Senior Technical Recruiter

At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. 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. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.

Vast is looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter, reporting to the Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. 

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities:

• Own full-cycle recruiting from intake through offer acceptance across multiple open roles


• Partner with hiring managers and stakeholders to define role requirements, interview plans, and hiring timelines


• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to identify and engage top and passive candidates


• Manage candidate pipelines and drive an efficient and engaging interview process


• Facilitate interview debriefs and guide hiring teams through candidate evaluation and decision-making


• Lead offer discussions and help close candidates while maintaining a strong candidate experience


• Track recruiting metrics, pass through rates, and pipeline health to ensure progress toward hiring goals


• Ensure consistent recruiting processes and documentation within the ATS


• Represent Vast’s mission and value proposition to candidates throughout the hiring process

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience


• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience


• Experience managing multiple searches simultaneously in a fast-paced environment


• Strong stakeholder partnership and communication skills


• Demonstrated ability to source and engage passive candidates

Preferred Experience 

• We are particularly interested in candidates with recruiting experience in one or more of the following areas:


• Engineering, Avionics, Propulsion, Thermal Controls, Software, GNC, and Structures


• Hardware engineering roles including mechanical, electrical, design, and structural

Additional Preferred Experience:

• Experience using Greenhouse or similar ATS


• Ability to operate autonomously and manage competing priorities


• Strong attention to detail and process discipline


• Experience working in high-growth or fast-scaling organizations

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