Aerospace Technician Recruiting Partner

AST SpaceMobile; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AST SpaceMobile in Midland, TX seeks a high-output Talent Acquisition Specialist to own full-cycle recruiting for hourly technical roles supporting aerospace manufacturing, integration, and test operations.

You will build pipelines for avionics, RF technicians, quality inspectors, and other hands-on production talent, partner with managers on headcount and timelines, and ensure rapid, compliant hiring in a fast-moving aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• 3–7+ years in full-cycle recruiting for hourly/technician roles in manufacturing or aerospace.
• Experience hiring for avionics, assembly, quality inspection, or RF/AIT technicians.
• Ability to build and manage active pipelines and partner with managers on forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruiting for hourly technician roles in manufacturing, integration, test, and quality.
• Partner with managers to define headcount needs, timelines, and screening criteria.
• Source proactively through job boards, schools, referrals, and outreach, with regional focus.
• Present calibrated candidate slates with evaluations and risk flags.
• Maintain ATS records and track time-to-fill, offer rate, and velocity vs. demand.

Skills

High-volume recruiting

Sourcing and pipeline building

Stakeholder management

Operational discipline

Data-driven recruiting

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related

Tools

Greenhouse

LinkedIn Recruiter

Excel

HRIS

Job description

AST SpaceMobile in Midland, TX seeks a high-output Talent Acquisition Specialist to own full-cycle recruiting for hourly technical roles supporting aerospace manufacturing, integration, and test operations.

You will build pipelines for avionics, RF technicians, quality inspectors, and other hands-on production talent, partner with managers on headcount and timelines, and ensure rapid, compliant hiring in a fast-moving aerospace environment.