Full Cycle Technical Recruiter

About the role

The Full Cycle Technical Recruiter owns recruiting from intake through offer and close for Critical Materials Group's technical, production, and leadership hiring. CMG is an early stage government contractor rebuilding domestic energetics manufacturing capacity, and plans to add more than 100 employees across its sites over the next 12 to 18 months. This role sits at the center of that growth: hiring explosives technicians, chemists, and quality professionals for production, technical leads for Programs, site and supply chain talent for Operations, and senior leaders across Finance, AI, Legal, and Growth. Many of these roles carry U.S. person, explosives eligibility, or clearance requirements, so this recruiter screens for them from the first conversation.

Based in Austin, TX (hybrid), with regular travel to CMG sites, including the Ballinger, TX facility, for hiring events, interviews, and hiring manager collaboration. Site visits may include manufacturing and laboratory areas where personal protective equipment and site safety protocols are required.

Responsibilities

• Hiring Plan Execution: Own a requisition load aligned to CMG's 12 to 18 month hiring plan, prioritizing roles by hiring window (under 30 days, 30 to 90 days, and 90 to 180 days) and business criticality. Partner with the Talent Acquisition Manager and Head of People to forecast hiring capacity, set weekly targets, and flag risks to the plan early. Run cohort hiring for recurring production roles such as Explosives Technicians, coordinating group interviews, site tours, and shared start dates so new hires onboard and train together.
• Sourcing & Pipeline Development: Build pipelines of passive and active candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, ClearanceJobs, and industry networks across energetics, munitions, chemical manufacturing, and defense. Develop veteran and transitioning service member pipelines through DoD SkillBridge, Hiring Our Heroes, the Texas Veterans Commission, and nearby installations such as Fort Cavazos and Goodfellow AFB, with emphasis on EOD, ordnance, and munitions backgrounds. Build regional pipelines for rural site hiring through community colleges, technical schools such as TSTC, Angelo State University, and local Workforce Solutions offices. Map talent and run passive outreach for hard to fill and senior roles, including chemistry, quality, drone and unmanned systems, government relations, and international, commercial, and USG program sales.
• Government Contractor Hiring Compliance: Screen for role specific eligibility early, including U.S. person status for ITAR controlled roles, eligibility to possess explosive materials under federal law, and clearance eligibility where required. Coordinate pre employment steps with People Operations and Security, including ATF employee possessor submissions, background checks, drug screening, E-Verify, and clearance sponsorship. Maintain complete applicant and disposition records in