Technical Talent Sourcer

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We are singularly focused on designing, building, and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity’s presence in the solar system. We are seeking motivated, creative, and exceptional people to join our world‑class team.

Department: Recruiting
Location: Hawthorne, California
Compensation: $85,000 - $120,000 / year

This contract is up to 12 months with an opportunity to extend as our team and hiring needs continue to grow.

• Proactively source and engage top technical and business talent through Linked In Recruiter, referrals, networking, industry events, and creative sourcing strategies.
• Build and maintain robust talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs across multiple disciplines.
• Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to understand hiring priorities, ideal candidate profiles, and evolving business needs.
• Develop personalized outreach campaigns that generate high response rates from passive candidates.
• Conduct initial candidate outreach and screening to assess alignment with role requirements and company culture.
• Continuously research talent markets, competitors, and sourcing trends to identify new talent pools.
• Maintain accurate candidate records and sourcing activity within the applicant tracking system.
• Quickly pivot sourcing strategies as hiring priorities evolve in a rapidly changing startup environment.
• Help improve sourcing processes, tools, and best practices that enable the recruiting team to scale.

• 3+ years of technical sourcing or recruiting experience, preferably within aerospace, robotics, autonomous systems, hardware, software, defense, or other high-growth technology companies.
• Experience with Linked In Recruiter, Boolean search techniques, X-ray searches, and other advanced sourcing methodologies.
• Experience with ATS platforms such as Pinpoint, Greenhouse, or similar systems.

• Experience supporting rapid organizational growth in a startup or scale‑up environment.
• Familiarity with ATS platforms such as Pinpoint, Greenhouse, or similar systems.
• Strong ability to identify and engage passive candidates.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships and create a positive candidate experience.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail while managing multiple searches simultaneously.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and shifting priorities in a fast-moving startup environment.
• Self‑motivated, resourceful, and able to work independently while collaborating effectively across recruiting and hiring team.
• 2+ years of experience with ATS platforms such as Pinpoint, Greenhouse, or similar systems.

• Join a team of best‑in‑class engineers building the foundation of planetary surface exploration.
• Equity ownership in the company.
• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Flexible PTO and parental leave.
• Home office set up reimbursement.
• Weekly lunch stipend, plus complimentary snacks and beverages on‑site.
• Once a month social hour on‑site with food and drinks.