Senior Technical Recruiter - Semiconductor
About The Position
The Senior Technical Recruiter finds, engages, and hires technical and functional talent across North America—the United States, Canada, and Mexico—for two Semtech business units and groups including operations, sales, quality, and other functions. This direct-sourcing role focuses particularly on engineering talent and owns requisitions from intake through offer acceptance. The recruiter builds talent pipelines ahead of demand and serves as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and HR Business Partners, working with high autonomy and using modern tools, including AI, to work efficiently. The position is associated with locations in Camarillo, Irvine, San Diego, and San Jose, California. The posting includes the hashtag #LI-Hybrid but does not explicitly specify the workplace arrangement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Engineering, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience is considered.
- At least 7 years of technical recruiting experience, including a proven track record of end-to-end engineering recruitment in hardware, software, electrical, or similar disciplines.
- Demonstrated success directly sourcing passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean and X-ray search, and other channels.
- Experience managing multiple requisitions simultaneously across engineering and non-engineering functions.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to partner with engineering leaders, business leaders, and HR teams.
- Experience with an applicant tracking system and reporting recruiting metrics.
- Ability to work independently and proactively in a remote, fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience recruiting in the semiconductor, electronics, or broader high-tech industry.
- Familiarity with technical roles such as IC design, test, hardware, and software engineering.
- Experience with Workday as an applicant tracking system.
- Experience recruiting across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, including knowledge of regional hiring practices.
- Experience recruiting for sales, quality, or operations roles in a technology or manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on experience using AI tools to improve sourcing, screening, or process efficiency.
- Experience with campus recruiting or building university and industry association partnerships.
Responsibilities
- Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering, operations, sales, quality, and other functional requisitions across two business units in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, from intake strategy through offer acceptance, while delivering a strong candidate experience.
- Directly source and engage passive talent using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean and X-ray search, professional networks, technical communities, and AI-enabled sourcing tools; build proactive pipelines for niche engineering roles before requisitions open.
- Partner with hiring managers, HR Business Partners, and Total Rewards to align on role priorities, hiring timelines, and market realities; prepare compensation proposals and lead offer negotiations in line with regional practices and compliance requirements.
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date candidate records in the applicant tracking system and provide regular pipeline and hiring progress updates, including the status of every open requisition, to TA leadership, business leaders, and HR Business Partners.
- Track and report recruiting metrics including time-to-fill, offer acceptance rate, pipeline health, requisition aging, and candidate quality, and use data to improve sourcing strategy and outcomes.
- Develop market intelligence on talent movement and competitor hiring.
- Build relationships with universities and industry associations to support a sustainable pipeline of future talent.
Benefits
- Annual bonus eligibility.
- RSUs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
