Technical Recruiter, Aerospace and Defense

MTSI is an award-winning engineering services and technology solutions company. We have a highly specialized workforce that partners with critical customers and organizations to solve their most complex technical problems. We are 100% employee-owned and a certified 2021 Great Place to Work, along with numerous other outstanding workplace awards nationwide. We are searching for a strategic Technical Recruiter and Strategy Partner in our Talent Acquisition organization to join our larger team and outstanding culture in Alexandria, VA , Dayton, OH , or Colorado Springs, CO . We will consider other strong candidates who can commute to other main MTSI office locations, including Huntsville, AL, Las Vegas, NV, or Niceville, FL.

As a Recruiting and Strategy Partner, you will bring outstanding value by leveraging your subject matter expertise in finding and attracting highly skilled technical talent to MTSI. You will be a trusted business partner to your stakeholders. Your positive attitude and customer support mindset will drive you to succeed in this role in partnership with your hiring managers. MTSI offers an excellent compensation package with benefits that include generous paid time off, medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and 401k and ESOP.

Responsibilities

How you will contribute to our Defense and Space mission:

• Be an advocate of and abide by MTSI's employee-first culture and core values.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand technical requirements of roles and functions to identify the best candidates.
• Develop effective sourcing strategies with the objective of presenting multiple qualified candidates for each opening.
• Source, engage, and recruit passive talent by researching, creating, and executing creative sourcing strategies to fill current openings and help build a healthy pipeline of qualified candidates.
• Focus on sourcing cleared level candidates and be able to identify, qualify and maintain a strong pipeline of candidates.
• Conduct market and competitor research; gather intel through prospect contact and share with the team for action.
• Locate, contact, and screen candidates for basic qualifications, interest, salary availability, and more.
• Track, develop and maintain pipelines/pools of active and passive candidates.
• Utilize proactive search techniques using recruiting tools (such as Clearance Jobs, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Monster, others), networks of internal & external referrals, Boolean internet searches, social media searches, professional and/or personal networks to identify active and passive candidates.
• Perform full lifecycle recruiting activities when required, including candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, scheduling, offer negotiation, closing, and building high-quality pipelines of cleared candidates.
• Manage all candidate activity within iCIMS applicant tracking system (ATS) while complying with OFCCP guidelines.
• Travel occasionally for hiring events or other recruitment-related activities.
• Perform other duties as required.
• Create and foster relationships with colleagues and diverse professional organizations to attract and recruit critical skilled candidates, alumni, and diversity applicants.
• Maintain records on applicant flow and outreach efforts.
• Attend job fairs, events, conferences, and college recruiting activities as necessary.

Qualifications

You’ll be a great fit for this role if:

• You have a passion for aerospace, defense, and space systems and advanced technologies.
• Interacting with people at all levels is something you’re skilled at.
• You show exceptional sourcing skills in identifying high-quality, cleared candidates.
• You’re experienced in supporting proposal recruiting by building strong candidate pipelines of cleared candidates.
• You advocate for candidates' best interests and serve as a trusted agent.
• You have a proven ability to deliver on deadlines within a fast-paced environment.
• You’re able to maintain confidentiality, display discretion, and protect privacy of information.
• Paying attention to detail and providing excellent customer service in a professional environment is a skill you excel at.
• You enjoy working in both a team and independent environment.
• Multitasking and working on multiple projects in parallel is a skill you possess.
• You’re a proven communicator with outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• You are passionate about using and adapting new technologies to allow humans to excel at working with people.
• You’re eager to build a career you’re proud of.

The Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education, professional training, or professional work experience.
• 2+ years of relevant experience supporting search for cleared DOD candidates, directly supporting sourcing efforts utilizing a range of sourcing methods and approaches.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills to include Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Exceptional sourcing skills in identifying high-quality, cleared candidates.
• Experience working within iCIMS applicant tracking system (ATS), or a similar applicant tracking system (ATS).
• The successful candidate must meet eligibility requirements to access sensitive information, which requires US citizenship.

Even Better If You

• Are a boolean master of your career domain.
• Believe we put a man on the moon.
• Have succeeded in the staffing industry.
• Built a model rocket, launched it, and never found where it landed.
• Use technology to create great candidate experiences.
• Have never spammed candidates on LinkedIn.