Recruiter, University and Alternative Channel

Responsibilities

• Own Shield AI's university recruiting strategy end to end, including target school portfolio, annual plan, calendar, and budget.
• Lead demand collection for interns, co-ops, and intern-to-full-time conversions, driving approvals and requisition postings on schedule.
• Build the campus brand through technical storytelling, faculty and career center relationships, and engagement with robotics, AI, and diversity student organizations.
• Represent Shield AI at career fairs, tech talks, and information sessions, building early pipelines of high-potential candidates.
• Run full-cycle recruiting for intern, co-op, and new graduate roles across software, systems, electrical, integration and test, and mechanical engineering, plus select business functions.
• Maintain a structured, bias-reduced evaluation process and conduct intern interview training and calibration.
• Extend timely offers and partner with Compensation on salary and housing stipend benchmarking.
• Own the accepted-offer-to-Day-1 experience to reduce reneges and strengthen onboarding readiness.
• Partner with the intern program team on mentorship matching, project scoping, reviews, and intern events.
• Own the intern conversion cycle, including identifying eligible interns and extending return-intern and full-time offers.
• Report on demand fulfillment, offer and acceptance rates, conversion, diversity, and school ROI, using metrics to improve recruiting strategy.

Requirements

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including at least 3 years focused on university, early-career, or campus recruiting.
• Demonstrated ownership of campus strategy, including school selection, event planning, budget, and season execution.
• Track record of high-volume technical hiring for engineering roles and closing candidates in a competitive market.
• Experience partnering directly with senior business and engineering leaders on workforce planning and demand.
• Strong data skills, including funnel metrics, conversion rates, and ROI analysis.
• Proficiency with an ATS and sourcing tools; ability to build processes, templates, and reporting from scratch.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to travel during peak campus season.
• Demonstrated ability to work hard, be a trustworthy teammate, maintain high standards, and treat others kindly.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience recruiting in AI, robotics, aerospace, or defense technology.
• Experience running or supporting an internship or co-op program, including intern-to-full-time conversion processes.
• Familiarity with U.S. defense-industry hiring considerations, including ITAR/EAR export controls and work authorization requirements for early-career candidates.

Compensation

• Annual salary range: $120,000–$180,000.