About This RoleWe're looking for a Technical Recruiter who thrives on sourcing hard-to-find engineering talent. You'll own the sourcing strategy and top-of-funnel health for key hardware disciplines such as avionics, propulsion, thermal, structures, mechanisms, or manufacturing. This is an execution-first role. You'll spend most of your time in the market, mainly in LinkedIn Recruiter, identifying, engaging, and screening candidates to build strong pipelines as we scale.
Responsibilities- Manage 4-8 active searches at once, keeping pipelines full and moving.
- Source engineering talent proactively through LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, referrals, and other channels, with a focus on passive candidates.
- Write outreach messages and run recruiter screens that assess engineering fundamentals, systems thinking, and hardware integration experience.
- Partner with hiring managers and recruiters at intake to define the ideal profile, separating must-haves from nice-to-haves and setting clear boundaries for the search.
- Own pipeline health. Track response rates, conversion by stage, and sourcing channel effectiveness, and use the data to refine your approach.
- Bring market insights (talent supply, compensation signals, competitor activity) to hiring managers, and use them to adjust search criteria and strategy.
- Take part in calibration sessions and help keep interview processes, assessment frameworks, and the candidate experience current.
- Build and maintain a warm talent community for recurring hard-to-fill disciplines.
- Work with People Ops to follow applicable employment laws, OFCCP requirements, and export control considerations in aerospace hiring.
Basic Qualifications- 2+ years of technical sourcing or recruiting experience, with a track record of filling hard-to-fill, high-volume engineering roles.
- Proven ability to source senior engineering talent in competitive markets.
- Hands-on LinkedIn Recruiter experience, including advanced Boolean and search strategy.
- Self-starter who works with urgency and manages multiple priorities independently.
- Clear, proactive communicator with candidates and hiring managers who keeps stakeholders informed.
- Enough technical fluency in hardware and/or software engineering to evaluate candidate depth and put role requirements in context.
Preferred Skills and Experience- In-house recruiting experience at a hardware or deep tech startup (Series A through growth stage).
- Experience recruiting for hardware engineering roles.
- Experience with Greenhouse ATS and Gem.
- Exposure to ITAR/export-controlled hiring environments.
- Active network in the LA aerospace corridor.
- Familiarity with diversity sourcing strategies and tools.
Compensation & Location- Base Salary: $90,000 - $120,000/per year
- Leveling and base salary is determined by job-related skills, education level, experience level, and job performance
- You will be eligible for incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards
- Location: El Segundo, CA (onsite)
