Senior Recruiter, Hardware

Positron AI is building next-generation AI inference accelerators designed from the ground up for low-latency, high-throughput large language model inference. Our first-generation ASIC, Asimov, is a cutting-edge accelerator targeting frontier AI workloads, with additional generations already underway.

Positron builds purpose-built hardware and software for efficient AI inference. We are looking for a Senior Hardware Technical Recruiter to help build the engineering teams behind our next generation of silicon and systems.

In this role, you will partner directly with engineering leaders and own recruiting from initial role definition through accepted offer. You will bring a strong understanding of semiconductor talent, creative sourcing skills, and a track record of helping experienced engineers take the next step in their careers.

Full-Cycle Hardware Recruiting

• Own full-cycle recruiting for hardware engineering roles, including ASIC architecture and RTL design, design verification, physical design, design-for-test, emulation, and silicon validation.
• Partner with engineering leaders to define hiring priorities, candidate profiles, seniority, and interview criteria.

Sourcing and Candidate Engagement

• Build pipelines of passive candidates through market mapping, personalized outreach, referrals, and relationships within semiconductor communities.
• Conduct initial conversations that establish relevant experience, career motivations, and alignment with the role.

Interview Process and Closing

• Coordinate effective interview processes, facilitate candidate debriefs, and keep feedback and decisions moving.
• Develop offer and closing strategies with hiring managers and the People team, communicating the technical opportunity and helping candidates make informed decisions.

Recruiting Operations and Continuous Improvement

• Use pipeline data and market feedback to identify bottlenecks, improve recruiting effectiveness, and provide realistic hiring forecasts.
• Deliver a thoughtful candidate experience and improve recruiting tools, workflows, and practices as Positron grows.
• Take an agent-first approach to recruiting: put AI agents in charge of the process work, such as research, outreach preparation, scheduling, and reporting, so your time goes to people: building relationships with candidates, advising hiring managers, and closing great hires.

• 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, including substantial experience recruiting semiconductor or silicon engineering talent.
• Demonstrated success hiring across multiple hardware disciplines, such as ASIC/RTL design, design verification, physical design, DFT, or silicon validation.
• A proven track record of independently sourcing and closing experienced engineers in competitive talent markets.
• Working knowledge of the semiconductor development lifecycle and the distinctions among engineering specialties, sufficient to calibrate searches with hiring managers.
• Confidence advising engineering leaders, challenging assumptions constructively, and translating broad hiring needs into actionable search strategies.
• Strong written communication, relationship‑building, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Hands‑on proficiency with applicant tracking systems, sourcing tools, and recruiting metrics.
• Experience using LLMs and agentic AI tools in your own recruiting workflows, such as market research, sourcing, outreach drafting, scheduling, or pipeline reporting, with sound judgment about where human review is essential.
• Ability to independently manage multiple specialized searches as priorities evolve.

• Experience recruiting for AI accelerators, GPUs, CPUs, advanced computing systems, or related…