The role involves guiding end-to-end recruitment for senior engineering and advanced manufacturing positions, serving as a strategic partner to engineering leadership to align talent strategy with technical requirements and long term product goals.
Responsibilities
- Manage full cycle recruitment for senior and specialized engineering roles across mechanical, electrical, structural, piping, automation, and new product introduction disciplines
- Collaborate with Engineering Directors and functional leaders to define role scope, required technical skills, and success criteria
- Design and implement advanced sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, complex Boolean queries, X-ray search techniques, and competitive landscape mapping
- Identify candidates through patents, technical publications, conference materials, and professional engineering associations
- Create multi-quarter talent maps highlighting competitor firms, target profiles, and emerging skill clusters
- Build passive candidate pipelines across fields such as advanced manufacturing, architecture, engineering and construction, industrial automation, and energy systems
- Lead high-level technical screening conversations to assess design experience, systems exposure, and manufacturing alignment
- Partner with compensation and leadership teams to structure complex offer packages including base salary, bonuses, 401(k) match, relocation, and performance incentives
- Provide compensation benchmarking insights for engineering markets in Phoenix, Buffalo, and other major talent hubs
- Lead negotiations for offers with senior engineers and engineering managers
- Develop CRM campaigns and long-term engagement plans for niche engineering talent pools
- Deliver market intelligence reports on competitor hiring trends, pay shifts, and evolving skill demands
- Optimize ATS workflows and recruitment analytics to improve velocity and quality of hire
- Support workforce planning initiatives and long-range engineering hiring strategies
Requirements
- 7+ years of technical recruiting experience focused on engineering and manufacturing roles
- Proven track record recruiting Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Automation, or Advanced Manufacturing Engineers
- Advanced expertise in LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search construction, and talent mapping methodologies
- Experience sourcing through patents, research publications, and technical conferences
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate complex multi-component compensation packages
- Strong understanding of engineering design processes, NPI environments, and manufacturing operations
- Experience recruiting within manufacturing, industrial automation, AEC, or energy sectors
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret labor market data
- Ability to operate independently and influence senior leadership
Technologies
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- ATS
- CRM
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Company overview
GTI designs, engineers, and manufactures modular systems that support energy storage, power generation, modular data centers, defense, and other industrial markets. The engineering organization spans Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Piping, Automation, and Advanced Manufacturing disciplines. As GTI scales, attracting high-caliber engineering talent remains a strategic advantage.
Position overview
The organization seeks a Senior Technical Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruitment for complex engineering and advanced manufacturing roles. This role acts as a strategic talent advisor to engineering leadership, focusing on talent across Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Piping, Automation, Advanced Manufacturing, and New Product Introduction disciplines.
