
Recruiting Specialist
Starbase, TXJobPosted 1mo agoStill listed 2 days ago
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Job overview
SpaceX is developing technologies intended to enable human life on Mars. The Recruiting Specialist manages recruiting logistics, supports recruiter alignment on candidate profiles, processes contractor conversions, and advances program management to track hiring efficiency. The role is 100% onsite in Starbase, Texas, and requires a bachelor’s degree or an associate degree plus at least one year of experience in recruiting, human resources, or business operations.
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Full job description
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
RECRUITING SPECIALIST
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Manage recruiting logistics, coordinating between recruiters, recruiting coordinators, and the hiring team
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Learn about our business to the extent that you can speak intelligently about our programs with candidates and client groups
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Process contractor conversions
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Partner with recruiters to align on the ideal candidate profile
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Drive forward program management to measure and track the increased efficiency of hiring for the scope/core area of focus for the candidate specialist
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree or associates degree and 1+ years of experience in recruiting, human resources or business operations
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
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Experience as a recruiter
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Experience with Greenhouse or other applicant tracking system
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Proficiency with MS Outlook and Microsoft Office tools
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Ability to manage multiple ongoing projects, be flexible to change, and adapt to shifting priorities
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Team player with a high sense of urgency
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Self-directed, detail-oriented problem solver with a strong passion to contribute to the team’s success
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Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with tact, diplomacy, and discretion
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Ability to communicate effectively with all levels, including senior management, on a 1:1 basis and in groups
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Capacity to learn and speak intelligently about our business and the space industry
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Excellent written and oral communication skills
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
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This role is 100% onsite and is not eligible for remote or hybrid work. Relocation will be required if not already local to the area
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Willing to work weekends and extended hours as needed
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by 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.
Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [email protected].
How this job compares
Set against the 2,687 open Recruiter jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$56–68K/yr50 salary ranges
- US median$30–36/hr364 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 195 open Recruiter jobs in Texas and 2,687 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- SpaceX (this employer)18 open
- Robert Half13 open
- The Adecco Group9 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Recruiter postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,873 postings).
- Education
- 303 of the 2,687 open Recruiter jobs (11%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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