Senior Technical Recruiter (Contractor)

At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America's leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth – where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs. While our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.

Your journey with us is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.

About The Team

Our People team is responsible for supporting Relativity’s best-in-class team, as well as strategically managing our hiring pipelines to help us find the very best to join our company. On this team, you are given the opportunity to work across many teams and projects, while also helping to set the tone for Relativity’s company values and culture. In addition to recruiting, you will also support employer brand efforts, as well as networking events, career fairs and more.

Our Talent Acquisition team is looking for a full lifecycle, Contract Senior Technical Recruiter who will build collaborative relationships with hiring managers to understand hiring goals and develop recruiting strategies to effectively meet them. Supporting teams across Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality Engineering, and Software Engineering, you will get to know your teams and their projects. You will source, manage, and close high-performing candidates.  

About The Role

• You will become a subject matter expert on hardware technical recruiting and partner closely with senior leadership and hiring managers on defining and identifying what top talent looks like in this field.
• You will partner with sourcing team and develop creative strategies for engaging passive talent, and you will use your expertise in the industry and data to close.
• You will act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and the interview team in the Manufacturing Engineering department.
• You will develop ideas and strategies to improve the funnel, improve and build equitable interview processes, research and implement new tools, and stay on top of the latest technology trends in the industry as well as competitive market data.  
• You are an advocate for providing an excellent candidate experience as well as a champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion.  
  
  

Onsite requirements: This is a hybrid role. You can expect work ~2 days a week onsite at our Long Beach Headquarters to support all onsite interviews, occasional onsite team meetings, and hiring manager discussions. If not currently a local candidate, we will not cover relocation expenses.

About You

• 5 years of full lifecycle technical recruiting experience at fast-scaling companies
• Extensive experience and track record of sourcing passive candidates and filling senior-level roles
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior leaders in developing and implementing hiring strategies
• Ability to influence hiring strategies through reporting and analyzing internal and market recruiting data
• Experience in negotiating offers and creative closing strategies 
• Experience improving recruiting processes to drive efficiency and efficacy  
  
  

Nice To Haves But Not Required

• Experience recruiting for hardware and manufacturing teams that have scaled quickly 
• Experience recruiting simultaneously for high volume non-exempt and niche exempt positions 
• Ability to swiftly context switch between different engineering departments 
  
  

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range

$63.50—$84.50 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.