Technical Recruiter, IT

SpaceX • Bastrop, TX

11d • Onsite

About The Position

SpaceX’s SG&A recruiting team hires for corporate functions including IT, Application Software, Environmental Health & Safety, Physical Security, InfoSec, Construction, and Materials Engineering. The Technical Recruiter manages full-cycle recruiting for mission-critical roles, serving as a professional and enthusiastic representative of SpaceX and as a partner to client groups. The role involves collaborating with a team while working autonomously, showing initiative, taking responsibility, and completing tasks in a fast-changing, high-paced environment.

The recruiter attracts, organizes, and manages candidates through sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding. The position is based in Hawthorne, California, and requires working onsite full-time; hybrid and remote arrangements are not considered. Extended hours and weekend work may be needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 1 year of recruiting experience; or an associate degree and at least 2 years of experience; or at least 3 years of professional experience as a recruiter in lieu of a degree.
• Available to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
• Must meet U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
• Must work onsite full-time in Hawthorne, California; hybrid and remote work will not be considered.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of technical recruiting experience.
• At least 2 years of experience recruiting for IT, InfoSec, materials engineering, software engineering, environmental health and safety, construction, or physical security.
• Experience with in-house recruiting.
• Experience with high-volume recruiting.
• Experience recruiting skilled labor.
• Strong tenure with demonstrated success in recruiting roles.
• Full life-cycle recruiting experience, from sourcing to closing.
• Comfort reviewing, evaluating, and reporting on recruiting data.
• Ability to distinguish between the top 50% and top 5% of talent in relevant fields.
• Expertise in non-standard recruiting methods, such as cold calling candidates and companies, organizing ad hoc networking events, identifying industry experts and engaging them, and creating targeted sourcing campaigns.
• Comfort interfacing directly with hiring managers, including director- and VP-level technical leaders.
• Ability to build strong relationships with hiring managers and candidates.
• Ability to accurately present candidates without overselling them, influence decisions as a talent subject matter expert, and avoid dictating client decisions.
• Ability to multitask, operate with little direction, and remain an active team member.

Responsibilities

• Meet with client groups to discuss headcount, new requisitions, hiring strategy, and interview feedback.
• Screen candidates who apply to open requisitions.
• Source candidates, including those who are not actively seeking employment.
• Discuss screened candidates with client groups and recommend top candidates for interviews.
• Give tours to candidates before onsite interviews.
• Attend interviews with client groups and contribute to candidate evaluation.
• Initiate background checks, negotiate offer packages, and extend offer letters for candidates approved for hire.
• Coordinate the candidate experience, including tours and onsite interviews.
• Build and manage candidate pipelines through sourcing and screening.

What This Job Offers

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