Shield AI
Staff Technical Sourcer - Aircraft Engineering
Dallas, Texas +3 · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 27, 2026
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
San Diego, California
Washington, D.C.
Seattle, Washington - Experience
- 8+ years of technical sourcing experience; aerospace, defense, aviation, advanced aircraft, or complex hardware/software experience is described as ideal.
About the job
Leads talent discovery and sourcing strategy for specialized aircraft engineering roles, building talent intelligence, candidate pipelines, and AI-enabled recruiting workflows.
What you'll do
- Develop market maps, sourcing strategies, and candidate pipelines across aircraft engineering disciplines.
- Use sourcing platforms and AI tools to identify candidates and build repeatable research, automation, and recruiting workflows.
- Advise recruiting and engineering leaders on talent markets, sourcing strategy, and hiring effectiveness.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of technical sourcing experience.
- Track record in market mapping, competitive intelligence, and candidate generation for specialized aircraft or aerospace technical roles.
- Expertise in advanced Boolean search and modern sourcing platforms, including LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, SeekOut, ClearanceJobs, and GitHub.
- Hands-on experience with AI-powered sourcing workflows or automations, including using AI development environments or coding assistants.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting aircraft, aerospace, aviation, advanced vehicle, or defense engineering organizations.
- Experience with export control, ITAR, EAR, or security-cleared recruiting environments; familiarity with Ashby and recruiting analytics, CRM, or talent intelligence platforms.
Tools
LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut, HireEZ, ClearanceJobs, GitHub, Ashby, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex
AI focus
Build and improve AI-powered sourcing workflows, research agents, and automations; use AI tools to support candidate discovery, market intelligence, structured research, and recruiting operations.
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