# Founding Recruiter at Icarus

- Company: Icarus
- What the company does: Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.icarus.one/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: El Segundo
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $130K to $170K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-06
- Apply by: 2026-12-21
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/icarus/jobs/5475662008?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/icarus-founding-recruiter/

## About the role

As a Founding Recruiter, you will own recruiting from the first outbound message to the signed offer. You’ll work directly with the CEO and hiring managers to understand what we need, find exceptional people, and convince them to build with us. You should love the search: finding the engineer behind an impressive project, getting a response from someone who wasn’t looking, and turning a first conversation into a hire. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years of recruiting experience with a record of sourcing and closing difficult technical roles
- Experience recruiting for hardware, aerospace, defense, robotics, manufacturing, or another technically demanding environment
- Strong sourcing instincts. You know how to find people beyond the obvious companies and keywords
- Enough technical curiosity to understand what candidates have built and why their experience matters
- Clear writing, strong judgment, and the ability to earn trust with candidates and demanding hiring managers
- Comfort managing multiple searches and changing priorities while keeping commitments

Tags: Business

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/icarus-founding-recruiter/