Senior Technical Recruiter Defense

Applied Intuition is a physical-AI company that provides software platforms for developing, validating, deploying, and operating intelligent vehicles and machines.

Sunnyvale, United States
About Applied Intuition

Founded in 2017, Applied Intuition builds physical-AI tooling and infrastructure, a Vehicle OS, and a Self-Driving System for automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, agriculture, and robotics applications.

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About the Role

You will build recruiting strategies for defense-relevant engineering and technical talent across cleared and non-cleared pools. You will partner with engineering leaders and program managers, automate recruiting workflows, lead interviews, build talent pipelines, analyze hiring funnels, and represent the defense mission to candidates.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of technical recruiting experience
  • Experience hiring high-quality engineering talent
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Strong candidate sourcing capabilities
  • Business partnership and stakeholder-influence skills using data and insights
  • Ability to manage multiple complex searches in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Responsibilities

  • Develop recruiting strategies for engineers and technical talent with defense-relevant experience
  • Partner with engineering leaders, program managers, and stakeholders on hiring needs, clearance requirements, and workforce strategy
  • Leverage AI and agentic coding tools to automate recruiting workflows
  • Lead structured interview processes
  • Build and maintain pipelines in defense-adjacent talent communities
  • Provide data-driven insights on funnel health, pass-through rates, and time-to-fill
  • Deliver an exceptional candidate experience and represent the defense mission

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • 401k retirement benefits with employer match
  • Learning stipends
  • Wellness stipends
  • Paid time off