Talent Acquisition Specialist - 1099

Location: Onsite in Houston, TX, US; ability to commute to and work onsite is required.

Company

Develops spacecraft and lunar mission systems supporting public and private space customers, including NASA missions and cislunar exploration.

What you will do

• Manage full life cycle recruitment for assigned engineering, technical, and business requisitions from intake through offer acceptance.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, candidate profiles, hiring priorities, and recruitment progress.
• Source and engage candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, professional networks, and other channels.
• Conduct candidate screens, assess qualifications, maintain pipelines, and recruit for specialized and hard-to-fill technical positions.
• Coordinate interviews, gather feedback, and keep candidates and hiring managers informed throughout each search.
• Manage compensation discussions, offer negotiations, candidate objections, requisition updates, ATS records, and the handoff to onboarding.

Requirements

• 3–7 years of full life cycle recruiting experience in an internal or corporate talent acquisition capacity; demonstrated in-house recruiting experience is required.
• Hands-on experience proactively sourcing candidates and conducting candidate screening interviews.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain successful, consultative relationships with hiring managers.
• Experience managing offer negotiations, overcoming candidate objections, and successfully closing requisitions.
• Experience using an applicant tracking system to manage candidates, requisitions, and recruiting workflows.
• Ability to manage multiple requisitions independently with strong organization, communication, and follow-through.
• Ability to understand and recruit for technical or engineering-related positions.
• Ability to commute to and work onsite at the Houston, TX location.

Nice to have

• Corporate recruiting experience in aerospace, defense, or aviation.
• Experience recruiting across mechanical, electrical, software, avionics, systems, or structural engineering disciplines.
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now or ADP recruiting tools.
• Experience supporting specialized technical hiring in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite contract-to-hire arrangement with potential transition to a full-time position based on business needs and performance.
• Work in a fast-paced environment supporting space exploration, engineering, and technical hiring.
• Collaborate with hiring managers, Human Resources, and the broader Talent Acquisition team.
• 1099 contractor engagement.