Senior Technical Recruiter

About the role

Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies-which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system-with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government. We're a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We're generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruiting for critical roles across the company, from executive and senior leadership hires to highly specialized technical positions (e.g., propulsion, test, and prototyping)
• Partner directly with founders and functional leaders to define hiring priorities, success profiles, and interview strategies that surface real-world competence and judgment
• Design and execute sourcing strategies for hard-to-find talent, leveraging deep networks, targeted outbound, referrals, and creative approaches beyond traditional channels
• Lead executive search efforts, including confidential searches, senior-level assessment, and offer negotiation
• Build interview processes that effectively evaluate hands-on skill sets, technical decision-making, and ownership in build-and-test environments
• Act as a steward of candidate experience, particularly for senior and high-signal candidates
• Continuously refine recruiting processes, tools, and hiring practices to support rapid, high-quality scaling

Requirements

• 8+ years of recruiting experience, including significant time in fast-growing startups or early-stage companies
• Demonstrated experience recruiting in aerospace & defense or closely related deep-tech / hardware domains, with particular strength in propulsion, testing, manufacturing, or experimental engineering roles
• Proven ability to recruit both executive-level leaders and deeply technical individual contributors
• Strong sourcing and assessment skills for candidates whose value is demonstrated through hands-on work, operational ownership, and complex trade studies-not just credentials
• Exceptional communication skills, discretion, and judgment
• The ambition to work in a fast-paced environment

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