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Poseidon Aerospace is building full-size autonomous cargo aircraft capable of carrying two-ton payloads over 1,000+ nautical miles, reimagining air freight logistics for remote and contested environments. The company is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with additional locations in Washington DC, Oregon, and Maine.
This is Poseidon's first dedicated Talent Acquisition hire—a foundational role for someone ready to build the recruiting function from the ground up. You will own full-cycle recruiting end-to-end: designing processes, standing up infrastructure, personally sourcing and closing specialized talent (engineers, pilots, operators), and shaping headcount strategy alongside the Head of People as the company scales. You'll be the first and last voice candidates hear, responsible for creating a differentiated candidate experience even for those not advanced.
Key responsibilities include:
- Full-cycle recruiting: source, screen, interview, and close candidates; partner with hiring managers to build proactive pipelines for hard-to-fill roles
- Infrastructure & process: administer TA tools, design interview processes and evaluation rubrics, build recruiting metrics, develop workflows and communication standards
- Candidate experience: host candidates onsite, create a fast and respectful journey that differentiates Poseidon
- Employer brand & sourcing: develop sourcing strategies across LinkedIn Recruiter, aerospace-specific talent networks, universities, military transition pipelines, and industry events; draft job posts and social content; represent the company at events (may require travel)
- Strategic partnership: serve as primary TA advisor to the Head of People and hiring managers; contribute to workforce planning and hiring sequencing
The role is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and requires onsite presence.
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with meaningful time in a startup aerospace, defense, aviation, or adjacent deep-tech environment
- Demonstrated experience taking the TA function from 0→1
- Experience recruiting for highly technical roles: propulsion, avionics, controls, flight test, or related engineering disciplines
- Hands-on experience owning or significantly configuring an ATS; ability to set up workflows, not just use them
- Strong sourcing skills across active and passive candidate channels
- Excellent written and verbal communication; capable of representing the company to senior technical candidates and executives
- Comfort operating independently in an ambiguous, fast-moving startup environment
