Talent Acquisition Manager

Description

About the company

At the company, we are designing and building the largest deployable structures ever flown to space. We're a small, engineering-heavy team today and about to grow deliberately across engineering, manufacturing, and the business functions that support them.

Building revolutionary technology requires more than great engineers. It requires a company that operates smoothly, moves quickly, and stays focused on what matters most.

Responsibilities

• We're hiring our first dedicated Talent Acquisition Manager. You'll own recruiting end to end: partnering directly with founders and hiring managers, building sourcing pipelines beyond our existing network, running a fast and structured interview process, and standing up the basic infrastructure (applicant tracking, offer process, onboarding handoff) a growing hardware company needs.
• This is a build-it-yourself role. You'll be the first and only person in this seat for a while, which means you're designing the process, not inheriting one.
• Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering and manufacturing roles (mechanical, electrical, avionics, production/manufacturing) as well as the business functions we're now adding (finance, operations, sales support)
• Partner directly with founders and hiring managers to scope roles, leveling, and compensation before a search opens
• Build sourcing pipelines that go beyond our current referral network, including channels specific to mechanical engineering and hardware talent
• Design and run a structured, fast-moving interview process suited to a small, technical team — technical screens, hands-on/onsite evaluation, reference checks
• Manage employee referral program
• Stand up lightweight applicant tracking and a clean candidate/offer/onboarding process
• Help build our early reputation as a place strong hardware and space engineers want to work

Requirements

• 2+ years of recruiting experience, including time in-house at an early-stage or high-growth startup — not exclusively agency or large-company recruiting
• Real experience recruiting mechanical engineers specifically: you know how to evaluate an ME background, and where to find people who've worked on physical hardware (aerospace, robotics, automotive, or similar)
• Comfortable being the owner of a function
• A genuine interest in preserving what's worked about our hiring so far (trust, referrals, a high bar) while building the infrastructure to scale past it
• Recruiting experience specific to space, aerospace, or satellite hardware companies
• Experience as a founding or first TA hire elsewhere
• Familiarity with manufacturing/production hiring (technicians, quality, supply chain) in addition to engineering roles
• Experience: 5+ years
• Visa: US citizen/visa only