[Hiring] Senior Technical Recruiter @Astro Mechanica

Role Description

You are a senior recruiter and trusted talent partner with strong judgment, credibility, and a proven track record of building exceptional teams in fast-growing startup environments. You are equally confident leading searches for senior leadership roles and for highly specialized technical contributors, and you operate as a true thought partner to hiring managers, comfortable shaping role definitions and recruiting strategy. You have a genuine passion for aerospace and aviation that shows up in how you build out hardware teams.

What You'll Do

• Own end-to-end recruiting for critical roles across the company, from executive and senior leadership hires to highly specialized technical positions (e.g., propulsion, test, and prototyping).
• Partner directly with founders and functional leaders to define hiring priorities, success profiles, and interview strategies that surface real-world competence and judgment.
• Design and execute sourcing strategies for hard-to-find talent, leveraging deep networks, targeted outbound, referrals, and creative approaches beyond traditional channels.
• Lead executive search efforts, including confidential searches, senior-level assessment, and offer negotiation.
• Build interview processes that effectively evaluate hands-on skill sets, technical decision-making, and ownership in build-and-test environments.
• Act as a steward of candidate experience, particularly for senior and high-signal candidates.
• Continuously refine recruiting processes, tools, and hiring practices to support rapid, high-quality scaling.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of recruiting experience, including significant time in fast-growing startups or early-stage companies.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting in aerospace & defense or closely related deep-tech / hardware domains, with particular strength in propulsion, testing, manufacturing, or experimental engineering roles.
• Proven ability to recruit both executive-level leaders and deeply technical individual contributors.
• Strong sourcing and assessment skills for candidates whose value is demonstrated through hands-on work, operational ownership, and complex trade studies—not just credentials.
• Exceptional communication skills, discretion, and judgment.
• The ambition to work in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan.
• Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time.
• Flexible work environment.