Shield AI
Senior Executive Sourcer
Dallas, Texas +3 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 27, 2026
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
San Diego, California
Washington, D.C.
Seattle, Washington - Experience
- 8+ years of technical sourcing experience; ideally in aerospace, defense, autonomy, or complex hardware/software industries.
About the job
Leads talent discovery and sourcing strategy for specialized engineering and other critical roles, using market intelligence, relationship-building, and AI-powered workflows to support hiring.
What you'll do
- Develop talent maps and data-informed sourcing strategies; generate and engage candidates through sourcing platforms and other channels.
- Build proactive pipelines and long-term relationships with passive, cleared, and specialized talent.
- Create and improve AI-powered sourcing workflows and systems, advise recruiting stakeholders, and use analytics to optimize sourcing.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of technical sourcing experience.
- Proven market mapping, competitive intelligence, and candidate generation for specialized technical roles.
- Expertise in advanced Boolean search and modern sourcing platforms; experience using AI-powered sourcing workflows and AI development environments or coding assistants.
- Ability to partner consultatively with recruiting and engineering leaders, build candidate relationships, and communicate effectively.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting aerospace, robotics, autonomy, AI/ML, or advanced vehicle engineering organizations.
- Experience with export control or security-cleared recruiting environments; familiarity with Ashby or recruiting analytics, CRM, or talent intelligence platforms.
Tools
LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, SeekOut, ClearanceJobs, GitHub, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor
AI focus
Build and improve AI-powered sourcing workflows, research agents, automations, and structured research outputs to improve candidate discovery, market intelligence, and recruiting efficiency.
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