Recruiting Associate
Content + Source + Freshness • 16 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Medium value due to similarities with the prior job listing, focused on innovative technology in recruitment, with a competitive rate for early-career professionals.
- Hourly pay of $35-40 is competitive for the industry
- Opportunities for learning in a high-tech environment
- Role offers a stepping stone into recruitment for tech roles
- Contract nature may limit security for candidates
Pros
- Engagement with high-stakes recruitment in the space sector
- Competitive hourly pay
- Exposure to innovative technologies and skilled professionals
Cons
- Temporary role, not providing long-term stability
- High pressure to deliver results in a fast-paced environment
- Expectations for diverse talent sourcing which may require effort
Who it's for
Early to Mid-level • On-site
Good fit
- Emerging recruiters eager to gain experience
- Technical recruiters looking to specialize
- Individuals passionate about technological advancements
Not recommended for
- Experienced talents seeking permanent partnerships
- Recruiters resistant to high-stakes environments
- Candidates preferring remote or flexible work settings
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
A new space race has begun. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build innovative technology that solves the next generation of engineering, manufacturing, and operational challenges for space security and sustainability.
OUR MISSION
The peaceful use of space is essential for continued prosperity on Earth—from communications and finance to navigation and logistics. True Anomaly builds innovative technology at the intersection of spacecraft, software, and AI to enhance the capabilities of the U.S., its allies, and commercial partners. We safeguard global security by ensuring space access and sustainability for all.
OUR VALUES
- Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity
- What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results
- It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together
YOUR MISSION
The Talent Team drives our values of first principles thinking, intellectual curiosity, and being the builder across True Anomaly’s workforce. We work together to empower our teams to hire thoughtful and passionate innovators, help people do their best work, grow their careers and build healthy and productive workspaces in a safe and cohesive environment.
We’re looking for a Technical Sourcer to join the Talent Team supporting our Engineering hiring needs! This is a 6-month contract to hire opportunity and will be based in our Long Beach, CA office.
What you’ll do:
- Embed yourself into a client group as the resident expert on available talent in-market for the technical functions at True Anomaly
- Work alongside a dedicated team that competes to find humble, collaborative, razor-sharp industry leaders
- Creatively source, evaluate, network, and attract top tier talent across the company
- Partner with recruiting to support the growth of our organization
- Collaborate with Recruiters and Talent leadership to drive our talent strategy
- Craft and execute creative talent sourcing campaigns that scale for attracting quality diverse talent
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Experience sourcing, inclusive of specialized and niche Engineering positions
- Experience hitting or exceeding performance goals consistently by engaging and attracting the very best
- A budding sourcing expert, who is able to find untapped talent outside traditional means and engage top talent with your personalized approach
- Ability to tailor communication based on the target talent audience
- Outstanding interpersonal skills, and extraordinary attention to detail and follow-through
- Stellar organizational skills, working with a sound sense of urgency and possessing the ability to quickly prioritize various top priorities
- Ability to think operationally and develop processes for efficiency
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS/BA degree or equivalent years of experience
- 1+ years of recruiting or sourcing experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2+ years of demonstrated experience in hiring for Engineering positions
- 2+ years experience partnering with Recruiters and business leaders in engineering
- 2+ years experience with various Applicant Tracking Systems and other recruiting software (ideally with LinkedIn Recruiter)
- 1+ years experience creating strategic sourcing workflows using specialized tools (Seekout, Gem, Hiretual, etc.)
- Experience with Classified hiring
COMPENSATION
- Hourly Rate: $35-40/hour
Your actual hourly salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you 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.
True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us.
