Senior Recruiter - Space & Tech, Full-Cycle

Frontdoor Defense; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Meridian Space is seeking a Senior Recruiter in Long Beach to own end-to-end technical and non-technical recruiting across functions, partnering with leadership to align hiring priorities and timelines.

You will build diverse pipelines through proactive sourcing, run screens, coach managers on interviewing and offers, and continuously improve scalable recruiting processes to support Meridian Space’s rapid growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting across various functions.
• Strong technical acumen.
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now.
• Experience managing internal and external job boards.
• Experience managing a high-volume requisition load with competing demands.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical and non-technical roles across multiple job functions, from intake through offer acceptance and onboarding handoff.
• Serve as a strategic partner to hiring managers and leadership, aligning on hiring priorities, role requirements, and timelines.
• Build diverse, high-quality candidate pipelines through proactive sourcing, including direct search, job boards, social media, networking, and targeted outreach.
• Run Recruiter screens that assess technical fundamentals and cultural fit, and present well-qualified shortlists to hiring managers.
• Provide training and recruiting expertise on job creation, interviewing best practices, offer negotiations, and other recruiting functions.
• Champion an exceptional candidate experience, with timely communication and a consistent, professional process at every stage.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve scalable recruiting processes, tools, and systems that support company growth.
• Anticipate recruiting and hiring program needs, identify issues early, and develop creative, cost-effective solutions that keep pace with Meridian Space’s evolving needs.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Technical recruiting

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

High-volume recruiting

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

Meridian Space is seeking a Senior Recruiter in Long Beach to own end-to-end technical and non-technical recruiting across functions, partnering with leadership to align hiring priorities and timelines.

You will build diverse pipelines through proactive sourcing, run screens, coach managers on interviewing and offers, and continuously improve scalable recruiting processes to support Meridian Space’s rapid growth.