Senior Hardware Recruiting Partner

Join Zipline, a leading hardware and autonomy company, as a Senior Hardware Recruiting Partner. In this strategic role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to engineering leaders and hardware executives, shaping hiring strategies and building teams that drive the company's growth. You will own full-cycle recruiting across critical hardware functions, develop proactive sourcing strategies, and partner cross-functionally to drive successful hiring outcomes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technical recruiting, a deep understanding of complex technical organizations, and a passion for building diverse technical teams.

• Servir como asesor estratégico de talento para ejecutivos de hardware, líderes de ingeniería y gerentes de contratación, ayudando a dar forma a las estrategias de contratación alineadas con las prioridades comerciales.
• Poseer el ciclo completo de reclutamiento en funciones críticas de hardware, incluyendo ingeniería mecánica, ingeniería eléctrica, avionics, sistemas embebidos, manufactura, pruebas de vuelo, operaciones de hardware y roles de liderazgo técnico.
• Desarrollar y ejecutar estrategias de búsqueda proactivas para identificar y atraer talento técnico excepcional en mercados competitivos.
• We are looking for someone who understands that hiring world-class hardware talent requires deep partnership, technical curiosity, and strong talent instincts
• The ideal candidate combines exceptional recruiting expertise with an understanding of complex technical organizations
• You bring ownership, urgency, and creativity to every search and are motivated by the opportunity to help build one of the most impactful hardware and autonomy companies in the world
• You thrive in environments where priorities move quickly and ambiguity is expected
• You are energized by solving challenging talent problems, building relationships with hard-to-find candidates, and navigating competitive talent markets across robotics, aerospace, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, embedded systems, manufacturing, and operations
• Strong client management and stakeholder influence skills, with the ability to build trust, challenge assumptions, and drive alignment
• Bias toward action, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Passion for building diverse technical teams and creating an outstanding candidate experience
• Strong business judgment and the ability to connect recruiting strategy to broader company goals
• Experience partnering with senior engineering leaders and executives to build teams and execute hiring strategies
• Strong understanding of technical talent markets, including areas such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, embedded systems, robotics, autonomy, manufacturing, or aerospace
• Proven track record recruiting and closing exceptional hardware and engineering talent
• Exceptional sourcing skills with the ability to identify and engage passive candidates in highly competitive talent markets
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into compelling candidate experiences
• Excellent communication, organization, and project management skills
• 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with significant experience hiring technical talent in high-growth technology, aerospace, robotics, hardware, manufacturing, or engineering-driven environments
• Experience hiring engineering leaders and highly specialized technical talent
• Familiarity with hardware development lifecycles, product development, or manufacturing environments
• Experience scaling technical teams in startup or high-growth environments
• Experience recruiting for robotics, aerospace, autonomous systems, aviation, manufacturing, or hardware technology companies