CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company's products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats.
CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com .
Role Overview:
This is a 12-month contract position with the potential for extension or full-time conversion based on performance and business needs. This role offers a strong opportunity to gain exposure to a fast-paced, high-growth recruiting environment and make a meaningful impact from day one.
We are seeking a Technical Sourcer to own top-of-funnel for our highest-priority engineering searches. You will partner closely with our recruiting team and engineering hiring managers to map talent markets, identify exceptional engineers who are not actively looking, and turn thoughtful outreach into real conversations. This role is foundational as we scale: you will help shape our sourcing strategy, tools, and processes in a small, fast-moving, mission-driven environment.
We care more about raw ability, curiosity, and drive than a traditional recruiting path. This could be a great fit for a Sourcer ready to take on more ownership, an agency Recruiter looking to move in-house, or a Recruiter who would enjoy focusing solely on top-of-funnel. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience sourcing engineering talent, ideally within defense or other highly regulated technical industries.
If you are passionate about finding top-tier talent and contributing to impactful, mission-driven work, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with our Recruiting Lead, Recruiters, and hiring managers to thoroughly understand the requirements, team dynamics, and organizational goals for each priority engineering role, and translate them into effective sourcing strategies
Own top-of-funnel for high-priority engineering searches, from mapping talent markets and target companies to building and managing a healthy pipeline of qualified candidates
Develop and implement creative strategies for competitive and hard-to-fill searches, leveraging tactical research, referrals, networking events, and sourcing campaigns
Write and send personalized outreach that engages passive candidates, including senior engineers who are not looking, and builds relationships from the first interaction
Research companies, teams, and communities to identify candidates others might miss
Deeply understand each team's product, roadmap, and culture to effectively position roles and represent CHAOS and its mission authentically
Build expertise in critical skills, target companies, and industry trends to guide sourcing strategies and inform hiring decisions
Maintain and analyze pipeline metrics, including outreach response rates and sourced-to-screen conversion, and iterate on strategy based on what is working
Utilize data and analytics to influence sourcing strategies, ensure data integrity, and track progress toward recruitment goals
Partner with Recruiting Coordinators, Recruiters, and Operations team members to ensure seamless handoffs and efficient operational workflows
Experiment with AI and new tools to make sourcing faster, smarter, and more effective, and help build and refine our sourcing processes as the team scales
Deliver an outstanding, proactive candidate experience throughout the process
Work a minimum of 3 days onsite per week out of our office in Los Angeles (El Segundo), California
Minimum Requirements:
3+ years of sourcing or recruiting experience, ideally…