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Senior Technical Sourcer, Manufacturing

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time$146k–$194k2026-10-26 → 2026-11-10

Core

Proactively identify, engage, and nurture top-tier talent for hardware manufacturing, assembly, and production engineering roles to support advanced defense technology development.

Role type

Senior Technical Sourcer (Manufacturing & Production Engineering)

Builds

Candidate pipelines for manufacturing, integration, and production engineering roles

Domain

Defense technology, hardware manufacturing, aerospace

Required skills

Advanced sourcing techniques, market research, industry networks, candidate engagement, pipeline development, data-driven sourcing analysis, ATS/LinkedIn Recruiter proficiency, Boolean search

Preferred skills

Manufacturing/hardware engineering sourcing experience, Greenhouse/Gem/AI tools expertise, understanding of hardware manufacturing processes, independent problem solving, creative troubleshooting

Technologies

LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, Gem, Boolean search tools, ATS

Responsibilities

Identify passive and active candidates in electro-mechanical assembly, avionics, wire harnessing, electrical/electronics manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, and firmware engineering; Initiate and develop relationships with prospective manufacturing talent; Build and maintain robust candidate pipelines; Partner with recruiters to align sourcing strategies with operational goals; Analyze sourcing metrics to optimize workflows

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC