Aerospace Engineering Recruiter — On‑Site Irvine (Equity)

Neon Aerospace; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Full health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Neon Aero, Inc in Irvine, California, is seeking an Engineering Recruiter to scale our engineering and technical teams on-site. You will own full-cycle recruiting, partner with the talent acquisition manager, and build creative sourcing strategies to fill hard-to-fill roles in a fast-moving startup.

This role emphasizes proactive outreach, data-driven recruiting, and close collaboration with hiring managers to deliver high-quality candidates for AI, aerospace, and manufacturing tech.

Qualifications

• Junior/mid-level full-cycle technical recruiting experience across sourcing, screening, pipeline management, offer support, and closing.
• Experience recruiting for engineering and technical roles in fast-moving or highly specialized environments.
• Agency recruiting experience with proactive sourcing, candidate generation, urgency, and requisition ownership.
• In-house recruiting experience in a startup, high-growth company, or similarly dynamic environment.
• Ability to recruit across AI, aerospace systems, aviation technology, advanced manufacturing, software, hardware, mechanical, electrical, systems, and related technical functions.

Responsibilities

• Full-cycle recruiting for engineering and technical roles from intake through offer and close.
• Build deep sourcing strategies across competitors, adjacent industries, niche engineering communities, AI ecosystems, aerospace networks, and aviation talent pools.
• Partner directly with hiring managers to translate technical requirements into focused hiring strategies and strong candidate pipelines.
• Help Neon attract and close highly specialized talent in competitive markets.
• Improve recruiting effectiveness by using Greenhouse data and recruiting analytics to strengthen sourcing channels, outreach, conversion, and candidate quality.
• Support a fast-paced, on-site environment where priorities can shift quickly and execution matters.
• Contribute to the growth of a high-caliber Human Capital team at a pivotal stage of company scaling.

Skills

Full-cycle technical recruiting

Sourcing strategies

Candidate management

Agency recruiting

In-house recruiting

Startup experience

Greenhouse

LinkedIn Recruiter

AI-powered sourcing

Offer and closing

Tools

Greenhouse

LinkedIn Recruiter

AI-powered sourcing tools

Job description

Neon Aero, Inc in Irvine, California, is seeking an Engineering Recruiter to scale our engineering and technical teams on-site. You will own full-cycle recruiting, partner with the talent acquisition manager, and build creative sourcing strategies to fill hard-to-fill roles in a fast-moving startup.

This role emphasizes proactive outreach, data-driven recruiting, and close collaboration with hiring managers to deliver high-quality candidates for AI, aerospace, and manufacturing tech.