Senior Recruiter - Engineered Systems

Accountabilities

• • Own the full recruiting lifecycle for assigned vacancies, from intake and sourcing through screening, interviews, selection, approvals, and hiring.

  • Develop and execute recruiting strategies for technical and non-technical roles across engineered systems and mission-critical programs.

  • Translate technical requirements, contract labor categories, security-clearance requirements, and customer staffing needs into focused sourcing and screening plans.

  • Build and maintain reusable talent pipelines for cleared, specialized, and difficult-to-source technical professionals.

  • Source candidates through cleared recruiting networks, professional associations, universities, veteran programs, employee referrals, passive-candidate outreach, and other targeted channels.

  • Partner with hiring managers, program leaders, engineering teams, and corporate stakeholders to clarify requirements, establish priorities, and maintain consistent recruiting communications.

  • Evaluate candidates against technical qualifications, education, experience, certifications, contract requirements, and applicable security-clearance criteria.

  • Coordinate interviews, selection processes, background requirements, and hiring approvals while maintaining a smooth candidate experience.

  • Support proposal pursuits, workforce ramp-ups, surge staffing initiatives, and accelerated replacement requirements.

  • Provide leadership with recruiting updates, pipeline health information, staffing risks, and recommended mitigation strategies.

  • Maintain accurate candidate and requisition information in Workday and other recruiting systems.

  • Ensure recruiting activities comply with employment laws, equal employment opportunity requirements, organizational policies, contract obligations, and information-handling procedures.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of recruiting experience, or 9+ years of relevant recruiting experience in lieu of a degree.

  • Experience recruiting within defense, aerospace, intelligence, federal IT, construction and engineering, government consulting, or similarly complex technical environments.

  • Demonstrated success recruiting technical professionals in high-volume, fast-paced government contracting or consulting settings.

  • Experience recruiting candidates requiring Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI, or other sensitive security clearances.

  • Familiarity with government-contract labor categories, contract-specific qualifications, customer staffing requirements, and personnel ramp-up timelines.

  • Proven ability to source specialized talent through cleared networks, professional associations, university and veteran pipelines, employee referrals, passive-candidate outreach, and other channels.

  • Ability to interpret technical resumes and accurately assess candidates against detailed role requirements.

  • Knowledge of U.S. employment laws, equal employment opportunity requirements, and recruiting compliance obligations.

  • Experience developing compensation-informed offers and negotiating effectively using internal guidance and relevant market information.

  • Strong communication, organizational, relationship-building, and business skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with candidates and senior stakeholders.

  • Ability to manage competing priorities, work independently, and deliver against time-sensitive staffing objectives.

  • Proficiency with Workday, Microsoft Office, applicant tracking systems, sourcing platforms, Boolean search techniques, LinkedIn Recruiter, and/or cleared talent databases.

  • Experience supporting Service Contract Act (SCA) or Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) staffing requirements is a plus.

  • Experience supporting aviation, construction, surge staffing, or compressed customer hiring timelines is desirable.

  • The position itself does not require a security clearance.

  Benefits

  • Salary range of $74,800–$130,900 annually.

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

  • Paid time off and company holidays.

  • 401(k) retirement plan.

  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

  • Life insurance.

  • Flexible work schedules.

  • Remote work environment with occasional in-person meetings, hiring events, or business activities for candidates in preferred locations.

  • Opportunities for professional development, career growth, and advancement.

  • A collaborative environment supporting complex technical, defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure programs.