Senior Technical Recruiter - Defense

Applied Intuition•Sunnyvale, CA

4d•$150,000 - $230,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Recruiter at Applied Intuition, you will partner closely with engineering and program leadership to design and execute hiring strategies that attract, evaluate, and close exceptional talent for our defense business unit, to include Product, Engineering, Growth & Ops Departments. This is an exciting opportunity to play a business-critical role at the intersection of autonomy and national security, scaling a high-priority team building technology that matters.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in technical recruiting, with meaningful experience hiring for high quality engineering talent
Bachelor's degree
Extremely strong candidate sourcing capabilities is required
Strong business partnership skills and the ability to influence stakeholders using data and insights
Proven ability to manage multiple complex searches in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with shifting program priorities
High ownership mindset with the ability to operate autonomously
A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required for this position.

Nice To Haves

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.
Prior experience working in a 0-1 environment

Responsibilities

Join as an early member of our defense segment recruiting team
Develop and execute recruiting strategies to identify and hire 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 across multiple domestic locations
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
Build and maintain pipelines into defense-adjacent talent communities
Provide leadership with data-driven insights on funnel health, pass-through rates, and time-to-fill across both cleared and non-cleared requisitions
Deliver an exceptional candidate experience and represent Applied Intuition's mission within the defense and national security talent community