Ritap R.

Building @ Etched | Ex-Meta | Ex-Tesla

San Jose, California, United States

About

8+ years of experience building high-performing teams across Automotive/EV, Aerospace & Defense, Consumer Tech, Robotics/AI, and Semiconductors sectors. Filled 300+ roles while partnering with 60+ hiring managers across engineering, finance, HR, IT, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations. The more technical, niche, or urgent the role, the better. Aerospace & Defense: HW, Design, Mechanical, MFG, Test, Quality, System, SW, EA/EW, COMMS, RF Automotive/EV: Closures, Exteriors, Interiors, BIW, GA, Chassis, Paint/Plastics, Welding, Stamping, Fit Consumer Tech/SaaS: Distributed Systems, Infrastructure, ML/AI, iOS/Android, Product Robotics/AI: Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Software, Robot Service, Robot Operations, Facilities Semiconductors/AI Compute: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, Test

Experience

  • Talent at Etched
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

    Production / Supply Chain / Operations

  • Founding Recruiter at 1X
    Jun 2025 - Jan 2026 · 8 mos

    • 1st in-house recruiter. 75 hires in 6 months. 85% OA rate. TTH < 35 days. • Hiring For: Robot Operations & Services (Engineers / Operators / Technicians / Supervisors), Manufacturing (Quality / Process / Test / Automation / Assembly), Supply Chain (Materials / Logistics / Inventory / Planning). • Partner directly with VP of Manufacturing, EVP of Sales/Ops, Director of Supply Chain, Director of Robot Ops/Services, and Global Head of Real Estate. • Built Confluence knowledge hub from Scratch. One stop shop for all things recruiting, HR, immigration, and relocation (processes + info + templates + best practices).

  • Technical Sourcer at Meta
    Dec 2024 - May 2025 · 6 mos

    • Recruiting for SWE pillars across North America (CA - bay area, WA - seattle area, NY - nyc) • Managing high-volume interviews across engineering teams - Machine Learning + AI + Infrastructure + Product + iOS + Android • Hiring technical leads (staff and higher level SWEs) focused on Large-Scale Distributed Systems, Product Development, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence • Establish passive candidate pipeline via sourcing efforts (LinkedIn, Internal ATS, Boolean Search, Database Search, and Cold Calling)

  • Technical Recruiter at Paraform
    Oct 2024 - Nov 2024 · 2 mos

    Partnered with early-stage founders to build and scale effective, high-performing teams.

  • Engineering Recruiter at Tesla
    Nov 2022 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos

    ▪ Managed 20-30 high-impact requisitions at any given time, supporting hiring for quality engineering, systems, and data analytics teams, with an average time-to-fill of 45 days per role. ▪ Successfully onboarded 73 hires in 2023, including 5 critical quality engineering leaders and 68 engineers at various levels (associate, non-senior, senior, staff). ▪ Developed comprehensive interview training materials for candidates and interviewers to clearly define expectations, reduce preparation time by 25%, and improve overall candidate experience. ▪ Spearheaded the launch of an internal career mobility program, enabling entry-level engineers to rotate through 4 key automotive quality disciplines, enhancing skill development and retention.