Senior Technical Recruiter Defense

Applied Intuition Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive defense trucking construction mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure operating systems and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers as well as the United States military and its allies trust the companys solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale California with offices in Washington D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach Florida; Ann Arbor Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at .

We are an in-office company and our expectation is that full-time employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions

About the role

As a Senior Recruiter at Applied Intuition (an extremely strong Technical Sourcer looking for mentorship on full desk work are also urged to apply) you will partner closely with engineering and program leadership to design and execute hiring strategies that attract evaluate and close exceptional talent for our defense business unit to include Product Engineering Growth & Ops Departments. This is an exciting opportunity to play a business-critical role at the intersection of autonomy and national security scaling a high-priority team building technology that matters.

At Applied Intuition you will:

• Join as an early member of our defense segment recruiting team
  Develop and execute recruiting strategies to identify and hire engineers and other technical talent with defense-relevant experience across cleared and non-cleared talent pools

• Partner with engineering leaders program managers and cross-functional stakeholders to understand hiring needs clearance requirements and long-term workforce strategy across multiple domestic locations

• Leverage AI and agentic coding tools to drive recruiting workflow automation and increase recruiting productivity

• Lead structured high-quality interview processes that assess technical excellence problem-solving ability and alignment with Applieds values and defense mission

• 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 across both cleared and non-cleared requisitions

• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience and represent Applied Intuitions mission within the defense and national security talent community

Were looking for someone who has:

• 5 years of experience in technical recruiting with meaningful experience hiring for high quality engineering talent

• Bachelors degree

• Extremely strong candidate sourcing capabilities is required

• Strong business partnership skills and the ability to influence stakeholders using data and insights

• Proven ability to manage multiple complex searches in a fast-paced high-growth environment with shifting program priorities

• High ownership mindset with the ability to operate autonomously

• A minimum of a Bachelors degree is required for this position.

Nice to have:

• Experience recruiting software or systems engineers for autonomy robotics embedded systems or defense platforms (UAS ground vehicles C2 systems)

• Familiarity with modern ATS such as Ashby or Greenhouse.

• Prior experience working in a 0-1 environment

Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary equity and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units comprehensive health dental vision life and disability insurance coverage 401k retirement benefits with employer match learning and wellness stipends and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.

Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience credentials & certifications educational attainment skill level requirements interview performance and the level and scope of the position.

Dont meet every single requirement If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently the parties agree that as applicable they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a) 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that as applicable they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471 Appendix A to Subpart A) relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.

FOR US-BASED ROLES: Applied Intuition is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive application and interview experience to applicants who are disabled veterans and other applicants with disabilities or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations are available requesting an accommodation will not affect your candidacy in any way and you are not required to disclose the nature of your disability or medical condition in order to make a request. If you require an accommodation please contact . We will work with you!

Required Experience:

Senior IC