HR Executive - Technical & Defence Recruitment

WE ARE HIRING | HR EXECUTIVE – Technical & Defence Recruitment

Astr Defence Private Limited | Hubli, Karnataka

Are you an HR professional who can identify high-quality technical talent, conduct strong candidate screening, and build teams for a fast-growing Indian Defence Technology company?

Join Astr Defence and play a key role in building our engineering, manufacturing and business development teams.

POSITION

HR Executive – Technical & Defence Recruitment

Location: Hubli, Karnataka
Working Hours: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Experience: 2–5 years preferred
Qualification: MBA/PGDM – HR / HR-related qualification

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical & Defence Recruitment

• Recruit Mechanical Design Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, CNC/CAM Engineers, QA Engineers and other technical professionals
• Recruit Business Development Executives/Managers with experience in the Indian Defence sector
• Understand technical job descriptions and identify candidates with relevant engineering, manufacturing and defence-industry exposure
• Source candidates through LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, employee referrals and professional networks
• Build and continuously maintain a strong technical talent pipeline

Candidate Screening & Interviews

• Conduct structured telephonic and virtual interviews
• Evaluate candidates for technical exposure, communication, attitude, stability and role suitability
• Prepare and maintain candidate screening & evaluation records
• Coordinate technical interviews with department heads and management
• Follow up with shortlisted candidates through the complete recruitment cycle

HR Operations

• Manage offer letters, joining formalities, employee documentation and onboarding
• Maintain recruitment trackers, employee records and HR databases
• Coordinate attendance, leave, HRMS and routine HR activities
• Support employee engagement, training and performance-related processes
• Ensure recruitment activities are completed within defined timelines

SKILLSET WE ARE LOOKING FOR

✅ Strong English communication – spoken & written
✅ Excellent candidate interaction and interviewing skills
✅ Ability to understand technical/engineering job requirements
✅ Strong knowledge of recruitment platforms and LinkedIn hiring
✅ Experience in technical/manufacturing recruitment is highly preferred
✅ Ability to identify genuine technical skills rather than screening candidates only by keywords
✅ Good judgement, follow-up discipline and negotiation skills
✅ Comfortable conducting virtual interviews independently
✅ Strong MS Excel / Google Sheets skills
✅ Ability to work with multiple open positions and recruitment targets simultaneously
✅ Professional attitude, confidentiality and strong ownership

ADVANTAGE

Candidates with prior recruitment experience in:

Defence | Aerospace | Automotive | Precision Manufacturing | Engineering | CNC/VMC | Industrial Products

will be preferred.

THIS ROLE IS FOR YOU IF...

You can look at a Mechanical Engineer's CV and understand what the candidate has actually worked on, identify whether the person is suitable for a precision engineering/defence environment, and confidently shortlist the right talent.

If you are a hands-on recruiter who wants to build teams for India's emerging defence technology ecosystem, we want to hear from you.

Apply Now: Send your CV with the subject
“HR Executive – Defence Recruitment”

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Pay: ₹15,000.00 - ₹25,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Commuter assistance
• Health insurance
• Leave encashment
• Provident Fund

Language:

• English (Required)

Work Location: In person