Senior Technical Recruiter

The role

This Senior Technical Recruiter will manage the full-cycle hiring process for key engineering disciplines. You will source, attract, and close high-caliber talent to scale production.

What you will do

• Manage the entire hiring process from intake to signed offer.
• Scour the market for talent and build relationships with passive candidates.
• Measure pipeline health to balance priorities and align hiring manager expectations.
• Build hiring manager partnerships and run intake sessions.
• Advise on market and compensation.
• Tell the company story and guide candidates through decisions.
• Land offers.
• Mentor others and improve processes.
• Champion inclusive interview practices.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting with a track record of hands-on sourcing and hiring at pace, in competitive markets
• Demonstrated self-starter who takes full accountability for outcomes
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity
• Proven ability to source and close senior-level and leadership talent in competitive markets
• Clear, proactive communicator with both candidates and hiring managers
• Strong understanding of business functions to evaluate candidate depth and contextualize role requirements

Nice to have

• In-house recruiting experience at a hardware or deep tech startup (Series A through growth stage)
• Experience recruiting across multiple engineering functions (e.g., Avionics, GNC, Manufacturing, Mechanisms, Propulsion, Structures, Systems Integration & Test, Thermal)
• Experience with Greenhouse ATS
• Exposure to ITAR/export-controlled hiring environments
• Active network in the LA aerospace corridor
• Familiarity with diversity sourcing strategies and tools

Benefits

• Stock options
• Long-term cash awards

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or protected individual) to access export-controlled items

About the company

Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing and reentry capsules. The company is headquartered in El Segundo, California.