Technical Recruiter (Contractor) Strategy & Ops

Front Door Defense; Town of Florida, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 94,000; Part time

Job summary

Relativity Space in Cape Canaveral, Florida is seeking a Technical Recruiter (Contractor) to lead end-to-end technical recruiting for hardware roles. You will partner with hiring managers, design scalable interview processes, and build strong pipelines for rapid growth.

This onsite role requires 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting in fast-scaling hardware/manufacturing environments, with a track record of sourcing passive talent, negotiating offers, and delivering top talent to leadership.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience in fast-scaling, high-growth environments.
• Proven ability to source passive talent and fill early- to mid-career hardware roles.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers to design and execute recruiting strategies.

Responsibilities

• Source, engage, manage, and close high-performing candidates throughout the full recruiting lifecycle.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand team needs and develop targeted sourcing strategies.
• Develop scalable interview frameworks and a strong candidate experience.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing passive talent

Stakeholder management

Interviewing

Negotiation

Job description

Technical Recruiter (Contractor)

Lead end-to-end technical recruiting strategy for hardware roles at Relativity Space

Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida

Compensation: $49 - 68 USD / hour

About The Role

Technical Recruiter (Contractor)

Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States

At Relativity Space, we're building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that's just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven't been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you're in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you'll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we're writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it's early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

The Talent Acquisition does more than just fill roles; we architect how Relativity grows. You'll partner closely with hiring managers, understand the gaps they're facing, and design hiring strategies around those needs. You're a trusted partner shaping not only who we hire, but how we hire. From building scalable interview frameworks to creating a candidate experience that reflects our values, the team lays the foundation for the long-term success of Relativity.

Our Talent Acquisition team is seeking full-cycle Technical Recruiter to build strong, collaborative partnerships with hiring managers, understand their hiring goals, and develop effective recruiting strategies.

You will partner closely with hiring managers to gain a deep understanding of their teams, projects, and talent needs. You will be responsible for sourcing, engaging, managing, and closing high-performing candidates throughout the full recruiting lifecycle.

Become a subject matter expert in hardware technical recruiting and partner closely with senior leaders and hiring managers to define and identify top talent in this field

Develop creative strategies to engage passive candidates, leveraging industry expertise, market insights, and data to effectively close candidates

Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and interview teams

Develop and implement ideas to strengthen the recruiting funnel, build equitable interview processes, evaluate and introduce new tools, and stay informed on industry technology trends and competitive market data

Advocate for an exceptional candidate experience throughout the hiring process

Onsite requirement: This is a fully onsite role based at Cape Canaveral location. You can expect to work onsite five days per week to support interviews, team meetings, and hiring manager discussions

3+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience within fast-scaling, high-growth organizations

Proven track record of sourcing passive talent and successfully filling early- to mid-career roles

Demonstrated experience partnering with hiring managers to develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies

Experience negotiating offers and using creative closing strategies to secure top talent

Experience improving recruiting processes to drive greater efficiency and effectiveness

Experience recruiting for rapidly scaling hardware and manufacturing organizations

Experience managing both high-volume, non-exempt hiring and specialized exempt searches simultaneously

Ability to quickly pivot between departments, priorities, and hiring needs

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors. Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range: $49 - $68 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.