Technical Recruiter, Hardware Engineering Long Beach, California

Relativity Space, Inc.; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, California is seeking a full-cycle Technical Recruiter to support Hardware Engineering. You will build strong partnerships with hiring managers to understand team needs and drive end-to-end recruitment.

This onsite role requires proven experience sourcing passive talent, filling early- to mid-career roles, negotiating offers, and continually refining the recruiting process. Relativity Space offers competitive salary, equity, generous PTO, parental leave, an annual

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience within fast-scaling, high-growth organizations.
• Proven track record of sourcing passive talent and filling early- to mid-career roles.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 within Manufacturing Engineering.
• 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 our Long Beach headquarters. You can expect to work onsite five days per week to support interviews, team meetings, and hiring manager discussions.

Skills

Full-cycle technical recruiting

Sourcing passive talent

Partnering with hiring managers

Negotiating offers

Recruiting process improvement

Job description

Technical Recruiter, Hardware Engineering

Long Beach, California

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.

About the Team: 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.

About the Role: Our Talent Acquisition team is seeking a full‑cycle Technical Recruiter to support Hardware Engineering. In this role, you will build strong, collaborative partnerships with hiring managers to understand their hiring needs, team dynamics, and business priorities. You will develop and execute targeted recruiting strategies, source and engage exceptional talent, and guide candidates through the full hiring process—from initial outreach through offer acceptance.

• 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 within Manufacturing Engineering.
• 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 our Long Beach headquarters. You can expect to work onsite five days per week to support interviews, team meetings, and hiring manager discussions.

About You:

• 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.

Nice to have but not required:

• 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.

Compensation and Benefits: 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!

Hiring Range: $103,000 - $155,000 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.