Aerospace Technician Recruiting Specialist

AST SpaceMobile; Texas; On-site; USD 28,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite in Midland, TX

Job summary

AST SpaceMobile 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/AIT, and quality inspection, partnering with managers to forecast headcount and timelines.

You will source proactively from job boards, trade schools, and referrals, conduct hands-on screening, and manage ATS records with a focus on speed and quality of hire in a

Qualifications

• 3–7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience for hourly/technician roles in manufacturing/aerospace.
• Experience hiring for high-volume ramp initiatives and hands-on production roles.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruiting for hourly technician roles across manufacturing, integration, test, and quality, managing requisitions from approval through offer acceptance and onboarding handoff.
• Partner with hiring managers to define headcount forecasts, skill requirements, and hiring timelines using structured intake and calibrated screening criteria.
• Build and maintain active pipelines of avionics, composite, RF/AIT, quality inspection, and manufacturing/production technicians.
• Source proactively through job boards, trade schools, military transition programs, referrals, and targeted outreach, and develop geographic sourcing strategies to support rapid scaling.
• Establish long-term relationships with technical training programs and local workforce channels.
• Conduct structured technical phone screens covering hands-on build experience, blueprint and schematic reading, tool proficiency, and cleanroom or aerospace standards familiarity.
• Present calibrated candidate slates with clear evaluation summaries and risk flags.
• Maintain accurate ATS records and track hiring metrics, including time-to-fill and offer acceptance rate.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

High-volume hiring

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

Data-driven recruiting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Tools

Greenhouse

LinkedIn Recruiter

Excel

HRIS systems

Job description

AST SpaceMobile 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/AIT, and quality inspection, partnering with managers to forecast headcount and timelines.

You will source proactively from job boards, trade schools, and referrals, conduct hands-on screening, and manage ATS records with a focus on speed and quality of hire in a