The Technical Recruiter for SpaceX Starbase leads full-desk recruiting for mission-critical roles, partnering with client groups to source, screen, interview, and onboard top talent while managing the candidate experience onsite in Brownsville, TX.

Responsibilities

Meet with your client groups to discuss headcount, new requisitions, hiring strategy, and interview feedback. You truly act as a partner to your clients and not merely as an order taker.
Screen candidates who apply to requisitions. As SpaceX’s name brand grows, our job postings continue to fill up with stellar candidates.
Source candidates. Often the best candidates are the ones not actively looking.
Discuss candidates you have screened with your client groups and recommend top candidates for interviews.
Give tours to candidates before their onsite.
Attend interviews alongside your client groups to act as another set of eyes and ears in evaluating candidates.
Once candidates are approved for hire, you will begin the offer process including initiating background checks, negotiating offer packages and extending offer letters.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 1+ years of recruiting experience; OR associate degree and 2+ years of experience; OR 3+ years of professional experience as a recruiter in lieu of a degree

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree and 1+ years of recruiting experience; OR associate degree and 2+ years of experience; OR 3+ years of professional experience as a recruiter in lieu of a degree

Preferred Skills and Experience

2+ years of technical recruiting experience
Experience with in-house recruiting
Experience with high volume recruiting
Experience recruiting electrical, mechanical and aerospace engineers
Experience recruiting skilled labor
Strong tenure with demonstrated success in recruiting roles
Full life cycle recruiting experience, from sourcing to closing
Comfort with reviewing, evaluating and reporting on recruiting data
Ability to distinguish between the top 50% and the top 5% of talent within their respective fields
Demonstrated expertise in non-standard recruiting methods: cold calling candidates and companies, organizing and executing ad hoc networking events, identifying industry experts and finding unique methods to engage with them, creating unique targeted sourcing campaigns, etc.
Comfortable interfacing directly with hiring managers including director and VP level technical leaders
Ability to build strong relationships with both hiring managers and candidates
Ability to accurately present but not oversell candidates to client groups; influence decisions by acting as the subject matter expert on talent but avoid dictating client decisions
Ability to multi-task and operate with little direction while still being an active team member

Additional Requirements

Available to work extended hours and weekends as needed
This position is based in Starbase, TX (Brownsville area), and requires being onsite full-time; hybrid and remote work will not be considered

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Technical Recruiter

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