Recruiter

About RoboTensor

RoboTensor is a Physical AI company building the infrastructure and intelligence needed to turn foundation models into real-world physical capabilities.

We are building a highly technical team across embodied AI, machine learning, simulation, robotics software, and data. We are looking for a Recruiter who can help us find exceptional people in these fields and build the talent foundation of the company.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly proactive Recruiter to own recruiting across technical and business roles at RoboTensor.

This is an early-stage startup role. You will not simply manage inbound applicants or coordinate interviews. You will actively identify exceptional candidates, understand what makes them relevant to our mission, build relationships with them, and help us close them.

You will work directly with the founders and hiring managers to understand what each role truly requires and translate those needs into an effective sourcing and recruiting strategy.

The primary focus will be technical hiring across embodied AI, machine learning, robotics, simulation, software, and research.

What You’ll Do

• Own recruiting end to end, from sourcing through offer acceptance.
• Build candidate pipelines for highly technical roles in embodied AI, machine learning, robotics, simulation, and AI systems.
• Proactively source candidates from research labs, AI companies, robotics companies, universities, open-source communities, conferences, and technical networks.
• Develop a deep understanding of our technical roles so you can evaluate candidate relevance beyond keywords.
• Partner directly with founders and hiring managers to define hiring profiles and priorities.
• Write and continuously improve job descriptions and candidate outreach.
• Develop personalized outreach that gets strong candidates interested in RoboTensor.
• Screen candidates for technical relevance, motivation, startup fit, and communication.
• Coordinate interviews while maintaining a fast and high-quality candidate experience.
• Build relationships with candidates who may not be ready to move immediately.
• Maintain structured recruiting pipelines and hiring metrics.
• Develop recruiting processes that can scale as the company grows.
• Help build RoboTensor’s reputation among top AI, robotics, and engineering talent.
• Identify new talent pools and unconventional sources of strong candidates.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong recruiting, sourcing, or talent experience.
• Experience hiring highly technical candidates.
• Ability to understand technical concepts well enough to identify strong candidate profiles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong sourcing instincts and persistence.
• Ability to build relationships with passive candidates.
• Highly organized and comfortable managing multiple searches simultaneously.
• Comfortable operating independently in a fast-moving startup.
• Strong judgment about talent and candidate quality.
• Willingness to experiment with new sourcing strategies rather than relying only on inbound applications.

Nice to Have

• Experience recruiting for AI, machine learning, robotics, autonomous systems, or deep-tech companies.
• Experience sourcing research engineers, research scientists, or highly specialized technical talent.
• Familiarity with major AI and robotics research organizations, conferences, universities, and open-source communities.
• Experience recruiting internationally.
• Experience working directly with startup founders.
• Experience building an early recruiting function from the ground up.

What Success Looks Like

You develop a deep understanding of the people RoboTensor needs and consistently bring exceptional candidates into the company.

Our strongest hires are not simply people who happened to apply. They are people you identified, engaged, and convinced that RoboTensor is one of the most interesting places for them to work.

Over time, you build a talent network that becomes a meaningful competitive advantage for RoboTensor.