Vast
Senior Technical Sourcer (Fixed-Term)
Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$58k-$83kDetected 6 days ago
RecruitingHRISCustomer SupportSystems EngineeringAerospace EngineeringResearchCommunicationAdaptabilityOrganizational Skills
About the role
- Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world's first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030.
- If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.
- This will be a 6 month fixed-term position located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies to identify top technical talent across a variety of engineering disciplines
- Build and maintain robust pipelines of passive and active candidates to support current and future hiring needs
- Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to understand role requirements and translate them into effective sourcing plans
- Track and manage candidate activity to ensure a high-quality, consistent talent pipeline
- Proven ability to own end-to-end sourcing strategy for a full book of work - setting priorities, managing competing requisitions, and making sound, independent judgments about where to invest sourcing effort
Requirements
- 5+ years of proven experience as a technical sourcer or a similar talent acquisition role
- Proficiency with an ATS (e.g., Greenhouse, Workday, Lever, or similar) and a strong commitment to data integrity
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write compelling, personalized candidate outreach and to communicate credibly with technical talent
- Strong proficiency in LinkedIn Recruiter, advanced Boolean search, and AI-powered sourcing and talent intelligence platforms (e.g., HireEZ, Seekout, or similar)
Nice to have
- Preferred Skills & Experience:
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
- Demonstrated ability to source candidates with niche areas of expertise or executive searches
- Prior experience in the aerospace, defense, space, or advanced technology industry
- Self-directed with a high sense of urgency while maintaining a meticulous attention to detail
- Highly organized with a knack for building relationships
- Experience with competitive intelligence and talent market mapping to proactively surface insights that shape hiring strategy
- Strong customer service mindset
- Excellent communicator and problem solver
Compensation
- Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand.
- Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package.
Benefits
- Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand.
Equal opportunity
- Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer
- employment with Vast 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.
- Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast 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.
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