Recruiter II (Operations and Manufacturing)

ABOUT FIREFLY

As an end-to-end space transportation company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the surface of the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

SUMMARY

Join our growing team and become a champion for the future of aerospace! We're searching for a passionate recruiter to lead the talent acquisition efforts at our rocket manufacturing and test site.

This role is more than just filling positions - it's about identifying and attracting the top talent who will shape the next generation of manufacturing excellence here at Firefly. Be prepared to dive into the world of advanced manufacturing engineering across multiple disciplines, quality, continuous improvement, production staff, and skilled trades.

The successful candidate will provide full life cycle support and partner with all levels of management to understand qualifications and cultural fit for each department supporting our manufacturing site. This role is onsite, at our manufacturing and test site in Briggs, TX, just north of Cedar Park.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own the recruitment process and execute full-cycle recruiting for positions within our Operations and Production organization, specifically focusing on manufacturing engineering for engines, composites and avionics, machine shop, instrumentation and control, and other high level skilled trades.
• Own and manage client relationships and interactions with all stakeholders.
• Partner with department leaders to develop hiring strategies
• Creatively source talent: Build and maintain a network of candidates through proactive research, outreach, social media, and ongoing relationship management.
• Guide candidates through a high touch engagement and interview process
• Contribute to the long-range growth of the company by recommending new ideas for process improvement fine-tuning standard processes.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of full life-cycle recruiting experience working within an ATS sourcing, tracking and managing candidates
• 2+ years of recruiting experience supporting manufacturing and production oriented skill sets such as quality, continuous improvement, electrical and mechanical technicians, welders, machinists, and/or production level employees)
• Proven ability to effectively promote company branding and recruiting efforts through social media
• Proven ability to source effectively
• Excellent organizational, time management, and process management skills as well as keen attention to detail
• Outstanding verbal and written communication, as well as negotiation skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Passion for the mission of Newspace
• Comfortable in a startup, high growth, environment.

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short term disability, pet Insurance, and flexible PTO options.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.