Technical Recruiter
About the job
- At least 4 years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally within hardware, robotics, or a related engineering-intensive industry.
- Demonstrated success recruiting across multiple technical disciplines, such as mechanical or electrical engineering, embedded or firmware, robotics software, and data engineering.
- Strong sourcing skills and the ability to build pipelines for niche or hard-to-find technical talent.
- Experience partnering with engineering leaders and technical hiring managers to run effective, structured interview processes.
- Ability to manage multiple open requisitions simultaneously in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Ability to operate with ambiguity and build processes where none exist.
- Own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles spanning research and development, hardware (mechanical and electrical), software, data, and systems engineering.
- Partner directly with hiring managers and engineering leadership to define role requirements, calibrate hiring bars, and build effective interview processes.
- Proactively source passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, technical communities, referrals, and networking events.
- Manage the end-to-end candidate experience, from initial outreach through offer and close, ensuring a high-quality, timely process at every stage.
- Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for hard-to-fill and specialized technical roles, such as robotics, embedded systems, controls, and firmware.
- Track and report on key recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, source of hire, and funnel conversion, to inform hiring strategy.
- Continuously improve and help document the technical hiring process, interview structure, and candidate evaluation criteria as the company scales.
- Represent Slip Robotics' brand and culture to candidates in a competitive hardware and robotics talent market.
- Ideal experience is within hardware, robotics, or a related engineering-intensive industry.
About the company
Slip Robotics provides the SlipBot automated loading system as a Robots-as-a-Service for loading docks. The SlipBot can load or unload a full truck trailer in about five minutes by staging freight at the dock and moving it as a single unit, with no facility changes or IT setup required. The system includes SlipController for control, SlipView for live/historical data, and attachments like SlipBot+Rack and SlipBot+Bin to handle non-uniform items, all delivered via annual subscription that covers hardware, software, and data access. The company aims to reduce dock loading time and truck dwell, increase throughput, improve safety by removing forklift entry into trailers, and scale deployments across the logistics ecosystem with data-driven insights for customers.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$44M
Headquarters
Norcross, Georgia
Founded
2020
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- SlipLift reached initial deployments in 2026 and broader availability throughout the year.
- Slip hired a dozen employees since summer 2026, including field and engineering roles.
- Customers like John Deere, GE Appliances, Nissan, Valeo, and Four Hands validate demand.
What critics are saying
- Berkshire Grey's Scoop launched February 2026, challenging Slip in dock unloading.
- Symbotic acquired Fox Robotics in 2026, intensifying dock-automation competition with distribution scale.
- Slip depends on warehouse adoption cycles; a failed SlipLift ramp would crush RaaS economics.
What makes Slip Robotics unique
- SlipLift decouples robot from payload, serving multiple dock doors since February 2026.
- Slip Robotics loads and unloads trucks in five minutes without facility or IT changes.
- SlipBot and SlipLift target both short-haul and 20,000-pound regional freight operations.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Remote Work Options
- Company Equity