Senior Recruiter, Hardware

Positron Corporation • Austin, TX

14h • $140,000 - $225,000 • Remote

About The Position

Positron builds purpose-built hardware and software for efficient AI inference. We are looking for a Senior Hardware Technical Recruiter to help build the engineering teams behind our next generation of silicon and systems. In this role, you will partner directly with engineering leaders and own recruiting from initial role definition through accepted offer. You will bring a strong understanding of semiconductor talent, creative sourcing skills, and a track record of helping experienced engineers take the next step in their careers.

Requirements

• 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, including substantial experience recruiting semiconductor or silicon engineering talent.
• Demonstrated success hiring across multiple hardware disciplines, such as ASIC/RTL design, design verification, physical design, DFT, or silicon validation.
• A proven track record of independently sourcing and closing experienced engineers in competitive talent markets.
• Working knowledge of the semiconductor development lifecycle and the distinctions among engineering specialties, sufficient to calibrate searches with hiring managers.
• Confidence advising engineering leaders, challenging assumptions constructively, and translating broad hiring needs into actionable search strategies.
• Strong written communication, relationship-building, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Hands-on proficiency with applicant tracking systems, sourcing tools, and recruiting metrics.
• Experience using LLMs and agentic AI tools in your own recruiting workflows, such as market research, sourcing, outreach drafting, scheduling, or pipeline reporting, with sound judgment about where human review is essential.
• Ability to independently manage multiple specialized searches as priorities evolve.

Nice To Haves

• Experience recruiting for AI accelerators, GPUs, CPUs, advanced computing systems, or related semiconductor companies.
• An established network within silicon and hardware engineering communities.
• Prior success hiring staff, principal, architect, or engineering leadership talent.
• Background recruiting in a rapidly growing startup, including building or improving recruiting processes.
• Exposure to adjacent disciplines such as board-level hardware, firmware, packaging, signal integrity, or systems engineering.
• Familiarity with AI tools and automation to improve recruiting research, outreach preparation, reporting, or operations.
• Experience supporting searches across multiple locations or countries.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for hardware engineering roles, including ASIC architecture and RTL design, design verification, physical design, design-for-test, emulation, and silicon validation.
• Partner with engineering leaders to define hiring priorities, candidate profiles, seniority, and interview criteria.
• Build pipelines of passive candidates through market mapping, personalized outreach, referrals, and relationships within semiconductor communities.
• Conduct initial conversations that establish relevant experience, career motivations, and alignment with the role.
• Coordinate effective interview processes, facilitate candidate debriefs, and keep feedback and decisions moving.
• Develop offer and closing strategies with hiring managers and the People team, communicating the technical opportunity and helping candidates make informed decisions.
• Use pipeline data and market feedback to identify bottlenecks, improve recruiting effectiveness, and provide realistic hiring forecasts.
• Deliver a thoughtful candidate experience and improve recruiting tools, workflows, and practices as Positron grows.
• Take an agent-first approach to recruiting: put AI agents in charge of the process work, such as research, outreach preparation, scheduling, and reporting, so your time goes to people: building relationships with candidates, advising hiring managers, and closing great hires.

Benefits

• Fully company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
• Company-paid life and disability coverage, with voluntary options to add more
• Supplemental hospital, critical illness, and accident coverage available
• Unlimited paid time off; we encourage everyone to truly unplug and recharge
• 13 paid company holidays
• Remote-first culture with a company-provided computer and home office setup
• Competitive salary and equity
• 401(k) with company matching, eligible from day one
• Visa Support (H-1B visa transfers for eligible candidates)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed