Technical Sourcer – Hardware

Job description

Job requirements

• 3+ years of technical sourcing or recruiting experience, with a strong focus on hardware and engineering talent.
• Demonstrated expertise in proactive headhunting, including LinkedIn Recruiter, advanced Boolean search, talent mapping, and creative sourcing techniques to identify hard-to-find candidates.
• Experience sourcing technical talent across hardware engineering disciplines, including mechanical engineering, electrical/electronics, embedded systems, firmware, RF/wireless, systems engineering, and hardware test.
• Strong understanding of hardware engineering concepts and terminology, including CAD, PCB design, embedded systems, microcontrollers, FPGA, RF systems, and hardware verification and validation.
• Proven ability to identify and engage passive candidates for niche, highly specialized engineering positions.
• Experience conducting initial candidate outreach, generating interest, and evaluating basic technical alignment before handing candidates over to recruiters.
• Ability to independently develop sourcing strategies, identify target companies, and build talent pipelines for multiple technical requisitions.
• Strong research and market-mapping skills, with the ability to identify relevant companies, emerging talent pools, and competitive hiring markets.