Senior Technical Recruiter (Aerospace)

Location: Hawthorne, California, United States; onsite full-time. Hybrid and remote work will not be considered.

Salary: $115,000–$150,000 per year, with additional potential stock, bonus, and recruiting bonus opportunities.

Company

SpaceX develops space technologies with the long-term goal of enabling human life on Mars.

What you will do

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for mission-critical positions, from sourcing and screening through offer closing and onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers on headcount planning, requisitions, hiring strategy, and interview feedback.
• Source active and passive candidates through targeted campaigns, cold outreach, networking events, and industry research.
• Evaluate candidates, recommend finalists, participate in interviews, and distinguish top talent within technical fields.
• Coordinate onsite interviews, candidate tours, and the overall candidate experience.
• Initiate background checks, negotiate offer packages, and extend offer letters.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of professional recruiting experience; alternatively, an associate degree and 6+ years, or 7+ years of recruiting experience without a degree.
• Experience with full-cycle, in-house, corporate, and high-volume recruiting.
• Ability to recruit technical professionals, including electrical, mechanical, and aerospace engineers, as well as skilled labor.
• Strong candidate evaluation, recruiting data analysis, relationship-building, multitasking, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently, collaborate actively, and interface with director- and VP-level technical leaders.
• Must be eligible under ITAR requirements through U.S. citizenship or nationality, lawful permanent residence, refugee or asylee status, or eligibility to obtain the required U.S. authorizations.

Nice to have

• 2+ years of technical recruiting experience.
• 2+ years of corporate G&A recruiting experience.
• Experience with non-standard recruiting methods and targeted sourcing campaigns.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment with substantial autonomy, initiative, and responsibility for completing work.
• Extended hours and weekend availability may be required.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage, plus 401(k), disability, and life insurance plans.
• Paid parental leave, approximately three weeks of paid vacation, paid holidays, and paid sick leave.
• Potential stock, stock options, long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, employee stock purchase plan access, and recruiting bonus eligibility.