Sr Recruiter, Early Career Program

Senior Early Careers Technical Recruiter – Automotive Industry Leader (W-2 Contract, Remote)

Remote · W-2 Contract · $95K–$115K annualized

Great work deserves real support.

Sustainable Talent is partnering with a globally recognized automotive industry leader that is shaping the future of mobility. We are looking for a Senior Early Careers Technical Recruiter to support our client's early careers and university recruiting team.

This is a remote W-2 contract role. We offer competitive pay $95K–$115K annualized based on factors like experience, education, location, etc. and provide full benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)), PTO, and amazing company culture!

About the role

You'll connect students and new graduates with technical roles in software engineering or hardware engineering (mechanical and electrical). You'll manage early careers pipelines, assess candidates beyond the resume and work with hiring teams to match the right talent to the right openings. Strong early hiring builds the client's future engineering bench.

What you'll do

• Manage pipeline requisitions for university and early careers technical talent in one specialization: software (development, embedded/firmware, cloud, data, AI/ML, controls) or hardware (mechanical, electrical, mechatronics, robotics, systems and validation).
• Screen candidates on technical background, coursework, projects, internships and career interests.
• Match qualified candidates to hiring teams based on skills, interests and business needs, and advise teams on fit and talent availability.
• Partner with hiring managers, recruiters and business leaders on current and upcoming early careers hiring needs.
• Find talent through university programs, campus partnerships, referrals, networking and targeted sourcing.
• Keep candidate records, pipeline activity and requisitions current in ATS and CRM platforms.
• Keep candidates engaged with consistent communication and timely follow-up throughout the process.

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong recruiting experience, ideally in university recruiting, early careers, new graduate hiring or technical engineering recruiting.
• Understanding of software, mechanical or electrical engineering disciplines.
• Ability to assess candidates beyond the resume, including projects, internships and coursework.
• Experience managing high-volume pipelines and partnering with multiple hiring managers as priorities change.
• Strong relationship management, communication and organizational skills, and the ability to work independently.
• Experience with ATS and CRM platforms.
• Preferred: Eightfold experience.
• Preferred: Experience in automotive, EV, mobility, manufacturing, aerospace, robotics or other engineering-driven industries, including internship-to-full-time conversion programs.

Don't check every box? Apply anyway. We'd rather talk with a strong candidate who's close than miss you.

What success looks like

• Hiring teams have a steady flow of qualified early careers candidates in your specialization.
• Candidates you present match hiring team needs on technical skills and interests.
• Pipeline and requisition data in the ATS and CRM is accurate and current.

Ready to help launch the next generation of engineers?

Apply today. We'll review your application and email you next steps. If it's a strong match, we'll set up a time to talk.