Technical Recruiter
Hyliion · Austin
Hyliion is committed to creating innovative solutions that enable clean, flexible and affordable electricity production. The Company’s primary focus is to develop distributed power generators that can operate on various fuel sources to future-proof against an ever-changing energy economy.
Job Purpose
The Technical Recruiter is responsible for executing a structured, compliant, and data-driven full-cycle recruitment process to attract, assess, and hire top engineering, technical, manufacturing, and office/corporate talent in support of the company's strategic and operational goals. This role partners closely with HR leadership and engineering, operations, and manufacturing hiring managers to understand technical workforce needs, build targeted sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill roles, and deliver a positive, engaging candidate experience from initial contact through start date. The Technical Recruiter also plays a key role in positioning Hyliion as an employer of choice for engineers and technical professionals, continuously improving hiring outcomes to support the development and scale-up of the KARNO technology.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Partner with engineering, operations, and manufacturing hiring managers to understand technical requirements, team structure, and evolving business needs, and translate them into effective hiring plans and job descriptions.
- Own full-cycle technical recruiting across disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, systems and controls, software/firmware, test, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain, managing multiple priority searches at once.
- Develop a working understanding of the company's technology, products, and engineering disciplines in order to credibly engage technical candidates and accurately assess fit.
- Proactively source passive and active candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, Boolean and X-ray search, technical communities, professional associations, referrals, and creative outreach strategies.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and recurring technical and manufacturing roles, including niche and hard-to-fill skill sets.
- Conduct phone screens, video interviews, and in-person interviews to evaluate technical background, hands-on experience, culture add, and role fit, including experience in fast-paced, startup, or hardware development environments.
- Design and coordinate structured interview processes with hiring teams, including technical interviews, panel interviews, and skills assessments, and calibrate interviewers on evaluation criteria.
- Act as the primary point of contact for candidates throughout the recruitment process, ensuring clear, timely, and professional communication.
- Collaborate with the HR team on offer development, compensation benchmarking, and hiring approvals; help close candidates in a competitive market.
- Maintain accurate and OFCCP compliant records within the applicant tracking system (ATS).
- Track, analyze, and report recruiting metrics such as time to hire, time to fill, source of hire, offer acceptance rate, and pipeline health; identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Ensure recruiting activities comply with employment laws, internal policies, OFCCP requirements, and export control (ITAR/EAR) screening requirements where applicable.
- Protect and promote the organization's employer brand with technical audiences across external platforms such as LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and job postings in a professional manner.
- Build and maintain relationships with universities, engineering programs and societies, trade and technical schools, and external recruitment partners; organize and participate in career fairs, campus recruiting, and intern programs.
- Adapt quickly to changing priorities and take on additional responsibilities as the company grows.
- Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, needed, or required for the business.
Qualifications
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Qualifications include:
- Education, Experience and Certifications
- Bachelor's degree preferred; degree in Human Resources, Business, or a technical field is a plus.
- Minimum of five (5) years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, preferably in an in-house corporate environment supporting engineering, manufacturing, or hardware technology organizations.
- Skills and Abilities
- Proven track record of filling engineering and technical roles, including senior-level and hard-to-fill positions.
- Working knowledge of engineering disciplines and technical terminology (e.g., mechanical, electrical, controls, software, manufacturing) sufficient to screen candidates and partner credibly with hiring managers.
- Leverage AI-enabled recruiting tools to improve speed, quality, and consistency across sourcing, candidate outreach, interview preparation, scheduling, and pipeline analytics; apply sound judgment to validate AI outputs and ensure their use is fair, unbiased, transparent, and compliant with applicable laws and company policies.
- Advanced sourcing skills, including LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean/X-ray search, and engagement of passive talent.
- Experience recruiting in startup, high-growth, energy, clean technology, automotive, or industrial manufacturing environments strongly preferred.
- Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), preferably Greenhouse, and other recruitment software tools.
- Excellent interviewing and candidate assessment skills, with experience designing and running structured technical interview processes.
- Working knowledge of Human Resources practices and applicable labor and employment laws; familiarity with export control (ITAR/EAR) considerations a plus.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage technical candidates and stakeholders.
- Strong organization and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage a high-volume requisition load in a fast-paced environment.
Role Classification and Working Conditions
This is a salaried, exempt-level position. This position typically works in an office environment; and given the nature of our business is also exposed to operations/warehouses/production environments.
Physical/Other Requirements
- Ability to travel, as needed, by plane, automobile, etc.
We are not accepting candidates who require sponsorship for this role at this time.
Benefits:
- Medical Plans, with PPO or HDHP options
- Dental Plans, with buy-up option
- Vision Plan
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Plans, with buy-up options
- Short Term Disability, paid for by the company
- Long Term Disability, paid for by the company
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- 401k/Roth 401k
- Voluntary Accident Plans
- Voluntary Critical Illness Plans
- Hospital Indemnity Plan
Hyliion is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability, veteran status. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to otherwise participate in the employment selection process, please direct your inquires to Hyliion’s human resources department at HR@hyliion.com.