Talent Acquisition Specialist

The role

This person will own full-cycle recruiting for hourly technical roles supporting aerospace manufacturing, integration, and test operations. They will build pipelines for technicians and partner with hiring managers to support spacecraft build and launch cadence.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end recruiting for hourly technician roles across manufacturing, integration, test, and quality
• Partner with hiring managers to define headcount forecasts, skill requirements, and hiring timelines
• Build and maintain active pipelines of avionics, composite, RF/AIT, quality inspection, and manufacturing/production technicians
• Source proactively through job boards, trade schools, military transition programs, referrals, and targeted outreach
• Establish long-term relationships with technical training programs and local workforce channels
• Conduct structured technical phone screens
• Present calibrated candidate slates with clear evaluation summaries and risk flags
• Maintain accurate ATS records and track hiring metrics
• Coordinate interview scheduling, feedback loops, and offer approvals
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and Operations on headcount planning

Required qualifications

• 3–7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with an emphasis on hourly or technician hiring
• Demonstrated success hiring for manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or industrial roles
• Experience supporting high-volume or ramp hiring initiatives
• Experience with technical skill screening for hands-on production roles
• Ability to work onsite in Midland, TX as required
• Ability to walk manufacturing floors to understand technician roles and build context

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field
• Aerospace or space industry recruiting experience
• Experience hiring avionics, composite, or RF technicians
• Military veteran hiring experience
• Experience in a fast-scaling startup or high-growth manufacturing environment
• Experience managing external staffing partners
• RPO experience
• Greenhouse ATS
• HRIS systems

About the company

AST SpaceMobile and its global partners are building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network to be accessible by standard smartphones.