Senior Technical Recruiter (Aerospace)

Location: Torrance, California, United States; the role may require access to classified information, restricted U.S. Government sites, systems, or information, with possible security-clearance, citizenship, or other legal eligibility requirements.

Company

hirify.global is an early-stage company developing and manufacturing next-generation hypersonic defense systems.

What you will do

• Own full-cycle recruiting for specialized engineering and technical roles from sourcing through offer acceptance.
• Partner with engineering leaders and hiring managers to define technical requirements, priorities, and targeted recruiting strategies.
• Build pipelines through market mapping, referrals, direct outreach, and creative engagement of passive candidates.
• Recruit across mechanical, electrical, software, firmware, RF, radar, GNC, propulsion, systems engineering, and other technical disciplines.
• Lead candidate calibration, evaluation, hiring-team accountability, and candidate engagement throughout the process.
• Use recruiting data and market intelligence to identify pipeline gaps and improve processes, tools, and operating standards.

Requirements

• 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, preferably in aerospace, defense, hardware, advanced manufacturing, robotics, or high-growth technology environments.
• Demonstrated success recruiting specialized engineering and technical talent in competitive markets.
• Ability to independently manage multiple complex requisitions while maintaining strong pipelines and consistent hiring outcomes.
• Strong sourcing experience identifying and engaging passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter and other research tools.
• Experience partnering directly with senior engineering leaders and technical hiring managers.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, negotiation, and closing skills.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, ownership, urgency, resourcefulness, and ability to operate in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Employment may be contingent on access to applicable export-controlled information without additional licensing.

Nice to have

• Recruiting experience in defense, aerospace, hypersonics, space, missile systems, or advanced hardware.
• Experience hiring across mechanical, electrical, RF, radar, software, firmware, GNC, propulsion, and systems engineering.
• Experience scaling technical organizations in venture-backed startups or rapidly growing companies.
• Knowledge of engineering talent markets across Southern California, Texas, and other aerospace and defense hubs.
• Experience developing talent maps, competitive intelligence, and proactive sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill roles.
• Experience with Greenhouse or another modern applicant tracking system.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an early-stage environment emphasizing focus, ownership, urgency, and execution.
• Collaborate directly with engineering leaders and technical teams on a measurable defense mission.
• Generous benefits package.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation support are provided.