Talent Acquisition Specialist - Engineering
NOV
Houston, TX · Posted October 29, 2026
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Where Houston, TX ranks
Where Houston, TX placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for manufacturing and industrial jobs887 openings · of 100
- #1Best cities for energy and utilities jobs704 openings · of 27
- #1Cities hosting the most energy & utilities conferences11 conferences · of 15
- #2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southwest481 jobs · of 38
- #2Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southwest1,018 openings · of 33
- #2Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Southwest74 / 100 · of 15
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among human resources specialists, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for human resources specialists: 40% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
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About the job
Manage end-to-end recruitment for your assigned portfolio, from sourcing and screening through assessment and offer, with a clear handover to onboarding partners. Coordinate shared-service support and maintain continuity for hiring managers and candidates.
Build strong partnerships with hiring managers and HR partners. Agree role outcomes, critical skills, assessment criteria and delivery priorities before search. Question unnecessary requirements using available evidence, and raise broader workforce or location choices with the appropriate TA or HR partner.
Conduct structured candidate evaluations using agreed interviews, relevant work samples and checks. Assess demonstrated capability, job-relevant behaviors and learning potential against consistent criteria. Record evidence and make recommendations; hiring managers retain selection accountability. Explain approved rules for candidate AI use.
Use talent-market information, salary benchmarks and recruitment data to explain sourcing options and realistic timelines. Identify availability or conversion issues, recommend action within your scope, and escalate complex decisions or material exceptions.
Maintain accurate applicant tracking system records and use approved recruitment technology and AI within company standards. Check outputs for accuracy, job relevance and unfair patterns before use. Identify unnecessary steps and test agreed improvements, tracking review effort as well as time saved.
Apply company recruitment, assessment, confidentiality and data-handling standards. Communicate clearly about AI use where relevant, document decisions, and seek guidance from designated owners on legal, policy or technology concerns.
Adapt sourcing and engagement to the role and talent segment. Build relevant candidate relationships, reach diverse talent pools and communicate credible information about the role and employee experience. Keep role content accurate and respond promptly at important candidate decision points.
Monitor agreed delivery, conversion and experience measures. Contribute recruitment evidence and post-hire feedback to shared quality-of-hire reviews with hiring managers and HR partners. Help identify whether improvements concern selection, onboarding, manager support or role expectations.
Build your advisory, assessment and AI judgment through feedback and continuous learning. Share useful market insights and use capacity released by improved workflows for candidate engagement and hiring-manager advice.
Reliable delivery against agreed priorities and service commitments, interpreted in the context of hiring complexity.
Consistent assessment evidence, accurate records and constructive candidate and hiring-manager feedback.
Useful contributions to quality-of-hire improvement and effective use of released capacity for advice and candidate engagement.
3 to 5 years' experience recruiting specifically in the Engineering and Technologies Function.
Proven experience in end-to-end recruitment, preferably in a corporate setting, with the ability to manage an assigned portfolio and competing hiring priorities.
Clear verbal and written communication, including the ability to explain evidence, manage expectations and constructively question hiring requirements.
Learning agility and practical problem-solving, with sound judgment when priorities change or information is incomplete.
Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across hiring teams, HR and shared-service partners.
Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and a disciplined approach to data quality. Ability to learn and use approved AI tools, verify their outputs and recognize when human review or escalation is required.
Evidence of delivering reliable hiring service and improving recruitment outcomes, with attention to assessment quality and candidate experience.
Fluency in English.
Ability to interpret basic talent-market and recruitment-funnel data, recognize limitations and translate findings into practical action.
Working knowledge of structured interviews, job-relevant assessment and consistent documentation of candidate evidence.