Reflect Orbital
Reflect Orbital is building satellites that reflect sunlight back to Earth—enabling lighting and energy breakthroughs unimaginable from the ground. We’re a venture-backed aerospace startup with a multidisciplinary team spanning space systems, energy infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing.
We’re looking for a sharp, organized, and people-oriented
Recruiter + HR Manager
to own the hiring funnel and help us scale. Your primary focus will be recruiting top-tier technical and operational talent—but you’ll also flex into HR responsibilities as we grow.
This is a unique opportunity for someone who loves talking to exceptional people, thrives in high-trust environments, and wants to help build a world-class team from the ground up.
What You’ll Do
Recruiting (Primary Role):
Own end-to-end recruiting across engineering, operations, and business roles
Source high-caliber candidates through outbound search, referrals, and platforms like LinkedIn and Ashby
Manage our ATS (Ashby) and ensure an organized, high-signal hiring process
Coordinate interviews, prepare hiring teams, and ensure timely feedback loops
Help craft compelling job descriptions and messaging that reflects our mission and tone
Track pipeline metrics, time-to-hire, and pass-through rates to optimize for speed and quality
HR & People Ops (Secondary Focus):
Onboard new hires and ensure a seamless Day 1 experience
Maintain employee records, handbooks, and HR documentation
Support internal comms, performance reviews, and occasional culture-building projects
Liaise with legal/payroll partners as needed to ensure compliance
Who You Are
2–5 years of experience in recruiting or HR, ideally in a startup or fast-paced environment
Strong sourcing chops; you know how to find, message, and engage top talent
Exceptionally organized and reliable; you follow up, follow through, and keep things moving
Great written and verbal communicator; you know how to build trust with candidates and teammates
Familiarity with California employment law and HR best practices
Comfortable flexing between execution and strategy, recruiting and HR
Excited by ambitious goals and gritty early-stage work
Bonus Points
Experience hiring hardware engineers or aerospace talent
Familiarity with export control
You’ve managed or helped build internal HR systems from scratch
Even if you don't meet 100% of the above qualifications, we are likely still interested in hearing from you. Hiring exceptional individuals is our #1 priority, and we believe that exceptional people often have highly unusual backgrounds.
We are also interested in carving out unique roles for unconventional people that we are excited about working with.
Benefits Reflect Orbital’s success will hinge on our team, which is why our compensation and benefits plan is designed to reward our employees and support their families as generously as we’re able.
Broad choice of medical/dental/vision coverage, Reflect covers 100% of each base-policy
Access to HSA, FSA, 401K, and commuter benefits
Unlimited paid time off, two-weeks per year minimum mandatory use
Healthy lunches provided daily
Equal Opportunity Reflect Orbital is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Reflect Orbital is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
More about Reflect Orbital: Learn more about our team here.
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We’re looking for a sharp, organized, and people-oriented
Recruiter + HR Manager
to own the hiring funnel and help us scale. Your primary focus will be recruiting top-tier technical and operational talent—but you’ll also flex into HR responsibilities as we grow.
This is a unique opportunity for someone who loves talking to exceptional people, thrives in high-trust environments, and wants to help build a world-class team from the ground up.
What You’ll Do
Recruiting (Primary Role):
Own end-to-end recruiting across engineering, operations, and business roles
Source high-caliber candidates through outbound search, referrals, and platforms like LinkedIn and Ashby
Manage our ATS (Ashby) and ensure an organized, high-signal hiring process
Coordinate interviews, prepare hiring teams, and ensure timely feedback loops
Help craft compelling job descriptions and messaging that reflects our mission and tone
Track pipeline metrics, time-to-hire, and pass-through rates to optimize for speed and quality
HR & People Ops (Secondary Focus):
Onboard new hires and ensure a seamless Day 1 experience
Maintain employee records, handbooks, and HR documentation
Support internal comms, performance reviews, and occasional culture-building projects
Liaise with legal/payroll partners as needed to ensure compliance
Who You Are
2–5 years of experience in recruiting or HR, ideally in a startup or fast-paced environment
Strong sourcing chops; you know how to find, message, and engage top talent
Exceptionally organized and reliable; you follow up, follow through, and keep things moving
Great written and verbal communicator; you know how to build trust with candidates and teammates
Familiarity with California employment law and HR best practices
Comfortable flexing between execution and strategy, recruiting and HR
Excited by ambitious goals and gritty early-stage work
Bonus Points
Experience hiring hardware engineers or aerospace talent
Familiarity with export control
You’ve managed or helped build internal HR systems from scratch
Even if you don't meet 100% of the above qualifications, we are likely still interested in hearing from you. Hiring exceptional individuals is our #1 priority, and we believe that exceptional people often have highly unusual backgrounds.
We are also interested in carving out unique roles for unconventional people that we are excited about working with.
Benefits Reflect Orbital’s success will hinge on our team, which is why our compensation and benefits plan is designed to reward our employees and support their families as generously as we’re able.
Broad choice of medical/dental/vision coverage, Reflect covers 100% of each base-policy
Access to HSA, FSA, 401K, and commuter benefits
Unlimited paid time off, two-weeks per year minimum mandatory use
Healthy lunches provided daily
Equal Opportunity Reflect Orbital is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Reflect Orbital is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
More about Reflect Orbital: Learn more about our team here.
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