- Salary
- $65 – $85
- Location
- Remote
- Workplace
- Remote
- Type
- Contract
- Department
- People
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Education
- Master
- Source
- Greenhouse
Description
About the role
Muon is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to help scale our team by identifying and hiring exceptional talent. In this role, you will lead full-cycle recruiting for technical positions (primarily focused on Software) and serve as a key partner to hiring managers throughout the hiring process. As one of the first points of contact for candidates, you will represent Muon Space with professionalism and enthusiasm for our mission. This is a 6 month contract - with possibility for extension.
This position can be performed remotely from an approved location.
Responsibilities
- Own full-cycle recruiting for aerospace and technical roles, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and closing top talent.
- Partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to define role requirements, develop hiring strategies, and build strong technical pipelines.
- Proactively identify and engage high-caliber candidates through creative sourcing strategies including cold outreach, networking, referrals, and industry engagement.
- Conduct candidate screenings and interviews, partnering with interview teams to effectively evaluate technical and cultural fit.
- Guide hiring managers through the recruiting process, providing recommendations and insights to support efficient and high-quality hiring decisions.
- Coordinate and manage interview processes to ensure an exceptional candidate experience and strong representation of the company’s mission and culture.
- Use recruiting data and market insights to inform hiring strategies and improve recruiting effectiveness.
- Manage offer processes including compensation discussions, negotiations, and closing candidates.
- Partner with People Operations and hiring teams to ensure a smooth onboarding experience for new hires.
- Leverage Greenhouse reporting and analytics to track recruiter performance, identify pipeline trends, drive accountability, and ensure achievement of team and individual OKRs.
- Continuously improve recruiting processes, tools, and workflows to support rapid hiring in a high-growth environment
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of professional experience as a technical recruiter, ideally with a focus in Software Engineering
- 2+ years of in-house recruiting experience
- Experience with Greenhouse or similar ATS systems, as well as LinkedIn Recruiter
- Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Comfortable interfacing directly with hiring managers, including executive leadership
- Ability to build strong relationships with both hiring managers and candidates
- Ability to multitask and operate independently while remaining a strong team player
- Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and accountability
- Strong desire to be successful and make an impact
Nice to have skills
- Experience Recruiting in the Aerospace Industry
- Experience scaling startups in highly competitive markets
- Experience working in an agency environment
Salary
The salary range for this role is $65 - $85/hr. Final compensation will be determined based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed during the interview process.
About Muon Space
Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. Our revolutionary, integrated technology stack enables customers to optimize every dimension of their missions for faster time-to-orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance. Our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale. From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.
Taking Care of Our Team
At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, full-time employees receive equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.
Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.
Muon is currently registered and able to hire in the following states:
AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IA, ID, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA
ITAR/EAR Requirements
This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.