Outpost is hiring: Technical Recruiter in Los Angeles

Technical Recruiter

Location: Playa Vista, California (On-site, Full-Time)

Outpost is pioneering Earth return logistics for space. We're building vehicles that can return payloads from orbit safely and precisely - enabling faster space-based manufacturing, global delivery, and entirely new capabilities in the space economy. Our spacecraft is already backed by the U.S. government with multiple missions ahead. We’re a mission-focused team, building with urgency, grit, and care for the work we do and the people we do it with.

The Role

You’ll own full-cycle recruiting for high-impact technical roles across hardware and software. You’ll partner directly with engineering and operations leadership to forecast headcount, build proactive pipelines, drive a crisp interview process, and close top talent. This is a role for a recruiter who is equally strong at sourcing and stakeholder partnership, and who enjoys rolling up their sleeves in a fast, build-heavy environment.

What You’ll Do

• Own full-cycle recruiting: intake/kickoff, JD calibration, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offers, and pre-onboarding.
• Build and maintain pipelines for technical roles (e.g., GNC/controls, avionics/embedded, software, manufacturing & test technicians, integration).
• Partner closely with hiring managers to define profiles, design structured interview scorecards, train interviewers, and run consistent debriefs.
• Drive top-of-funnel sourcing via LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, targeted communities, and events; experiment with niche channels for aerospace talent.
• Maintain rigorous ATS processes (e.g., Greenhouse): accurate stages, tags, and weekly pipeline reporting.
• Calibrate compensation with Finance/Operations; prepare offer packages (base/equity/bonus), manage exceptions, and close candidates against competitive offers.
• Craft compelling outreach, support local events/university touchpoints, and activate referral campaigns.
• Uphold export-control/ITAR/EAR screening steps in the hiring workflow; ensure compliant documentation and comms.
• Track and improve pipeline metrics (time-to-hire, onsite-to-offer, pass-through rates) and drive continuous process improvements.
• Support non-technical recruiting efforts (operations, marketing, IT, finance, etc) as needed.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting with hands-on sourcing and closing in hardware-centric or deep-tech environments (aerospace strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated success hiring across two or more of: test, GNC/controls, avionics/embedded systems, software, manufacturing/integration/test, reliability/quality.
• Strong stakeholder partnership: you can stand up process where and guide hiring teams toward signal-rich interviews and decisive debriefs.
• Data-driven mindset: confident in ATS reporting, pipeline analysis, and experimentation to improve throughput and quality.
• Clear, persuasive communication; ability to contextualize Outpost’s mission, product roadmap, and constraints to diverse candidate profiles.
• Familiarity with export-control considerations (ITAR/EAR) in recruiting workflows and documentation.

Bonus: Existing SoCal aerospace network; experience scaling from ~20–100+ hires/year; campus/early-career program setup; event organizing.

Compensation & Benefits

• 110,000 – 180,000 annual salary, commensurate with experience
• Incentive stock options
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life, short-term, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• PTO and paid holidays
• Catered daily lunch, snacks, and coffee

Note: You must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual under 22 C.F.R. § 120.15, or otherwise eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.