University Recruiting Lead

Location: In person at headquarters in Torrance, California, with regular travel to campuses and career fairs

Salary: $100,000–$150,000 per year, plus equity

Company

hirify.global is a Series C aerospace startup building high-power satellite platforms for missions from low Earth orbit to deep space.

What you will do

• Build and own the intern and new graduate recruiting strategy, including attraction, selection, onboarding, and development.
• Develop long-term relationships with university career centers, faculty, student clubs, labs, and professional societies.
• Plan campus events, information sessions, career fairs, ambassador programs, and student-focused employer branding.
• Design fair and structured interview processes, including rubrics focused on potential and bias reduction.
• Partner with engineering, People, leadership, Finance, and managers on internship projects, new graduate placements, hiring plans, and program operations.
• Track pipeline conversion, sourcing, and offer acceptance, and use the data to improve recruiting cycles and intern-to-full-time conversion.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including ownership of a university or early-career recruiting program.
• Experience recruiting for technical roles in engineering, hardware, and/or software.
• Experience building or growing internship or new graduate programs.
• Established relationships with university career centers, faculty, and student organizations.
• Must work in person at the Torrance headquarters and travel regularly to campuses and career fairs.

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting in aerospace, defense, or other hardware-heavy industries.
• Experience with ITAR, OFCCP, or other compliance-heavy environments.
• Experience managing a structured intern cohort of 30 or more participants.
• Familiarity with Handshake and Greenhouse.
• Data-driven recruiting experience and experience in a fast-moving startup.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to contribute to the development of high-power satellite platforms and deep-space missions.
• Equity in the company.
• Paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance and paid parental leave.
• Access to ITAR-controlled information requires U.S. person status or eligibility for a federally issued export control license.