Talent Acquisition & Management Coordinator

STEM Boomerang; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 50,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer paid health insurance (医

retirement plan

unlimited PTO

Job summary

Mantis Space, based in Albuquerque, NM, is seeking an onsite Recruiting Coordinator to support the hiring teams across internships and university partnerships. You will coordinate interviews, manage candidate communications, and maintain records in our ATS.

Join a veteran-led team building aerospace energy infrastructure and help shape a growing internship program, NDAs, offers, and onboarding while ensuring a positive candidate experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, human resources, or people operations.
• Strong organizational, communication, and project management skills.
• Experience using an applicant tracking system.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with leadership and hiring teams.
• Professional, approachable, and relationship-focused.
• Ability to work onsite in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership and hiring managers to understand staffing needs.
• Coordinate interviews and serve as a primary contact for candidates.
• Maintain candidate records and hiring activity within the applicant tracking system.
• Manage relationships with external recruiters and staffing partners.
• Coordinate NDAs, offer letters, pre-employment requirements, and onboarding.
• Plan and attend hiring events, career fairs, and university recruiting activities.
• Build relationships with universities and technical programs.
• Develop and manage the company’s internship program.
• Track recruiting activity and identify opportunities to improve hiring processes.
• Maintain confidentiality and provide a positive candidate experience.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Project management

Tools

Applicant tracking system

Job description

Albuquerque, United States

Mantis Space is a venture-backed aerospace company pioneeringbreakthrough technologies to build the first energy infrastructure inspace. Headquartered in New Mexico—the cornerstone of U.S. defenseR&D and a growing hub of the nation’s Space Valley,we are buildingfrom the ground up to accelerate the next generation of satellite andorbital energy infrastructure.

Our veteran-led team brings decades of leadership across space,defense, and advanced R&D, with experience at Google, Meta,AeroVironment/BlueHalo, Terran Orbital, NASA’s Jet PropulsionLaboratory, the Space Telescope Science Institute, and Apple. Withdeep expertise in optics, photonics, and space systems, we aredesigning and delivering the infrastructure that will power the futureof orbital energy and advanced aerospace operations.

Why Join Us:

• Build from the ground up: Directly shape our Albuquerque laband R&D test environment.
  
• Make an impact: Your systems will enable critical research inoptics, lasers, and energy systems for space.
  
• Grow with us: Work alongside leading engineers, operators, andinvestors in a mission-driven environment.
  
• Competitive pay, full benefits, and equity in a companyshaping the future of energy and space.
  

About the Role:

In this onsite Albuquerque role, you will coordinate interviews, manage candidate communications, maintain applicant records, and support hiring teams throughout the recruiting process. You will also manage recruiting partners, NDAs, offer letters, onboarding, hiring events, university partnerships, and the company’s internship program.

Key responsibilities:

• Partner with leadership and hiring managers to understand staffing needs.
  
• Coordinate interviews and serve as a primary contact for candidates.
  
• Maintain candidate records and hiring activity within the applicant tracking system.
  
• Manage relationships with external recruiters and staffing partners.
  
• Coordinate NDAs, offer letters, pre-employment requirements, and onboarding.
  
• Plan and attend hiring events, career fairs, and university recruiting activities.
  
• Build relationships with universities and technical programs.
  
• Develop and manage the company’s internship program.
  
• Track recruiting activity and identify opportunities to improve hiring processes.
  
• Maintain confidentiality and provide a positive candidate experience.
  

Requirements

• Experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, human resources, or people operations.
  
• Strong organizational, communication, and project management skills.
  
• Experience using an applicant tracking system.
  
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with leadership and hiring
  
• teams.
  
• Professional, approachable, and relationship-focused.
  
• Ability to work onsite in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  

Full range of competitive benefits including

• 100% employer paid health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• retirement plan
• unlimited PTO