Technical Recruiter, Muon Space
Hardware
The hourly rate for this role is $65.00 - 91.25/hr. +Equity
End-to-end space systems provider
Be an early applicant
End-to-end space systems provider
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
The hourly rate for this role is $65.00 - 91.25/hr. +Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make Earth Intelligence accessible to help protect our planet's people, climate and ecosystem.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience as a full-cycle technical recruiter
- 2+ years of experience recruiting for Hardware-focused roles, with a passion for strategic and high volume sourcing
- 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 multitask and operate independently while remaining a strong team player
- Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and accountability
- We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application
Desirable
- Experience scaling startups in highly competitive market
- Experience Recruiting in the Aerospace Industry
- Experience working in a mix of internal and agency environment
What the job involves
- Muon seeks a Technical Recruiter II (Hardware) to help scale our team by attracting and hiring exceptional talent
- In this role, you will lead full-cycle recruiting for technical and aerospace positions while partnering closely with hiring managers throughout the 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 high-impact role where you will drive recruitment strategy, cultivate a broad and diverse pool of talent, and ensure candidates have a positive experience that reflects Muon's mission and values
- This role is a 6 month contract to start, with potential to extend into something full-time
- Lead full-cycle recruiting for Hardware and aerospace-focused roles across Mechanical, Electrical, and Structural Engineering, 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
- Continuously improve recruiting processes, tools, and workflows to support rapid hiring in a high-growth environment
Our take
Developing and operating satellites represents a significant challenge. Many organizations need accurate, space-based data but lack the resources or expertise to build their own spacecraft or manage the necessary ground systems and data processing.
To tackle this issue, Muon Space provides a service called Muon Halo. This allows customers to access satellite data without having to handle the technical details of satellite construction or operation. Muon offers end-to-end solutions, including building and launching satellites, managing operations, and processing collected data.
Muon has contracts with major customers like the US Air Force and US Space Force. It is supported by considerable funding that is being invested into scaling operations across satellite production, the deployment of its automated constellation operations platform, and expansion of its global ground station network.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2025
$44.5m
SERIES B
Aug 2024
$56.7m
SERIES B
Total funding: $146.2m
Company benefits
- 100% health, dental, and vision coverage for employees; 50% coverage for dependents (Concierge Medical offered through One Medical where available)
- Parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
- Generous time off policy
- 401(k) plan through Betterment and equity management through Carta
- Fully stocked kitchen at our HQ and we cater lunch 3 days per week
- Dog-friendly office
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Pascal Stang
(CTO & Co-founder)Previously a Director of the Autonomous Vehicle Division at Lyft. Prior to that, they were a Flight Vehicle Area Tech Lead at Google and a Satellite Systems Architect at Terra Bella.
Dan McCleese
(Chief Scientist & Co-founder)Previously worked at NASA for over 23 years in a number of roles including Mars Climate Sounder/MRO, Principal Investigator and Chief Scientist. They also worked at Calltech as a Climate Modelling Alliance Project Manager.
Paul Day
(VP of Spacecraft Production & Co-founder)Previously the CPO at Loft Orbital. They also worked as an Engineering Program Manager at Apple and as a Technical Program Manager at Google.
Reuben Rohrschneider
(Chief Mission Architect & Co-founder)Graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a PhD in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering. Previously worked at Ball Aerospace for over 14 years as a Mission Systems Engineer then Principal Mission Systems and Architect Engineer.
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