University Recruiter

UNIVERSITY RECRUITER 

RESPONSIBILITIES:  

As a SpaceX University Recruiter, you will play a vital role in building the talent pipeline by attracting exceptional engineering, manufacturing, and technical students from universities across the U.S. to help drive our ambitious goals. In many cases, you are candidates’ first encounter with SpaceX and it is your job to represent the company with professionalism, pride, and enthusiasm. We work in teams and focus on collaboration yet require a high degree of autonomy. So while you are not expected to simply go it alone, you are expected to show initiative, take responsibility, and run with tasks to completion.  

Your day-to-day routine will change often as hiring priorities shift, but there is a basic set of activities you can expect to run with daily, including, but not limited to: 

• Work with a large volume of intern candidates and hiring managers to convert into full-time roles  
• Plan and attend university outreach events for top universities  
• Screen candidates who apply to requisitions – as the SpaceX name brand grows, our job postings continue to fill up with stellar candidates 
• Source candidates – often the best candidates are the ones not actively looking 
• Discuss candidates you have screened with your client groups and recommend top candidates for interviews 
• Once candidates are approved for hire, you will begin the offer process 

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor’s degree and 1+ years of recruiting experience; or associate degree and 2+ years of experience; or 3+ years of professional experience as a recruiter in lieu of a degree 

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Experience supporting a large-scale university recruiting program 
• Experience with high-volume recruiting 
• Experience with planning and executing events  
• Strong tenure with demonstrated success in recruiting roles 
• Ability to distinguish between the top 50% and the top 5% of talent within their respective fields 
• Demonstrated expertise in non-standard recruiting methods: cold calling candidates and companies, organizing and executing ad hoc networking events, identifying industry experts and finding unique methods to engage with them, creating unique targeted sourcing campaigns, etc. 
• Comfortable interfacing directly with hiring managers including director and VP level technical leaders 
• Ability to build strong relationships with both hiring managers and candidates 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: 

• This role requires 30% travel 
• Available to work extended hours and weekends as needed 
• This position is based in Hawthorne, CA and requires being onsite – remote work not considered