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Senior Technical Sourcer

HermeusLos Angeles, California, United StatesOnsite
Hermeus is a venture capital-backed aerospace and defense technology company. The business is focused on building high-speed products that sustainably deliver asymmetric advantage to the Department of Defense and allied partners. Utilizing an iterative development approach to aircraft, Hermeus’ high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft aim to deliver capabilities at a pace not seen in the U.S. since the 1950s.
The Senior Technical Sourcer plays a vital role in our recruitment efforts, directly influencing Hermeus' ability to attract and hire top-tier talent. As a key member of our recruiting team, you’ll help shape the company’s talent strategy during a period of rapid growth. This is a hands-on role where you’ll work closely with recruiters and engineering leaders to define and meet hiring needs. You’ll have the autonomy, tools, and support to execute our strategy and help build a world-class team at Hermeus.We’re seeking a Technical Sourcer who can own the entire sourcing process and is excited to make a meaningful impact within a small, fast-moving team.

Responsibilities:


  • Act as a subject matter expert in prospecting techniques and tools used for information retrieval, data extraction, web-scraping, continuous process improvement, process automation, and candidate management
  • Conduct interviews of potential candidates, demonstrating ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences through high interview-to-offer ratios
  • Engage passive candidates using ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean strings, referral and campaigns
  • Ensure a positive candidate experience at every touchpoint
  • Build talent maps to generate market insights to inform your engagement strategy
  • Represent the company's brand and recruiting team internally and externally
  • Leverage internal resources to build strategy around selling our value proposition

Qualifications:


  • Over 6 years of experience sourcing top-tier talent for technical roles
  • 4+ years of experience interacting with internal stakeholders, including collaborating with Hiring Managers and Directors to gather requirements, review candidate profiles, and provide regular updates on pipeline progress
  • Well-connected within the new space hardware engineering talent communities
  • Proven ability to take a consultative approach, delivering improved hiring outcomes, enhancing candidate experience, and earning the trust of peers and internal stakeholders
  • Strong grasp of the technical skills and qualifications required for engineering roles across the business
  • Skilled in communicating clearly with candidates to understand their motivations, career goals, and organizational fit
  • Experienced in managing multiple candidate pipelines and tracking their progress throughout the recruitment lifecycle
  • Self-motivated and capable of working independently with minimal supervision

$110,000 - $140,000 a yearThe salary information provided is a general guideline only. Hermeus takes various factors into account, including, but not limited to, the position's scope and responsibilities, the candidate's professional background, education and training, essential skills, and market and business considerations, when presenting a job offer.Salary is only one part of our total compensation and benefits package. Hermeus offers competitive salary and equity, unlimited PTO policy, paid parental leave, potential for year-end bonuses, and more!100% employer-paid health care401k & Retirement PlansUnlimited PTOWeekly Paid Office LunchesFully stocked breakroomsEquity  Paid Parental Leave

U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS


The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. US persons include U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending. EQUAL OPPORTUNITYHermeus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions at Hermeus are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to 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.Apply for this job

Life at Hermeus

At Hermeus, we engineer and build hypersonic aircraft. In the long term, our vision is to shrink the world by connecting global cities on regional timescales. In the sense that the jet age was dial-up, our mission is to bring broadband human connectivity to the global community. We are searching for champions to join us on our journey to change the world.
Thrive Here & What We Value- Dynamic and innovative startup environment- Competitive compensation and benefits- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology- Passionate individuals working together- Hermeus's commitment to developing hypersonic aircraft quickly and cost-effectively through iterative development with modern computing and autonomy- Development of Darkhorse, an uncrewed hypersonic aircraft for unique asymmetric capabilities- Collaboration effectively with crossfunctional teams and external stakeholders- Commitment to delivering unique asymmetric capabilities through uncrewed hypersonic aircraft like Darkhorse- Lean team responsible for building a vehicle that will fly- Experience transitioning parts from the first article to production- Solid understanding of test methods, setups, and data acquisition systems
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