, program managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to understand hiring needs, clearance requirements, and long-term workforce strategy
  • Build and maintain pipelines into defense-adjacent talent communities
  • Deliver an exceptional candidate experience and represent Applied Intuition's mission within the defense and national security talent community
  • Leverage AI and agentic coding tools to drive recruiting workflow automation and increase recruiting productivity
  • Lead structured, high-quality interview processes that assess technical excellence, problem-solving ability, and alignment with Applied's values and defense mission

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in technical recruiting, with meaningful experience hiring for defense product companies
  • Extremely strong candidate sourcing capabilities is required
  • Strong business partnership skills and the ability to influence stakeholders using data and insights
  • High ownership mindset with the ability to operate autonomously

Nice to have

  • Experience recruiting software or systems engineers for autonomy, robotics, embedded systems, or defense platforms (UAS, ground vehicles, C2 systems)
  • Familiarity with modern ATS such as Ashby or Greenhouse.
  • Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located.
  • Don't meet every single requirement?
  • If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.
  • You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
  • Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor.
  • Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference.

Skills

  • About Applied Intuition
  • Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI.
  • Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft.
  • Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo.
  • Learn more at applied.co.

Compensation

  • at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits.
  • Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position.
  • For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $120,000 - 160,000 USD annually.

Benefits

  • Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.

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