Senior Technical Recruiter

We're looking for a Technical Recruiter or Senior Technical Recruiter to help scale Cowboy Space by hiring exceptional talent across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and business functions.

Reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition, you'll own full-cycle recruiting for critical roles, partnering closely with hiring managers and leadership to deliver outstanding hiring outcomes. This role is ideal for a recruiter who combines strong sourcing and closing skills with operational excellence, sound judgment, and a high level of ownership.

- Own full-cycle recruiting for technical, manufacturing, operations, and business roles

- Partner with hiring managers to define hiring needs, calibrate interview processes, and drive strong hiring decisions

- Deliver an exceptional candidate experience from initial outreach through offer acceptance

- Source top talent through LinkedIn, referrals, technical communities, and creative outbound strategies

- Build and maintain pipelines for hard-to-fill technical and leadership roles

- Conduct recruiter screens assessing technical aptitude, problem-solving, and startup readiness

- Maintain ATS accuracy, recruiting metrics, and process discipline

- Identify opportunities to improve hiring efficiency, interview quality, and recruiting operations

- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders and external recruiting partners as needed

- Help build scalable recruiting processes as the company grows

- Experience hiring for aerospace, defense, robotics, hardware, manufacturing, energy, or other deep-tech organizations

- Proven success sourcing and closing highly competitive technical talent

- Strong partnership skills with engineering leaders and senior stakeholders

- Experience using ATS platforms and managing recruiting metrics

- Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to process and detail

- High ownership, strong judgment, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment

- Experience recruiting in startup or high-growth environments

The salary range for this position is $150,000 to $210,000 annually. The actual base salary offered will depend on factors such as job-related skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity.