PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL RECRUITER 

Embedded & Executive Search | Fully Remote 

POSITION SUMMARY 

• Innovate Consutling is seeking a Principal Technical Recruiter to lead embedded recruiting engagements and executive searches for companies building autonomous and intelligent systems. Our work sits at the intersection of autonomy, aerospace, robotics, embedded systems, and space. 
• This is a high-autonomy recruiting role for someone who can develop deep technical fluency, build trusted relationships with founders and engineering leaders, and identify talent that traditional sourcing approaches may miss. 
• KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 
• Operate as a principal recruiter within client organizations, working directly in their recruiting systems, workflows, and hiring processes. 
• Own recruiting pipelines from sourcing through close across multiple technical roles. 
• Lead retained executive searches for VP-level leaders, Heads of Engineering, CTOs, Heads of Autonomy, founding engineers, and other high-impact technical talent. 
• Partner directly with CEOs, hiring managers, and engineering leadership to understand hiring needs and resolve calibration issues. 
• Develop and maintain deep technical talent-market intelligence, including target companies, emerging talent, technical communities, and candidate networks. 
• Build targeted pipelines through referrals, technical communities, conferences, direct outreach, and other sourcing channels beyond LinkedIn. 
• Deliver concise, defensible candidate shortlists supported by strong written assessments. 
• Provide proactive weekly search updates and identify challenges or misalignment early. 
• Represent clients accurately throughout the recruiting process and deliver a high-quality candidate experience from initial outreach through close. 
• QUALIFICATIONS 
• 10+ years of technical recruiting experience, with significant experience in deep-tech, hard systems, or frontier engineering environments. 
• Demonstrated experience leading executive searches, including VP-level and above leadership roles and senior individual contributors. 
• Experience working in an embedded recruiting environment and operating directly within a client's ATS, communication tools, meetings, and hiring processes. 
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to effectively partner with CEOs, engineering leaders, and hiring managers. 
• Proven sourcing ability beyond traditional job boards and LinkedIn, including referral networks, technical communities, conferences, and direct outreach. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce clear, specific, and compelling candidate assessments and client updates. 
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments where the hiring requirements may evolve throughout the search. 
• Highly autonomous, organized, and accountable for outcomes.