Talent Partner – Electronic Warfare (All genders)

ABOUT THE TEAM

The People & Talent Acquisition team at STARK acts as a high-tempo growth engine, embedded directly alongside our engineering and systems divisions. We do not run transactional recruitment; we operate as tactical advisors to technical leadership, mapping niche markets and engaging hard-to-reach subject matter experts. Our culture values autonomy, speed, intellectual curiosity, and deep domain fluency. In this role, you will sit at the crossroads of advanced hardware, software-defined systems, and signal technology, directly scaling the teams that build our spectrum dominance capabilities.

YOUR MISSION

As Talent Partner for Electronic Warfare & Advanced RF Communications, you will lead end-to-end recruitment for mission-critical engineering disciplines operating across the electromagnetic spectrum. You will partner closely with systems architects and R&D leaders to headhunt top-tier engineers developing resilient communications, electronic attack/protection systems, and high-reliability wireless hardware. Your work will directly expand STARK’s technical capabilities in spectrum-denied and extreme operational environments.

WHAT YOU WILL DO AT STARK

• Lead end-to-end talent acquisition for specialized engineering roles across Electronic Warfare (EW), RF Systems, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), and advanced communication links.
• Partner with technical directors and lead architects to calibrate complex requisitions, define structured assessment scorecards, and execute targeted search strategies.
• Map and headhunt passive engineering talent across defence primes, advanced telecommunications, aerospace R&D, and high-reliability hardware manufacturers.
• Engage and evaluate engineers with niche backgrounds.
• Provide strategic insight on European talent distribution, specialized market availability, clearance constraints, and competitive benchmarking.
• Drive a high-touch, consultative candidate experience from outbound engagement through technical deep-dives, offer extension, and clearance pre-screening.
• Maintain transparent pipeline reporting, conversion metrics, and candidate records within Personio.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE MISSION

• Proven track record in full-lifecycle recruitment within Electronic Warfare (EW), RF/Microwave Engineering, Radar, High-Reliability Communications, or related aerospace and defence disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience hiring specialized hardware and embedded systems talent.
• Fluency in English.
• Proven direct-sourcing expertise across niche engineering networks, specialized technical forums, and security-conscious research communities.
• Track record of establishing high-credibility partnerships with senior engineering leaders in rigorous, high-bar hiring environments.
• High degree of autonomy, structured execution, and the agility to adapt in a fast-paced defence tech scale-up.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience recruiting engineers familiar with mission-critical architectures, long-range communications, or extreme environment / radiation-hardened electronics.
• Familiarity with national or NATO security clearance verification processes.
• Established network within European aerospace R&D institutes, telecommunications labs, or defence engineering clusters.
• Working knowledge of Personio or modern ATS and sourcing automation tools.