Recruiter
At a glance
Mid-level Recruiting & Talent Acquisition role at Hadrian Automation. Torrance · full-time · $100,000–$225,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Manage recruiting from the first intake conversation through the offer for your assigned function
- Work with hiring leaders to set role criteria, define success, and prioritize open positions
- Create sourcing plans, then run structured, compliant interviews that help identify strong candidates
- Use hiring data to spot delays, improve results, and advise leaders on talent-market conditions
- Improve candidate interactions and contribute to employer branding and recruiting-process updates
What you bring
- You have at least five years of end-to-end recruiting experience
- You have closed complex offers, negotiating when compensation and equity packages compete
- You communicate clearly and build trust with both candidates and internal partners
Who this fits
This suits a recruiter who can balance competing searches, stay organized, and adjust as priorities shift in a fast-moving environment. The role is based on-site in Torrance. You must be a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident, a protected individual, or eligible for the required State Department authorization.
From the employer
Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future
Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense companies build rockets, satellites, aircraft, ships, and other mission-critical systems up to 10x faster and at significantly lower cost.
Following our $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation, Hadrian is rapidly expanding our manufacturing footprint, launching new capabilities across welding, casting, forging, electronics, additive manufacturing, and more, while scaling our Factory-as-a-Service platform to transform how critical products are built.
Backed by leading investors including JPMorgan Chase, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, Lux Capital, T. Rowe Price, and Morgan Stanley, we’re building the future of American manufacturing—and looking for exceptional people to help make it happen.
If you’re ready to take on the most challenging and rewarding work of your career while helping create American manufacturing jobs for generations to come, you’re exactly who we’re looking for.
The Role
As a Recruiter at Hadrian, you'll play a critical role in scaling the teams that power our growth from the engineers building our automation platform, to the factory teams delivering on throughput and quality, to the business functions that drive revenue and operations. This is not a traditional recruiting role: you'll work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where strong partnerships with leaders, sharp sourcing instincts, and sound judgment matter every day.
You'll join a growing Talent team that is collaborative, mission-driven, and execution-oriented, partnering closely with leadership to shape hiring strategy, candidate experience, and how Hadrian shows up in the talent market.
We are looking for Recruiters within the following domains:
Technical Recruiter: Owns hiring for software engineers, product, designers, and other technical talent
Business Recruiter: Owns hiring across GTM and G&A functions
Manufacturing Recruiter: Owns recruiting across manufacturing operations
What You'll Do
Own full-cycle recruiting for your assigned function, from intake through offer
Partner with hiring managers and leaders to define role requirements, success profiles, and hiring priorities
Build and execute sourcing strategies to attract high-quality, diverse talent
Run efficient, high-signal, compliant interview and selection processes
Deliver an exceptional candidate experience aligned with Hadrian's culture and values
Track hiring performance and use data to identify bottlenecks and improve outcomes
Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and leaders, providing market insight and recommendations
Contribute to broader Talent initiatives, including employer branding and process improvement
Who You Are
5-8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience
Experience closing complex offers, including negotiation across competing compensation and equity packages
A strong communicator who builds trust with candidates and stakeholders
Data-informed, organized, and proactive in managing competing priorities
Thrives in fast-moving, high-growth environments where priorities evolve quickly
Passionate about candidate experience and building strong, high-performing teams
What Will Set You Apart
Experience recruiting in technical, manufacturing, or hardware-software environments
Startup or high-growth company experience
Compensation
For this role, the target salary range is: $105,000 - $225,000 (actual range may vary based on experience).
This is the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future.
Benefits for Full-time Employees
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
401kRelocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
Flexible vacation policy
Equity
ITAR Requirements
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Use of AI in hiring
Hadrian uses AI-assisted tools in our recruiting and hiring processes to help our team work more efficiently. This may include tools that help organize and analyze recruiting data, as well as an AI-powered notetaker that can record and transcribe interviews and help coordinate feedback. These tools support our team and are not used to make hiring decisions. All candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are performed by humans. If an interview will be recorded, you will be notified in advance and may opt out at any time with no impact on your candidacy. Candidate data processed through these tools is subject to the same protections described in our Privacy Policy.
Consideration of Criminal History
Hadrian will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws. We do not ask about criminal history on our application, and we do not consider criminal history before making a conditional offer of employment.
Hadrian Is An Equal Opportunity Employer
Hadrian does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental status, physical disability or any other legally protected status. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.