Technical Recruiter/Sourcer (semiconductor industry )

Description:
6 months contract ; May extend
For this role the preference is a candidate local to Rancho Cordova who can work a hybrid schedule, but client is open to remote candidates in PST / MST time zones as well, especially candidates in Portland OR metro / Phoenix AZ metro / Longmont CO areas.
Position Summary
As Senior Technical Sourcer, you will build proactive talent pipelines and market intelligence for highly specialized semiconductor and technology roles that are critical to hiring strategy. This role focuses on identifying, engaging, and qualifying passive talent across hard-to-fill engineering disciplines, including NAND, SSD, firmware, ASIC, design, device, validation, product, process, manufacturing, AI, and data engineering. The ideal candidate is an expert sourcing practitioner who can combine LinkedIn Recruiter, SmartRecruiters database mining, advanced Boolean search, talent mapping, and personalized outreach to create high-quality candidate pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
Key Responsibilities
Create sourcing strategies, talent maps, target-company lists, and market research for critical semiconductor talent segments.
Use LinkedIn Recruiter, SmartRecruiters, advanced Boolean search, referrals, professional communities, and approved sourcing platforms.
Rediscover prior applicants, silver medalists, leads, and talent-pool candidates in SmartRecruiters.
Build pipelines across NAND, SSD, firmware, ASIC, device, design, product, process, validation, manufacturing, AI, and data engineering.
Develop personalized outreach and conduct initial candidate qualification.
Maintain accurate source, outreach, status, notes, and handoff data in SmartRecruiters.
Required Qualifications
5+ years of technical sourcing experience for hard-to-fill engineering roles.
Demonstrated semiconductor industry sourcing or recruiting experience.
Demonstrated technical recruiting or sourcing experience.
Expert proficiency using LinkedIn Recruiter for complex search, projects, pipelines, and outreach.
Advanced Boolean search capability across recruiting platforms and open-web sources.
Proficiency using SmartRecruiters to search candidates, manage leads and talent pools, document activity, and maintain data quality.
Experience using multiple sourcing tools and producing talent maps or market insights.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience using SeekOut or comparable sourcing technology.
Experience sourcing across US and international semiconductor markets.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Work arrangement
Yes