Technical Recruiter (Aerospace)

Location: Denver, CO, United States; hybrid

Salary: $80K–$100K base salary annually, plus equity and $10K–$75K commission.

Company

hirify.global develops a mission management platform that enables commercial and government customers to automate satellite operations, manage complex missions, and operate critical space infrastructure.

What you will do

• Lead recruiting across software engineering, aerospace, infrastructure, and related technical disciplines.
• Partner with hiring managers to define requirements, separate essential skills from preferences, and create search strategies.
• Source and engage passive candidates through targeted outreach, referrals, industry networks, and research.
• Conduct initial screens covering experience, communication, motivation, and startup-environment alignment.
• Manage candidates through interviews, offers, compensation discussions, and closing.
• Maintain accurate data in Ashby, share market insights, identify bottlenecks, and improve recruiting processes.

Requirements

• Successful experience recruiting technical talent, ideally in an agency environment with individual placement or revenue goals.
• Experience recruiting in aerospace, space technology, defense, or closely related technical industries.
• Technical fluency sufficient to understand engineering disciplines, ask effective screening questions, and communicate confidently with candidates and hiring managers.
• Strong sourcing skills and experience building pipelines for specialized or difficult-to-fill roles.
• Experience managing multiple searches while maintaining consistent candidate communication and follow-through.
• Confidence handling objections, discussing compensation, and closing competitive candidates.
• A proactive, adaptable, resourceful approach with strong ownership and follow-through.
• Curiosity about space and enthusiasm for building teams behind critical mission infrastructure.
• ITAR eligibility is required: U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, qualifying refugee or asylee, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorization.

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting cleared professionals.
• Experience working in a growing technology startup.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a small team with direct impact on commercial and government space missions.
• Unlimited PTO with a requirement to take 15 days off, plus most U.S. federal government holidays.
• Quarterly health and wellness benefits and comprehensive health insurance with 100% employee coverage.
• 4% 401(k) matching.
• Four-day company offsite each quarter.
• Base compensation, commission for successful hiring, equity, and opportunities to grow with the company.