Recruiting Coordinator

San Carlos, California

San Carlos, California

Full time

On-site

HR

Cowboy Space Corporation is building the infrastructure required to power humanity from the high frontier. By developing advanced space systems at the intersection of aerospace, energy, communications, and compute, Cowboy Space is accelerating the future of orbital capability and enabling a new era of resilient energy and space infrastructure.

The Recruiting Coordinator at Cowboy Space Corporation will play a critical role in supporting recruiting execution and candidate experience across the company. This role is responsible for coordinating interviews, maintaining recruiting process rigor, supporting recruiting operations, and helping ensure a smooth and efficient hiring process across technical, manufacturing, operational, and business teams.

Reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition and partnering closely with recruiters and hiring managers, this individual will help operationalize recruiting workflows and support the company’s ability to scale hiring during a period of rapid growth.

This role is ideal for someone who is highly organized, operationally minded, detail-oriented, and excited to support high-performing recruiting operations in a fast-moving deep-tech environment.

Recruiting Coordination & Candidate Experience

• Coordinate interviews across technical, manufacturing, operational, and business teams

• Manage complex scheduling logistics for candidates, interviewers, and hiring teams

• Serve as a key point of contact for candidates throughout the interview process

• Help ensure a high-quality, responsive, and professional candidate experience

• Coordinate onsite interview logistics and support candidate visit execution

Recruiting Operations & Process Support

• Maintain ATS hygiene and ensure accurate candidate tracking and documentation

• Support recruiting operations including:

  • Interview coordination

  • Candidate communications

  • Offer process logistics

  • Recruiting workflow management

  • Process documentation

  • Interview feedback collection and organization

• Help improve recruiting process consistency, operational rigor, and hiring efficiency

• Track recruiting funnel activity and support recruiting reporting where needed

• Partner closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to support efficient hiring execution

Operational Support

• Assist with onboarding coordination and new hire logistics where needed

• Support recruiting-related operational initiatives and process improvement efforts

• Help maintain organization and operational discipline across recruiting systems and workflows

• Contribute to scaling recruiting operations as the company grows

• 2+ years of recruiting coordination, recruiting operations, People coordination, or related experience

• Strong organizational and project management skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and scheduling demands simultaneously

• High attention to detail and operational rigor

• Strong interpersonal skills and candidate-facing professionalism

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

• Experience with ATS platforms, recruiting systems, and scheduling coordination strongly preferred

• Startup, aerospace, manufacturing, hardware, or deep-tech experience is a plus

Competitive compensation package including salary, equity, and benefits based on experience and level. Posted salary range: $109,911 to $161,211.

• Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.

• Employees and their eligible dependents may enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) retirement savings plan

• Paid time off

• 10 paid holidays per calendar year

• Paid parental leave

• Relocation assistance if applicable

• Daily lunch in the office and a fully stocked kitchen with beverages and snacks

ITAR Requirements

• Export Control Requirement: To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), applicants 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. Learn more about ITAR here.

Disclaimer

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at Cowboy Space Corp.’s discretion.

Cowboy Space Corp. is an equal employment opportunity employer. We consider individuals for employment or promotion according to their skills, abilities and experience. Cowboy Space Corp. is committed to complying with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, physical, mental or developmental disability, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions relating to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), veteran status, military status, marital or registered domestic partnership status, medical condition (including cancer or genetic characteristics), genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, as well as any other category protected by federal, state or local laws.