Senior Technical Sourcer, Recruiting

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company's products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats.

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.CHAOS is looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting out of our Washington, D.C. office, with a focus on hardware and engineering talent tied to aircraft and airborne systems development. You'll partner closely with hiring managers and our broader recruiting org to build pipelines for engineers across a range of technical disciplines, with particular emphasis on roles connected to flight hardware and systems. This is a high-ownership role for someone who understands what it takes to hire engineers building real, flying systems, not just software.

Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering roles, from initial screening through offer

Partner with hiring managers to deeply understand technical requirements across disciplines such as airframe and structures, flight controls, autonomy, propulsion, systems engineering, and flight test

Build and execute sourcing strategies to identify engineers with relevant aircraft or airborne systems development experience, drawing on your own network in the space

Develop pipelines for niche, hard to fill roles where candidates are scarce and competition is high

Partner with Recruiting Coordinators, fellow Recruiters, and Operations to keep the hiring process efficient

Maintain and report on pipeline metrics and hiring progress to leadership and internal stakeholders

Recommend and implement process improvements as hiring needs evolve

Run point on any external recruiting agencies supporting niche or hard to source roles

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6+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with a track record of closing engineering talent in aerospace, defense tech, or a related hardware intensive industry

Direct experience recruiting for roles tied to manned or unmanned aircraft development, such as flight controls, aerostructures, avionics, propulsion, systems integration, or flight test engineering (commonly referred to as "flight" or "airframe" recruiting backgrounds)

Experience partnering with engineering directors and technical hiring managers on role scoping, pipeline strategy, and candidate evaluation

Established network within the aerospace and defense tech recruiting community in the DC area or similar hubs

Consultative approach that builds trust with both candidates and hiring managers

Familiarity with ATS/HRIS systems and a range of sourcing channels for hard to find technical talent

Prior experience recruiting at a defense tech company, a traditional aerospace/defense prime, or an aircraft OEM

Experience with tools such as Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, Pave, Asana, Juicebox

Resilient, creative problem solver who adapts quickly to shifting priorities

High ownership mindset with a willingness to support mission critical hiring beyond the defined scope of the role

Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company

Additional benefits : 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more

Our Perks: Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, casual dress code

Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.

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