# Senior Technical Recruiter, Murdock

**Company:** [Beacon AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/beacon-ai)
**Location:** San Carlos, CA
**Role:** Recruiting
**Salary:** $136k – $199k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Technical Recruiting, Sourcing, LinkedIn Recruiter, iOS, Robotics, Autonomy, Embedded Systems, Ashby, Aerospace Recruiting, Defense Recruiting
**Posted:** 2026-07-06

> Senior Technical Recruiter owning full-cycle hiring strategy and execution for Murdock, Beacon AI's in-cockpit AI assistant. Focus on sourcing and closing iOS, ML, robotics, autonomy, and embedded engineers in safety-critical environments. Requires 4+ years technical recruiting experience, ideally in startups, aerospace, or defense.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own technical hiring strategy and execution for Murdock-related engineering roles, with a strong preference for candidates who have recruited in robotics, aerospace, or defense environments.
- Partner closely with engineering leaders to refine role requirements, calibrate on candidates, and align on hiring decisions.
- Source, screen, and assess candidates; build an intentional pipeline of exceptional candidates.
- Synthesize interview feedback and make clear hiring recommendations; establish clear and repeatable structures, expectations, and processes to keep the system fair, efficient, and effective.
- Partner closely with recruiting operations to optimize workflows, pipelines, and candidate experiences.
- Represent Beacon honestly and compellingly to candidates, and help close exceptional talent in this competitive hiring market.

## Requirements
- 4+ years of technical recruiting experience, ideally in early-stage or fast-growing startups.
- Previous experience recruiting iOS, robotics, autonomy, embedded, or other safety-critical technical profiles.
- Demonstrated ability to source and evaluate high-quality technical candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing platforms.
- Strong track record of hiring technical talent across a range of experience levels.
- Experience recruiting for product engineering roles where reliability, ownership, and product judgement matter.
- Strong relationship-building skills, good judgment, comfort with pushing back, and the ability to earn trust and influence senior stakeholders.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Proven success as a founding or early technical recruiting hire.
- Hands-on experience using Ashby, our ATS.
- Interest in aviation or mission-critical software systems.

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