# Recruiter, University and Alternative Channel

**Company:** [Shield AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/shield-ai)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Recruiting
**Salary:** $120k – $180k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** university recruiting, campus recruiting, Full-Cycle Recruiting, Technical Recruiting, Workforce Planning, applicant tracking systems, sourcing tools, funnel metrics, conversion rate analysis, ROI Analysis, interview calibration, itar/ear
**Posted:** 2026-08-14

> Leads Shield AI’s end-to-end university recruiting strategy, from campus planning and technical hiring through intern conversion and onboarding readiness. The role requires 5+ years of recruiting experience, including substantial university or early-career recruiting, strong data skills, and experience partnering with senior engineering and business leaders.

## Job Description

## 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.

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