Senior Technical Recruiter

Vast • Long Beach, CA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Vast is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to support the growth of Vast Satellite, its new line of high-power satellite buses built on technology proven by Haven Demo and developed for the Haven space stations. The recruiter will be the dedicated recruiter for the satellite program, hiring across thermal, avionics, power, propulsion, GNC, flight software, and manufacturing. This is a full-time, exempt position based in Long Beach, California, reporting to the Manager, Talent Acquisition.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, including hardware or aerospace engineering roles.
• Strong domain knowledge in at least one of the following: thermal, avionics, power, propulsion, GNC, flight software, or manufacturing.
• Exposure to other relevant disciplines or demonstrated ability to ramp quickly in new technical areas.
• Experience managing multiple searches simultaneously in a fast-paced environment with limited support.
• Strong business acumen and executive presence, with experience advising senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to source and engage passive candidates.

Nice To Haves

• Recruiting experience across several of the following areas: avionics, electrical engineering, thermal controls, power systems, propulsion, GNC, software, and structures.
• Recruiting experience in manufacturing and production engineering.
• Experience recruiting for hardware engineering roles, including mechanical, electrical, design, and structural roles.
• Experience in space, satellite, defense, or other regulated hardware industries.
• Experience using Greenhouse or a similar ATS.
• Ability to operate autonomously and manage competing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail and process discipline.
• Experience supporting a program through rapid scale-up or working in a high-growth or fast-scaling organization.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting from intake through offer acceptance across multiple open roles and disciplines as the sole recruiter supporting the satellite program.
• Partner with hiring managers and executive leaders to define role requirements, interview plans, headcount priorities, and hiring timelines, and provide candid advice on market conditions.
• Develop and execute discipline-specific sourcing strategies to identify and engage top and passive candidates across aerospace, satellite, defense, and advanced hardware.
• Build working knowledge across technical disciplines to conduct credible intake conversations, screen candidates, and discuss the work with them.
• Manage candidate pipelines and drive an efficient and engaging interview process.
• Facilitate interview debriefs and guide hiring teams through candidate evaluation and decision-making.
• Lead offer discussions and help close candidates while maintaining a strong candidate experience.
• Track recruiting metrics, pass-through rates, and pipeline health, and report progress toward hiring goals to leadership.
• Ensure consistent recruiting processes and documentation within the ATS.
• Represent Vast’s mission and value proposition to candidates throughout the hiring process.

Benefits

• Company equity for full-time employees.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, including up to 20+ vacation days for exempt staff, with the ability to cash out unused vacation annually.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• ClassPass credits.
• Personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health.
• Other discounts and perks.
• Free snacks, drip coffee, cold drinks, and dinner meals; subsidized lunch.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior