Technical Recruiter
Scout AI
Technical Recruiter
Scout AI
Develops autonomous warfare AI foundation model
The future of defense will be decided by those who field intelligent machines at scale. At Scout AI, we’re developing Fury, the first robotic foundation model for defense, to give U.S. forces overwhelming, adaptable, and autonomous power across every domain. Fury enables human operators to command fleets of robots through natural language, and empowers those machines to sense, decide, and act together as one. This mission will ask everything of us: urgency, precision, and relentless work.
The Role
We are looking for a Technical Recruiter who is driven to build the team that will define the future of autonomous defense systems. You will drive top‑of‑funnel sourcing efforts, build thoughtful outreach strategies, and cultivate long‑term relationships with highly specialized talent across academia and industry to support our engineering hiring goals. From working cross departmentally with team leaders, sourcing world class talent, to advising hiring managers to delivering an exceptional candidate experience, you will shape the team responsible for bringing next generation autonomy to the U.S. military. Expect to move fast, adapt constantly, and operate with a high level of ownership as we rapidly scale the team. You will help define how we recruit, how we operate, and how we grow.
Responsibilities
Build highly targeted searches that deliver candidate profiles with precision
Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, interview processes, and long term hiring strategies
Build and maintain pipelines of high caliber technical talent across a range of specialized domains
Proactively source candidates from adjacent industries
Own candidate experience from first outreach to final offer, ensuring clarity, speed, and a high bar for communication
Develop strong knowledge of technical roles and the skills required to succeed at Scout, enabling accurate screening and effective storytelling
Track, analyze, and communicate sourcing metrics to identify bottlenecks and improve process efficiency
Act as a consultative partner to technical leaders, advising on talent markets, competitive positioning, and hiring best practices
Represent Scout at technical events, conferences, and university engagements to strengthen brand awareness and talent attraction
Collaborate with Business Operations on offer strategy, leveling expectations, and compensation alignment
Qualifications
6+ years of experience recruiting specialized Engineering and/or AI talent across a range of highly technical domains. Experience hiring in one or more of the following domains: robotics, AI, embedded systems, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or defense
Strong understanding of technical skill sets across both software and hardware development
Proven ability to source for highly specialized profiles in technical fields
Ability to manage multiple high volume pipelines while maintaining exceptional candidate communication
Comfort with ambiguity and rapid iteration in a fast moving environment
Clear and effective communication skills with candidates and internal stakeholders
Proficiency with recruitment tools and platforms (e.g., Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter) to manage the recruiting process efficiently
Demonstrated ability to provide data informed insights to improve recruiting outcomes
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
Why Join Scout
Work on the world’s most important frontier, ensuring U.S. and allied dominance in the age of intelligent machines
Be a core part of a team building the first defense-specific robotic foundation model
Collaborate with some of the top engineers in autonomy, AI, and national security
See your work deployed on real systems
Backed by investors including Draper Associates and Booz Allen Ventures
Benefits
Competitive cash compensation
Meaningful equity
Premium medical, dental, and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution
Competitive PTO and company holiday calendar
Catered lunch daily and fully stocked kitchen
EV charging
Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility)
Scout AI is a frontier AI lab in Sunnyvale that builds military AI systems for unmanned warfare. Its main product is Fury, a Vision-Language-Action foundation model that converts a commander's intent into coordinated actions by autonomous robots across air, land, sea, and space at the tactical edge. The system relies on AI reasoning to plan and orchestrate how different robots work together, rather than making hardware. It uses an accompanying C2-based orchestrator called Ox to manage and coordinate autonomous agents during missions. Scout AI has demonstrated end-to-end autonomous strike missions and has secured government contracts, seed funding, and a large Series A round to grow its foundational military AI and multi-agent collaboration. The company positions itself apart from competitors by focusing on the AI reasoning layer and cross-domain agent coordination rather than manufacturing hardware, aiming to scale reliable, multi-robot collaboration in defense scenarios.
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