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# Senior Recruiter, Hardware

- **Company:** Positron Ai, Inc.
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $225,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Applicant Tracking Systems, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Microprocessors, Emulators, Firmware, Signal Integrity, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), High Performance Computing, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Delivery Pipeline, Large Language Models, Agentic-AI, Physical Design
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=bd354bbf2125d7c4

## About the Role

In this role, you will partner directly with engineering leaders and own recruiting from initial role definition through accepted offer. You will bring a strong understanding of semiconductor talent, creative sourcing skills, and a track record of helping experienced engineers take the next step in their careers., * 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, including substantial experience recruiting semiconductor or silicon engineering talent.

 * Demonstrated success hiring across multiple hardware disciplines, such as ASIC/RTL design, design verification, physical design, DFT, or silicon validation.
 * A proven track record of independently sourcing and closing experienced engineers in competitive talent markets.
 * Working knowledge of the semiconductor development lifecycle and the distinctions among engineering specialties, sufficient to calibrate searches with hiring managers.
 * Confidence advising engineering leaders, challenging assumptions constructively, and translating broad hiring needs into actionable search strategies.
 * Strong written communication, relationship-building, organization, and prioritization skills.
 * Hands-on proficiency with applicant tracking systems, sourcing tools, and recruiting metrics.
 * Experience using LLMs and agentic AI tools in your own recruiting workflows, such as market research, sourcing, outreach drafting, scheduling, or pipeline reporting, with sound judgment about where human review is essential.
 * Ability to independently manage multiple specialized searches as priorities evolve., * Experience recruiting for AI accelerators, GPUs, CPUs, advanced computing systems, or related semiconductor companies.
 * An established network within silicon and hardware engineering communities.
 * Prior success hiring staff, principal, architect, or engineering leadership talent.
 * Background recruiting in a rapidly growing startup, including building or improving recruiting processes.
 * Exposure to adjacent disciplines such as board-level hardware, firmware, packaging, signal integrity, or systems engineering.
 * Familiarity with AI tools and automation to improve recruiting research, outreach preparation, reporting, or operations.
 * Experience supporting searches across multiple locations or countries.

## Description

Full-Cycle Hardware Recruiting

 * Own full-cycle recruiting for hardware engineering roles, including ASIC architecture and RTL design, design verification, physical design, design-for-test, emulation, and silicon validation.
 * Partner with engineering leaders to define hiring priorities, candidate profiles, seniority, and interview criteria.

Sourcing and Candidate Engagement

 * Build pipelines of passive candidates through market mapping, personalized outreach, referrals, and relationships within semiconductor communities.
 * Conduct initial conversations that establish relevant experience, career motivations, and alignment with the role.

Interview Process and Closing

 * Coordinate effective interview processes, facilitate candidate debriefs, and keep feedback and decisions moving.
 * Develop offer and closing strategies with hiring managers and the People team, communicating the technical opportunity and helping candidates make informed decisions.

Recruiting Operations and Continuous Improvement

 * Use pipeline data and market feedback to identify bottlenecks, improve recruiting effectiveness, and provide realistic hiring forecasts.
 * Deliver a thoughtful candidate experience and improve recruiting tools, workflows, and practices as Positron grows.
 * Take an agent-first approach to recruiting: put AI agents in charge of the process work, such as research, outreach preparation, scheduling, and reporting, so your time goes to people: building relationships with candidates, advising hiring managers, and closing great hires., * Build the team behind the silicon: you will directly shape the architecture, verification, physical design, and validation teams delivering Positron's next generations of AI inference accelerators.
 * Real ownership and impact: partner closely with engineering leadership at a fast-growing startup, where your recruiting strategy, market insight, and process improvements will define how Positron hires.