Senior Technical Recruiter — Aerospace & Hardware

Cowboy Space Corporation; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.

Healthcare insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off

10 paid holidays per year

Paid parental leave

Relocation assistance

Office lunch and snacks

Job summary

Cowboy Space Corporation is seeking a Technical Recruiter or Senior Technical Recruiter to scale our team by hiring across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and business functions. You will own full-cycle recruiting for critical roles, partnering with leadership to deliver strong hiring outcomes.

The role can be based in San Carlos, CA or Seattle, WA. You’ll source top candidates, maintain pipelines for hard-to-fill roles, and drive efficient interview processes while upholding a superior

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience.
• Experience hiring for aerospace, defense, robotics, hardware, manufacturing, energy, or other deep-tech organizations.
• Proven success sourcing and closing highly competitive technical talent.
• Strong partnership with engineering leaders and senior stakeholders.
• Experience using ATS platforms and managing recruiting metrics.
• Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to process and detail.
• High ownership, sound judgment, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical, manufacturing, operations, and business roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to define hiring needs, calibrate interview processes, and drive strong hiring decisions.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience from initial outreach through offer acceptance.
• Source top talent through LinkedIn, referrals, technical communities, and creative outbound strategies.
• Build and maintain pipelines for hard-to-fill technical and leadership roles.
• Conduct recruiter screens assessing technical aptitude, problem-solving, and startup readiness.
• Maintain ATS accuracy, recruiting metrics, and process discipline.
• Identify opportunities to improve hiring efficiency, interview quality, and recruiting operations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders and external recruiting partners as needed.
• Help build scalable recruiting processes as the company grows.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Aerospace & deep-tech hiring

Sourcing & closing

Stakeholder partnership

ATS & metrics

Organizational skills

Ownership in fast-paced env

Applicant Tracking Systems

Tools

ATS platforms

Job description

Cowboy Space Corporation is seeking a Technical Recruiter or Senior Technical Recruiter to scale our team by hiring across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and business functions. You will own full-cycle recruiting for critical roles, partnering with leadership to deliver strong hiring outcomes.

The role can be based in San Carlos, CA or Seattle, WA. You’ll source top candidates, maintain pipelines for hard-to-fill roles, and drive efficient interview processes while upholding a superior