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Technical Recruiter – Hardware at Loft Orbital Solutions

Technical Recruiter – Hardware

Loft Orbital Solutions · CA, US

4 weeks ago

Technical Recruiter – Hardware

Loft Orbital Solutions · CA, US

a month ago
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About the Role

We are seeking a Technical Recruiter with a strong background in hardware and product engineering recruitment to help scale our satellite engineering and production teams. You will manage the full-cycle recruiting process for specialized hardware engineering positions, partnering with hiring managers to attract top talent across various engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

  • Own the full-cycle recruiting process—from sourcing to offer—for highly specialized hardware engineering positions.
  • Partner closely with hiring managers to identify and attract top talent across mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, embedded systems, RF, systems engineering, and hardware test.
  • Conduct phone screens, assess technical alignment, and manage candidate communication throughout the full interview lifecycle.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date pipelines using ATS tools (Lever preferred).
  • Partner with hiring managers and the internal recruiting team, providing market insights and recommendations to improve hiring outcomes.
  • Enhance employer brand and attract niche technical talent using social platforms like LinkedIn.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with a strong focus on hardware and engineering roles.
  • Demonstrated strength in proactive sourcing, including LinkedIn Recruiter, advanced Boolean search techniques, and creative approaches to identifying and engaging passive candidates.
  • Experience recruiting technical talent across hardware and product engineering disciplines, including mechanical engineering, electrical/electronics, embedded systems, firmware, RF/wireless, systems engineering, and hardware test.
  • Strong understanding of hardware engineering concepts and technologies, including CAD, GD&T, PCB design, signal integrity, power electronics, and complex electromechanical systems.
  • Ability to understand and translate highly technical requirements into effective sourcing strategies, including specialized areas such as embedded C/C++, RTOS, microcontrollers, FPGA, RF systems, antennas, and EMI/EMC.
  • Familiarity with engineering verification and validation processes, hardware test methodologies, and environmental testing.
  • Experience recruiting within aerospace, space, satellite, defense, or adjacent complex hardware/deep-tech industries.
  • Proven ability to build and maintain strong talent pipelines for specialized hardware engineering positions in competitive markets.
  • Ability to effectively pitch Loft’s mission, culture, and technical challenges to highly specialized, passive candidates.
  • Proficiency with ATS tools (Lever preferred).
  • Collaborative mindset and ability to partner closely with hiring managers and the internal recruiting team.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Skills

  • Technical recruiting
  • Hardware engineering recruitment
  • Product engineering recruitment
  • Full-cycle recruiting
  • Sourcing
  • LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Boolean search
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Electrical engineering
  • Electronics engineering
  • Embedded systems
  • RF
  • Systems engineering
  • Hardware test
  • CAD
  • GD&T
  • PCB design
  • Signal integrity
  • Power electronics
  • Electromechanical systems
  • Embedded C/C++
  • RTOS
  • Microcontrollers
  • FPGA
  • RF systems
  • Antennas
  • EMI/EMC
  • Engineering verification and validation
  • Hardware test methodologies
  • Environmental testing
  • Aerospace recruiting
  • Space recruiting
  • Satellite recruiting
  • Defense recruiting
  • Talent pipelines
  • ATS tools
  • Lever
  • Communication skills

Location

  • San Francisco, CA
  • Golden, CO
  • Toulouse, France

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • 3+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience

Salary/Compensations

  • $120,000 - $150,000 a year

Benefits

  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
  • Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
  • 100% employer paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability insurance
  • Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave
  • 12 paid holidays
  • 401(k) plan and equity options
  • Daily catered lunches and snacks
  • International exposure to our team in France
  • Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for primary caregiver and 10 weeks for secondary caregiver
  • Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive, inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support
  • Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
  • Relocation assistance when applicable

About the Company

  • Loft: Space Made Simple.
  • Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.
  • We integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, on-orbit AI, national security missions, and more.
  • Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses, Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months.
  • With more than 30 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.
  • With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.

Equal Opportunity

  • Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes.