Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - Engineering

At Layup Parts, we're developing the technology that will build the future.  We're a manufacturing technology company replacing months of lead time with days, using proprietary software, automation, and advanced manufacturing systems built for speed. Our customers are inventing what's next, in aerospace, defense, robotics, and beyond. To keep up with them, manufacturing has to change. That's what we're building.  As we continue to scale, we're looking for a highly organized, relationship-driven Senior Talent Acquisition Partner who can run high-volume, fast-cycle recruiting and longer-cycle, specialized technical searches side by side, and knows how to shift gears between the two. What You'll Do

Own full-cycle recruiting across a diverse portfolio of specialized software, mechanical, and manufacturing engineering searches, adjusting sourcing strategy and cadence to fit each.

Serve as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert to hiring managers — coaching on role definition, interview process design, feedback calibration, and closing strategy, not just executing against a req.

Define scope and sourcing approach for hard-to-fill and specialized roles, including market mapping of the competitive talent landscape.

Prioritize and manage a portfolio of concurrent requisitions based on business urgency, hiring manager needs, and shifting priorities.

Build and maintain sourcing engines for diverse hiring verticals (e.g. staffing agency partnerships, trade schools, local outreach, Boolean/X-ray search, GitHub, technical communities, etc.)

Drive structured interview loops from initial outreach through offer negotiation and close, including panel calibration and feedback synthesis.

Maintain accurate, real-time requisition and candidate data in the ATS, and proactively use pipeline conversion, source effectiveness, and time-to-fill data to guide hiring manager conversations rather than just report after the fact.

What We're Looking For

Be awesome! Be the kind of person you want to work with!

5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with demonstrated success across specialized technical or engineering searches, in a hardware, aerospace, defense, or manufacturing environment.

Proven ability to manage a high-volume requisition load independently.

Demonstrated success sourcing and closing candidates across both competitive technical talent markets and high-volume production/trades pipelines, including creative approaches beyond standard job boards.

Comfortable in a fast-paced, resource-lean startup environment where you’ll wear multiple hats.

Bonus Points

Experience recruiting in composite manufacturing or a related technical manufacturing field

Experience recruiting in a highly regulated or defense/aerospace environment

Experience scaling an organization through periods of rapid growth

Equal Opportunity  Layup is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.  ITAR Requirements  To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.  Notice to Staffing Agencies & Search Firms  Layup Parts does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters. Please do not forward resumes to our hiring managers, Talent Acquisition team, or any other Layup employee. Layup is not responsible for, and will not pay, any placement fees related to unsolicited resumes or candidates submitted without a signed agreement and prior written authorization from Layup's Talent Acquisition team. Any resume or candidate information submitted outside of this process will be considered the property of Layup Parts, free of charge.    #LI-KC1