Senior Technical Recruiter (Hardware)

Job Description

Job Description

At Relativity Space, we're building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that's just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven't been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you're in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you'll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we're writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it's early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team:

The Talent Acquisition does more than just fill roles; we architect how Relativity grows. You'll partner closely with hiring managers, understand the gaps they're facing, and design hiring strategies around those needs. You're a trusted partner shaping not only who we hire, but how we hire. From building scalable interview frameworks to creating a candidate experience that reflects our values, the team lays the foundation for the long-term success of Relativity.

Our Talent Acquisition team is looking for a full lifecycle, Senior Technical Recruiter who will build collaborative relationships with hiring managers to understand hiring goals and develop recruiting strategies to effectively meet them. We have multiple openings that could be supporting any of the following Long Beach-based teams: Avionics, GNC, Propulsion, and Structural Engineering. You will partner closely with hiring managers, get to know their teams and their projects, and be expected to source, manage, and close high-performing candidates.  

About the Role:

• Design and execute tailored search strategies for senior leadership roles and specialized technical positions across multiple functions and geographies
• Utilize advanced research and sourcing techniques to identify and map potential prospects for both leadership and niche technical roles
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to build and maintain talent pipelines for succession planning, key organizational needs, and specialized skill sets
• Act as a strategic partner to senior leadership and hiring teams in defining talent requirements and influencing hiring decisions
• Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices to continually enhance recruiting strategies across the Talent Acquisition organization
• Onsite requirements: This is an onsite role. You can expect work 5 days a week onsite at our Long Beach Headquarters to support all onsite interviews, occasional onsite team meetings, and hiring manager discussions

About You:

• 5+ years of full lifecycle technical recruiting experience in hardware at fast-scaling companies
• Extensive experience and track record of sourcing passive candidates and filling senior-level roles
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior leaders in developing and implementing hiring strategies
• Ability to influence hiring strategies through reporting and analyzing internal and market recruiting data
• Experience in negotiating offers and creative closing strategies
• Experience improving recruiting processes to drive efficiency and efficacy

Nice to haves but not required:

• Experience recruiting for hardware and manufacturing teams that have scaled quickly
• Experience in various recruiting tools: ATS (Lever, Greenhouse, etc.), LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean Searches, Gem, etc.
• Experience recruiting simultaneously for high volume non-exempt and niche exempt positions
• Ability to switch swiftly between different engineering departments
• You are adaptable and collaborative – when goals change, you know when to take the lead and when to support the asks of your team

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range:

$132,000—$169,000 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.