Senior Technical Recruiter
About The Position
Outpost is pioneering Earth return logistics for space. We're building vehicles that can return payloads from orbit safely and precisely - enabling faster space-based manufacturing, global delivery, and entirely new capabilities in the space economy. Our spacecraft is already backed by the U.S. government with multiple missions ahead. We’re a mission-focused team, building with urgency, grit, and care for the work we do and the people we do it with. You’ll own full-cycle recruiting for high-impact technical roles across hardware and software. You’ll partner directly with engineering and operations leadership to forecast headcount, build proactive pipelines, drive a crisp interview process, and close top talent. This is a role for a recruiter who is equally strong at sourcing and stakeholder partnership, and who enjoys rolling up their sleeves in a fast, build-heavy environment.
Requirements
- 6+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting with hands-on sourcing and closing in hardware-centric or deep-tech environments (aerospace strongly preferred).
- Demonstrated success hiring across two or more of: test, GNC/controls, avionics/embedded systems, software, manufacturing/integration/test, reliability/quality.
- Strong stakeholder partnership: you can stand up process where and guide hiring teams toward signal-rich interviews and decisive debriefs.
- Data-driven mindset: confident in ATS reporting, pipeline analysis, and experimentation to improve throughput and quality.
- Clear, persuasive communication; ability to contextualize Outpost’s mission, product roadmap, and constraints to diverse candidate profiles.
- Familiarity with export-control considerations (ITAR/EAR) in recruiting workflows and documentation.
Nice To Haves
- Existing SoCal aerospace network
- Experience scaling from ~20–100+ hires/year
- Campus/early-career program setup
- Event organizing
Responsibilities
- Own full-cycle recruiting: intake/kickoff, JD calibration, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offers, and pre-onboarding.
- Build and maintain pipelines for technical roles (e.g., mechanical, GNC/controls, avionics/embedded, software, manufacturing & test technicians, integration).
- Partner closely with hiring managers to define profiles, design structured interview scorecards, train interviewers, and run consistent debriefs.
- Drive top-of-funnel sourcing via LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, targeted communities, and events; experiment with niche channels for aerospace talent.
- Maintain rigorous ATS processes (e.g., Greenhouse): accurate stages, tags, and weekly pipeline reporting.
- Calibrate compensation with Finance/Operations; prepare offer packages (base/equity/bonus), manage exceptions, and close candidates against competitive offers.
- Craft compelling outreach, support local events/university touchpoints, and activate referral campaigns.
- Uphold export-control/ITAR/EAR screening steps in the hiring workflow; ensure compliant documentation and comms.
- Track and improve pipeline metrics (time-to-hire, onsite-to-offer, pass-through rates) and drive continuous process improvements.
- Support non-technical recruiting efforts (operations, marketing, IT, finance, etc) as needed.
Benefits
- Incentive stock options
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life, short-term, and long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- PTO and paid holidays
- Catered daily lunch, snacks, and coffee
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
