Technical Recruiter

quindar; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission plan

Health benefits

Unlimited PTO

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Quindar is hiring a Technical Recruiter to own recruiting from sourcing to offer, partnering with People Operations and hiring managers. You will build talent pipelines, assess candidates, and guide them through a compelling narrative about Quindar's mission in space infrastructure.

This role requires urgency, resourcefulness, and strong relationship skills, with comfort reaching passive candidates and learning new technical domains. ITAR compliance awareness is a plus.

Qualifications

• Proven track record recruiting technical talent (software engineers, aerospace, infrastructure).
• Experience recruiting in agency environments with placement or revenue goals.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar technical roles and assess candidates quickly.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruiting for technical roles across software, aerospace, and infrastructure.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements and search strategies.
• Source passive candidates through targeted outreach and industry networks.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Agency recruiting

Sourcing

Interviewing

Stakeholder management

Salary negotiation

Tools

Ashby ATS

Job description

Technical Recruiter

Help hire the people building the infrastructure for space.

At Quindar, we're making it possible to operate satellites like servers. Our mission management platform helps commercial and government customers automate satellite operations, manage complex missions, and keep critical systems running. As space becomes an increasingly important part of our infrastructure, we're building the software-and the team-to support it.

We're looking for a Technical Recruiter who understands technical talent, knows the aerospace industry, and loves the pursuit of a great hire. You'll help bring software engineers, mission operations experts, and other hard-to-find specialists to Quindar, connecting them with work that has a direct impact on the future of space.

If you've built a strong track record in agency recruiting and want to help grow a company whose mission you can get behind, we'd like to meet you.

The Role

You'll own recruiting from sourcing through offer acceptance, partnering closely with hiring managers and People Operations. You'll build talent pipelines, assess candidates, keep the process moving, and help candidates understand why their next chapter should be at Quindar.

This role calls for someone who brings urgency, resourcefulness, and strong relationship skills. You should be comfortable reaching passive candidates, learning the details of unfamiliar technical roles, and turning a first conversation into a successful hire.

What You'll Do

Lead recruiting for technical roles across software engineering, aerospace, infrastructure, and related disciplines.

Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, distinguish essential skills from preferences, and build effective search strategies.

Source and engage passive candidates through targeted outreach, referrals, industry networks, and creative research.

Run initial screens that assess relevant experience, communication, motivations, and alignment with a startup environment.

Tell Quindar's story in a compelling, credible way, connecting each candidate's interests to our technology and mission.

Manage candidates through the interview process with clear communication, timely follow-up, and well-defined next steps.

Partner on offers, navigate compensation conversations, and help close candidates.

Keep Ashby accurate and organized, using recruiting data to identify bottlenecks and improve results.

Share market insights on talent availability, compensation expectations, and competing opportunities.

Help strengthen our recruiting processes as the company grows.

What You Bring

• A track record of successfully recruiting technical talent, ideally in an agency environment with individual placement or revenue goals.
• Experience recruiting within aerospace, space technology, defense, or closely related technical industries.
• Enough technical fluency to understand different engineering disciplines, ask useful screening questions, and communicate confidently with candidates and hiring managers.
• Strong sourcing skills and experience building pipelines for specialized or difficult-to-fill roles.
• Experience managing multiple searches while maintaining consistent candidate communication and follow-through.
• Confidence handling objections, discussing compensation, and closing competitive candidates.
• A proactive approach: you take ownership, adapt quickly, and follow through without needing a detailed playbook.
• Curiosity about space and enthusiasm for helping build the team behind critical mission infrastructure.
• Experience recruiting cleared professionals or working in a growing technology startup is a plus.

Why Quindar

Your hires will help shape how satellites are operated and how missions succeed. You'll work directly with the people building the technology, see the impact of your recruiting, and help grow a team tackling meaningful challenges in space.

We offer competitive base compensation plus a commission plan that rewards successful hiring, alongside company benefits and the opportunity to build your career as Quindar grows.

Build a team. Help build the infrastructure for space.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .

Why you'll love working at Quindar

We work in a cutting edge industry and you will get the opportunity to be part of a small team with a large direct impact on the success of our customers' space missions!

We take work life balance very seriously. We require employees to take 15 days off but provide unlimited PTO and follow most US federal government holidays.

Mental health is just as important as physical so we provide quarterly health & wellness benefits.

Comprehensive health