Talent Acquisition Manager

About Beyond Reach Labs At Beyond Reach Labs, we are designing and building the largest deployable structures ever flown to space. We're a small, engineering-heavy team today and about to grow deliberately across engineering, manufacturing, and the business functions that support them. Building revolutionary technology requires more than great engineers. It requires a company that operates smoothly, moves quickly, and stays focused on what matters most. The role We're hiring our first dedicated Talent Acquisition Manager. You'll own recruiting end to end: partnering directly with founders and hiring managers, building sourcing pipelines beyond our existing network, running a fast and structured interview process, and standing up the basic infrastructure (applicant tracking, offer process, onboarding handoff) a growing hardware company needs. This is a build-it-yourself role. You'll be the first and only person in this seat for a while, which means you're designing the process, not inheriting one. What you'll do

• Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering and manufacturing roles (mechanical, electrical, avionics, production/manufacturing) as well as the business functions we're now adding (finance, operations, sales support)

• Partner directly with founders and hiring managers to scope roles, leveling, and compensation before a search opens

• Build sourcing pipelines that go beyond our current referral network, including channels specific to mechanical engineering and hardware talent

• Design and run a structured, fast-moving interview process suited to a small, technical team — technical screens, hands-on/onsite evaluation, reference checks

• Manage employee referral program

• Stand up lightweight applicant tracking and a clean candidate/offer/onboarding process

• Help build our early reputation as a place strong hardware and space engineers want to work

What we're looking for

• 2+ years of recruiting experience, including time in-house at an early-stage or high-growth startup — not exclusively agency or large-company recruiting

• Real experience recruiting mechanical engineers specifically: you know how to evaluate an ME background, and where to find people who've worked on physical hardware (aerospace, robotics, automotive, or similar)

• Comfortable being the owner of a function

• A genuine interest in preserving what's worked about our hiring so far (trust, referrals, a high bar) while building the infrastructure to scale past it

Nice to have

• Recruiting experience specific to space, aerospace, or satellite hardware companies

• Experience as a founding or first TA hire elsewhere

• Familiarity with manufacturing/production hiring (technicians, quality, supply chain) in addition to engineering roles

• Experience setting up an ATS and interview process at a company under ~50 people