Senior Technical Sourcer
Relativity Space
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.
Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.
About the Team:
Our People team is responsible for supporting Relativity’s best-in-class team, as well as strategically managing our hiring pipelines to help us find the very best to join our company. On this team, you are given the opportunity to work across many teams and projects, while also helping to set the tone for Relativity’s company values and culture. In addition to recruiting, you will also support employer brand efforts, as well as networking events, career fairs and more.
As a Senior Technical Sourcer, you'll spearhead the identification, engagement, and nurturing of top-tier technical talent for our priority positions. Collaborating closely with recruiters and hiring teams, you'll provide invaluable insights into role priorities and market trends. Beyond sourcing, you'll act as a subject-matter expert, supporting various projects and initiatives while also mentoring junior team members to enhance their sourcing prowess and contribute to their professional growth.
This is an onsite position.
About the Role:
- Lead proactive sourcing efforts to identify, engage, and nurture passive technical talent for critical roles
- Utilize Greenhouse, Gem, LinkedIn Recruiter and other advanced sourcing tools to build and manage talent pipelines efficiently
- Strategize and optimize sourcing techniques through data-driven analytics, emphasizing the most effective channels and methods
- Act as a key liaison between talent acquisition and hiring teams, providing insights and recommendations on role profiles and market dynamics
- Mentor junior team members to develop their sourcing abilities and support their professional advancement within the team
- Build and maintain a comprehensive talent pool, anticipating and addressing future organizational needs proactively
About You:
- 6+ years of technical sourcing or full-cycle recruiting experience within aerospace or tech industries, with a proven track record of success in sourcing and placing candidates in technical roles, including leadership roles
- Extensive experience with advanced sourcing tools, platforms, and applicant tracking systems
- In-depth understanding of technical skills, terminology, and industry trends, with the ability to provide strategic insights
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence candidates
- Demonstrated experience in mentoring and developing team members to enhance their sourcing capabilities and contribute to team success
Nice to haves but not required:
- Experience sourcing niche roles in hardware engineering and in a hyper growth environment
- Ability to switch swiftly between different engineering departments
At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.