Job Title: IT Recruiter – Engineering & Automotive Industry
Location: Bangalore (Onsite) Experience: 1–5 Years Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: 5 Days Work from Office (Mon–Fri) Shift Timing: General Shift
About the Company
Kaygen is an award-winning technology consulting and talent firm that assists organizations in achieving digital transformation. From structuring data to Cloud and visualization, Kaygen leads the digital transformation journeys of global clients by bringing expert technology talent to every engagement.
The name Kaygen is inspired by the Japanese word kaizen, meaning continuous improvement. This reflects the company's commitment to continuously delivering expert tech talent that helps clients create sustainable competitive advantage.
Kaygen is a diverse, minority woman-owned company operated by expert data technologists who have conceived and developed strategic technology initiatives for clients. Its core belief in diversity, complemented by the principles of kaizen, enables the company to bring the best expert data talent to work transparently, collaboratively, and with the flexibility required to ensure client success.
About the Role
Kaygen Global Services is seeking a dynamic and result-oriented IT Recruiter with hands-on experience in end-to-end recruitment for Engineering and Automotive industry requirements. The ideal candidate will be responsible for sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, salary negotiation, offer follow-up, and onboarding support for IT and engineering professionals across automotive software, embedded systems, electronics, mechanical, electrical, and related technical domains. This role requires strong communication skills, a good understanding of engineering and automotive hiring trends, effective sourcing capability, stakeholder coordination, and the ability to work in a fast-paced staffing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- End-to-End IT, Engineering & Automotive Recruitment
- Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle for IT, engineering, and automotive staffing requirements.
- Source candidates through job portals, LinkedIn, employee referrals, vendor networks, social media, and internal databases.
- Screen, shortlist, and assess candidates based on technical skills, domain exposure, experience, communication, notice period, compensation expectations, and role fit.
- Coordinate interview scheduling between candidates and hiring managers/clients.
- Handle salary negotiation, offer discussion, and onboarding coordination.
- Ensure timely closures while maintaining quality standards and client expectations.
- Sourcing & Talent Pipeline Management
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of IT, engineering, and automotive professionals across embedded, automotive software, electronics, mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and related domains.
- Utilize platforms such as Naukri, LinkedIn, employee referrals, vendor networks, social media, and internal databases for sourcing suitable candidates.
- Conduct passive candidate outreach and talent mapping for niche engineering, automotive, embedded systems, AUTOSAR, ADAS, EV, and software skill requirements.
- Maintain updated candidate records and recruitment trackers in ATS/CRM systems.
- Develop talentpools for recurring and priority client requirements.
- Client & Candidate Coordination
- Work closely with Account Managers, Delivery Leads, and internal stakeholders to understand job requirements, hiring priorities, and client expectations.
- Maintain consistent follow-up with candidates throughout the recruitment process.
- Ensure strong candidate engagement and positive candidate experience.
- Communicate effectively regarding interview feedback, onboarding documents, and joining formalities.
- Build long-term relationships with candidates for future opportunities.
- Recruitment Operations & Compliance
- Ensure recruitment activities are aligned with company policies and client compliance requirements.
- Maintain accuracy in candidate submissions, documentation, and reporting.
- Track recruitment metrics such as submissions, interviews, placements, and closures.
- Prepare daily/weekly recruitment status reports and pipeline updates.
- Support process improvement initiatives to enhance recruitment efficiency and turnaround time
- Team Collaboration & Performance Management
- Collaborate with internal recruitment teams and business stakeholders to achieve hiring goals.
- Work in a target-driven environment with focus on delivery and performance metrics.
- Stay updated on current IT, engineering, and automotive market trends, emerging technologies, talent availability, compensation benchmarks, and hiring practices.
- Contribute to knowledge sharingand best recruitment practices within the team.
- Required Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related discipline.
- 1–5 years of experience in IT recruitment, engineering recruitment, automotive hiring, domestic staffing, contract staffing, or permanent hiring.
- Strong understanding of recruitment processes for IT, engineering, and automotive roles, including sourcing, candidate screening, notice period evaluation, compensation discussion, and offer follow-up.
- Hands-on experience working with sourcing platforms and ATS tools.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong negotiation, coordination, and stakeholder management abilities.
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced and target-oriented environment.
- Good understanding of IT technologies, engineering functions, and automotive technical hiring requirements such as embedded systems, automotive software, testing, electronics, mechanical, and electrical engineering roles.
- Proficiency in MS Excel, reporting, and recruitment trackers.
- Preferred Attributes
- Experience working with direct clients, internal delivery teams, implementation partners, OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, engineering service providers, or staffing requirements for engineering and automotive roles.
- Ability to work on niche and high-volume IT requirements simultaneously.
- Strong sourcing capability for technologies and domains such as Java, .NET, Cloud, DevOps, Data Engineering, Embedded C/C++, AUTOSAR, ADAS, EV, MATLAB/Simulink, CAN, UDS, HIL/SIL testing, mechanical design, electrical systems, and automotive electronics.
- Prior experience handling domestic hiring across IT, engineering, automotive, contract staffing, C2H, and permanent hiring models preferred.
