Planet
Talent Acquisition Partner, Space Systems
San Francisco, CA · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$128k-$161kDetected 23 days ago
GitLLMsForecastingRecruitingFPGAEmbedded SystemsHardware DesignResearchLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- Behind every spacecraft is a team of engineers - hardware, embedded, RF, mission operations, flight software, optical and payload, mechanical, and ground systems - whose work directly determines how much of the planet we see and how clearly we see it.
- This is a permanent, full-time role based in our San Francisco office, reporting to the Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition.
- This is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our San Francisco office 3 days per week.
Responsibilities
- Own a full requisition portfolio for Planet's Space Systems organization - from early-career engineering hires through Staff, Principal, and senior engineering leadership searches.
- Build deep partnerships with Space Systems hiring managers and senior leaders, operating as a consultative subject matter expert on the satellite and aerospace talent market.
- As a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Space Systems, you will own the hiring strategy and execution for one of Planet's most technically demanding and mission-critical functions.
- You will partner directly with engineering and operations leaders across the Space Systems organization to build pipelines, run searches, and deliver hires from individual contributors through senior engineering leaders.
- Drive full-cycle execution: sourcing strategy, candidate screening and assessment, panel design, debrief discipline, and offer close.
- Maintain accurate, complete data in Greenhouse to support reporting, forecasting, and pod-level visibility across the Talent Acquisition team.
Requirements
- 6+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with at least three years sourcing and closing senior engineering hires.
- Demonstrated ability to run a complex requisition portfolio across multiple engineering disciplines, including hard-to-fill technical specializations.
- Track record of closing senior engineering hires (Staff, Principal, Director-level) end-to-end, including navigating complex offer dynamics.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to engage credibly with deeply technical engineering audiences from IC through executive leadership.
- Direct recruiting experience in satellite, aerospace, defense, hardware, deep-tech, or adjacent technically demanding industries.
- Familiarity with the engineering disciplines that staff a satellite company - RF, embedded systems, flight software, mission operations, mechanical, propulsion, optical and payload, GNC, and ground systems.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted sourcing tools, automation workflows, or candidate intelligence platforms that complement traditional recruiting work.
- Highly consultative orientation with senior hiring leaders - comfortable challenging assumptions, recalibrating profiles, and offering candid pushback when market signals warrant it.
- Mastery of LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, GitHub, and modern sourcing platforms, with practiced fluency in an applicant tracking system such as Greenhouse.
- Quantitative grasp of recruiting performance metrics - pass-through rates, pipeline velocity, time-to-fill - and the diagnostic instinct to know when a search needs a different angle.
- Self-directed operating style - comfortable owning ambiguous searches, prioritizing across competing pod demands, and operating with full autonomy on most decisions.
- What Makes You Stand Out:
- Experience hiring for organizations that build and operate physical hardware at scale, not exclusively software.
- Application Deadline:
Skills
- Welcome to Planet.
Compensation
- The US base salary range for this full-time position at the commencement of employment is listed below.
- The final salary range is determined by job related experience, skills and location.
- The range displays our typical hiring range for new hire salaries in US locations only.
- Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
- San Francisco Salary Range
- San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
- Generous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off
- 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
- Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Home Office Reimbursement
- Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
- Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
- Commuter Benefits (if local to an office)
- Volunteering Paid Time Off
- Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives (bonus and equity).
Equal opportunity
- Planet is committed to building a community where everyone belongs and we invite people from all backgrounds to apply.
- Planet is an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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Visa & Work Authorization
- Should an interview involve use of AI interview technologies, the candidate will receive notification and have the ability to opt out both in advance and/or real-time.
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