Sourcing Recruiter

Third Wave Automation • Union City, CA

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About The Position

As a Sourcing Recruiter at TWA, you will be the primary engine driving our candidate pipeline. You will partner closely with Recruiters and Hiring Managers, to identify, engage, and activate top-tier passive candidates in highly competitive talent pools (including Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, AI/ML, and Embedded Systems). If you thrive in an agile startup environment, love deep candidate research, are an expert with recruiting tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse) and personalized outreach to turn hard-to-reach engineering talent into excited TWA candidates, this role is for you.

Requirements

• 3+ years of dedicated technical talent sourcing experience in a fast-growing tech startup, agency, or high-growth hardware/software company.
• Proven success sourcing hard-to-fill technical roles across Robotics, C++, SLAM, Sensor Processing, AI/ML, Embedded Systems, or Edge Computing.
• Mastery of LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Boolean search syntax, X-ray searches, and niche tech communities.
• Experience utilizing modern AI productivity and sourcing tools (e.g., Gemini, ChatGPT, automated outbound tools) to accelerate workflow and improve outreach effectiveness.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with an authentic, consultative outreach style.
• Ability to pivot quickly as hiring priorities change in a rapid-growth startup environment.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring current or future employer visa sponsorship for this contract role.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles (AV), Industrial Automation, or Hardware-Software integration.
• Familiarity with modern recruiting technology stacks (Greenhouse ATS, candidate sourcing CRMs, data analytics dashboards).
• Experience sourcing across both technical (Engineering/Product) and non-technical (Operations, Customer Success, Field Operations) domains.

Responsibilities

• Proactively source, engage, and nurture passive candidate pipelines for highly skilled roles across Engineering, Product and Customer Success organizations.
• Conduct deep-dive talent research and market mapping across robotics startups, autonomous vehicle companies, deep-tech research hubs, and tier-one engineering orgs.
• Embrace TWA's AI-first philosophy by integrating AI sourcing tools, automation platforms, and LLMs into your daily sourcing stack to personalize outreach at scale.
• Collaborate directly with engineering and cross-functional leads to calibrate target profiles, refine job requirements, and deliver actionable talent market insights.
• Craft hyper-personalized outreach strategies that articulate TWA’s tech stack, culture, and value proposition to stand out in candidates' inboxes.
• Champion equitable sourcing practices to build diverse candidate slates across all business areas.
• Track conversion rates, outreach velocity, and channel efficiency to continuously refine your sourcing strategy and inform talent acquisition leadership.

Benefits

• The pay range for this position is $65 to $85 per/hour, pay offered will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed