Technical Recruiter

About the Role Anduril is seeking a Technical Recruiter to lead full-cycle hiring for our hardware engineering team. Based in the Costa Mesa office, you will drive recruitment strategy and partnering closely with hiring leaders to attract top-tier hardware talent and shape our long-term hiring goals. What You'll Do

• Serve as a trusted talent advisor for complex hiring projects across the division.
• Develop and optimize recruiting strategies using prospecting techniques, tools, and automation to continuously improve candidate management and data extraction processes.
• Collaborate closely with the talent acquisition team, hiring managers, and senior leadership to shape recruitment strategy, guide process improvements, and drive high-impact, complex hiring projects.
• Advise on workforce planning through regular strategic updates and business reviews.
• Act as a subject matter expert using tools like Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, and email to engage passive candidates and conduct initial interviews, ensuring high interview-to-offer ratios by anticipating hiring manager preferences.
• Build talent maps and leverage market intelligence to adapt hiring strategies in response to competitor movements and emerging trends.
• Represent Anduril's brand internally and externally, using internal resources to effectively sell our value proposition.
• Influence and elevate recruitment best practices, ensuring a consistent and exceptional candidate experience while continually driving process efficiency and quality across high-stakes projects. What We're Looking For
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience in talent acquisition or people operations.
• Proven ability to convey complex information in simple terms and drive a data-driven narrative.
• Demonstrated leadership in ambiguous, fast-paced environments with a focus on strategic stakeholder alignment.
• Cross-functional collaboration skills and a track record of influencing organizational best practices.
• Knowledge of recruitment technology and a passion for innovating processes to achieve creative and effective TA goals.
• Preferred: Experience in startups, tech, and relevant software domains (Autonomous Vehicles, Aerospace, Robotics, etc.).
• Ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Flexible and solution-oriented in troubleshooting routine obstacles.
• Direct, succinct, and timely sharing of information, with strong active listening skills.
• True Ownership: Accountability for outcomes, with a commitment to improving all aspects of the business.
• Continuous Learner: Low ego, high curiosity; embraces candid feedback and uses setbacks as opportunities to iterate and excel. Nice to Have
• Experience in startups, tech, and relevant software domains (Autonomous Vehicles, Aerospace, Robotics, etc.).
• Independent work style with a proactive mindset. Compensation & Benefits
• US Hourly Range $60 - $75 USD.
• The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.
• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
• Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.