Technical Recruiter (Defense)

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute recruiting strategies to identify and hire software engineers, ML engineers, and other technical talent for the defense business unit
• Partner with engineering leaders and program managers to understand hiring needs, clearance requirements, and long-term workforce strategy
• Leverage AI and agentic coding tools to drive recruiting workflow automation and increase productivity
• Lead structured, high-quality interview processes to assess technical excellence and alignment with company values
• 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

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in technical recruiting
• Meaningful experience hiring for defense product companies
• Extremely strong candidate sourcing capabilities
• Strong business partnership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders using data
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex searches in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting for autonomy, robotics, embedded systems, or defense platforms (UAS, ground vehicles, C2 systems)
• Familiarity with modern ATS such as Ashby or Greenhouse

About the Company

Applied Intuition is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017, the company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet, servicing the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture industries.