University Recruiter - Build Space Talent Pipelines

Varda Space Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

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Onsite location: El Segundo, CA

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a University Recruiter to scale our growing university recruiting and internship program. This role will own about 50% of the university requisitions, managing candidates from application through offer while partnering with engineering and business teams.

The University Relations Manager will lead the remaining load and shape our university strategy, partnerships, and workforce planning, building lasting relationships with students and

Qualifications

• Previous university recruiting experience, including direct experience recruiting and engaging college students.
• 2-5 years of recruiting experience with demonstrated full-cycle recruiting ownership.
• Experience independently managing multiple requisitions and candidate pipelines simultaneously.
• Hands-on experience with Greenhouse or a similar Applicant Tracking System.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter for sourcing, outreach, and pipeline development.
• Experience partnering directly with universities, career centers, student organizations, faculty, or other campus stakeholders.
• Experience representing an employer at career fairs, information sessions, networking events, or other campus recruiting activities.
• Strong candidate assessment and interviewing skills.
• Experience partnering directly with hiring managers and technical stakeholders.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to travel approximately 30-40% during peak university recruiting seasons, including occasional evening and weekend events.

Responsibilities

• Own approximately 50% of Varda's university recruiting requisition load, independently managing assigned searches from application through offer.
• Source and identify exceptional early-career talent using LinkedIn Recruiter, Handshake, university networks, referrals, student organizations, engineering competitions, and targeted outreach.
• Review resumes, conduct recruiter screens, assess candidates, manage interview processes and debriefs, and drive offers through close.
• Partner directly with hiring managers and engineering leaders to understand hiring needs, define candidate profiles, build pipelines, and drive timely hiring decisions.
• Manage candidate pipelines and recruiting activity in Greenhouse, ensuring accurate data and consistent candidate follow-up.
• Represent Varda at career fairs, information sessions, networking events, student organization meetings, technical events, and campus visits.
• Build meaningful relationships with students and create excitement around Varda's mission, opportunities, and engineering challenges.
• Partner with the University Relations Manager to execute Varda's university strategy across target schools and strategic university partnerships.
• Develop relationships with career centers, faculty, student organizations, engineering clubs, research programs, and other university stakeholders.
• Help identify new universities, organizations, programs, and sourcing channels that can strengthen Varda's early-career talent pipeline.
• Partner with the University Recruiting Intern on interview scheduling, candidate coordination, campus logistics, recruiting operations, and intern-program execution.
• Use recruiting metrics and pipeline data to identify opportunities to improve recruiting effectiveness and candidate experience.

Skills

University recruiting

Full-cycle recruiting

ATS experience

LinkedIn Recruiter

Campus partnerships

Interviewing skills

Travel 30-40%

Tools

Greenhouse

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a University Recruiter to scale our growing university recruiting and internship program. This role will own about 50% of the university requisitions, managing candidates from application through offer while partnering with engineering and business teams.

The University Relations Manager will lead the remaining load and shape our university strategy, partnerships, and workforce planning, building lasting relationships with students and