Junior Recruiter

Junior Recruiter

Opportunity Summary
Perform with purpose. Grow your career. Do the right thing the right way. If you're someone who wants to build a long-term career in defense recruiting and is motivated by measurable impact, we welcome you to join the Life Cycle Engineering team.
We are % employee-owned, mission-aligned Navy Department of Defense (DoD) federal government contractor in search of a driven, early-career Corporate Recruiter with defense industry experience who thrives in a performance-based environment. This role requires a proactive, high-output Recruiter capable of managing multiple requisitions nationwide across engineering, IT, business, and Technician skill sets.
What Success Looks Like:

• Rapid requisition qualification and launch
• Consistent weekly activity production
• Strong pipelines for cleared and niche technical roles
• High responsiveness to hiring customers and candidates
• Strict adherence to ATS process and compliance standards

What You'll Do

• Partner with hiring customers to qualify requisitions, clarify technical requirements, and build effective sourcing strategies.
• Manage full life cycle recruiting to include sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and offer negotiation.
• Build proactive pipelines for cleared and niche technical roles using job boards, advanced Internet sourcing techniques, referrals, and networking.
• Utilize JobDiva (ATS) to manage workflow, ensure process integrity, and maintain compliance with federal and state regulations applicable to government contractors.
• Consistently meet prescribed performance expectations and assigned deliverables.
• Deliver a responsive, professional candidate experience that reflects LCE's culture and values.
• Support broader HR initiatives and team projects as needed.

Ideal Education & Experience

• One-three years of recruiting experience preferably in defense or government contracting or staffing industry; bachelor's degree preferred
• Familiarity with cleared recruiting or technical skill sets (engineering, IT, Technicians)
• Experience using an applicant tracking system (JobDiva experience a plus)
• Strong organizational skills and comfort working toward activity-based metrics
• Proactive mindset and desire to grow within a professional recruiting team
• Strong commitment to teamwork
• Self-starter with high initiative and proven learner

Why Join LCE

• Mission-Driven Work: Support programs that directly impact national defense and operational readiness.
• Structured Performance Culture: Clear expectations, defined metrics, and leadership visibility into results.
• Growth Opportunity: Build expertise in cleared and technical recruiting—highly valuable skill sets in the GovCon market.
• Direct Business Exposure: Work closely with functional and program leadership nationwide.
• Career Acceleration: Strong performers can expect opportunities to take on new projects, responsibilities, or tasks alongside supportive mentors and formal training opportunities.

Physical Demands and Expectations:

• Occasional travel to support onsite meetings, job fairs, etc. (<%)
• Ability to speak, read, hear and write, with or without assistance
• Ability to use phone, computer systems, and other office equipment
• Occasional physical activity to include walking, climbing stairs/stepstools, bending, stooping, reaching, and lifting (up to pounds)

This position description represents a summary of the major components and requirements of the outlined job. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned or required as business needs dictate. Questions regarding this description should immediately be addressed to the department manager or to Human Resources.
LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING
Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) is a privately held, employee-owned company with an emphasis on "doing the right thing the right way”, which applies to the way we treat our customers and employees. We are proud to have been recognized as a "Best Place to Work” in Engineering and in many states and local communities in which we work! Learn more below and at .
Mission
Our mission is to enable people and organizations to achieve their full potential.
As a professional services organization, our mission is focused on our clients' people and organizations. It is our company's cornerstone belief that we will not lead the industry in assisting our clients unless we excel at helping our own people and teams reach their full potential.

Culture
Our corporate culture encourages personal and professional growth because LCE's success depends on the talent, innovation, professionalism, and commitment of its employees. LCE is a strengths-based organization focused on turning individual talents into strengths and then turning individual strengths into organizational performance that supports our clients' success.

Benefits

• Affordable Medical/Dental/Vision Plans for employees and their families
• Free Employee Life and Disability Insurance, with supplemental coverage options available
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Savings Account options
• Company matched (k) & company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Leave
• Continuing Education and Professional Development programs at all levels
• Flexible Schedules and Relaxed Dress Code
• Employer-sponsored events, social collaboration, and open communication
• Free access to an extensive online training library, including certification prep
• Bonus Program for outstanding contributions, Employee Referral Program, numerous Recognition Opportunities, and more…