Technical Recruiter

Roguebeam is building its team and is ready to add its first full-time, in-house Technical Recruiter. This is an end-to-end recruiting role that spans engineering and operations hiring, combining hands-on candidate work with the build-out of recruiting processes, tools, and sourcing pipelines. The position is based on-site in the Seattle area, and the early-stage environment calls for strong ownership and discretion.

Role Overview

• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical and non-technical roles, from intake and sourcing through offer and close.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, level expectations, interview plans, and evaluation criteria.
• Proactively source passive candidates in specialized technical areas such as RFIC/analog/mixed-signal design, phased array and antenna engineering, radar and DSP, and FPGA/embedded systems.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines using LinkedIn, technical communities, university programs, conferences, and referrals.
• Set up and manage an applicant tracking system (ATS) and the recruiting workflows built around it.
• Create and maintain job postings, support how Roguebeam presents opportunities to candidates while operating in stealth.
• Run a responsive candidate experience, including scheduling, communication, feedback, and follow-through.
• Support compensation and offer preparation in partnership with the founders, including salary and equity benchmarking.
• Track and report on recruiting performance, including pipeline health, time-to-hire, source effectiveness, and other hiring metrics.
• Manage relationships with external agencies and search partners when needed.
• Coordinate onboarding with new hires and internal teams.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a significant portion focused on engineering or technical roles.
• Demonstrated ability to hire hardware, semiconductor, RF, aerospace, or defense engineers.
• Strong sourcing capability, including outreach to passive candidates in niche technical fields.
• Technical fluency to hold credible conversations with engineers and screen candidates against technical requirements.
• Experience setting up or improving recruiting processes and ATS tools.
• Clear, professional communication and sound judgment when handling confidential information.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving, early-stage environment with a high level of ownership.

Additional Information

• Based on-site at Roguebeam’s Seattle-area locations.
• This role may require access to information subject to U.S. export control regulations (ITAR/EAR).
• Applicants must be U.S. persons (U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals) or otherwise eligible to access such information.

Tools and Technologies

• LinkedIn
• Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as the first or sole recruiter at a startup.
• Experience recruiting for defense or export-controlled programs, including familiarity with ITAR/EAR considerations in hiring.
• Familiarity with the Seattle-area and national semiconductor, RF, and aerospace talent markets.
• Experience supporting employer branding, university recruiting, or campus programs.

Company Context

• Ground-floor opportunity to shape how Roguebeam hires and who joins at a formative stage.
• Direct partnership with the founders and meaningful influence on company growth.
• Work alongside a deeply technical team building hardware for demanding applications.
• Meaningful equity in an early-stage company.