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Own full-cycle technical recruiting for engineering roles across software, avionics, propulsion, thermal, structures, and manufacturing. Source and close senior engineering talent, manage multiple searches, conduct recruiter screens, drive offer negotiations, track recruiting metrics, and collaborate with hiring stakeholders. The role is execution-focused, onsite in El Segundo, and requires strong technical fluency, sourcing expertise, and independent ownership.

Supports day-to-day People Operations, including onboarding, offboarding, employee records, HR documentation, employee inquiries, recruiting coordination, events, engagement initiatives, and shuttle logistics. Partners with Recruiting, Finance, IT, Facilities, and other teams to ensure smooth employee processes and workplace experiences. Maintains accurate confidential information while managing multiple priorities onsite in a fast-moving environment.

Build and maintain ELT pipelines, data storage and quality frameworks, and observability for enterprise systems. Support AI/ML feature pipelines, ensure compliance with FDA/ITAR/DCAA, evaluate data platforms, and implement modern development practices (source control, CI/CD). Collaborate across functions to translate business requirements into production-grade data solutions.

Develop and maintain aerodynamic and aeroheating databases across the full flight envelope. Run high-fidelity CFD/DSMC, support wind tunnel campaigns, produce 6DOF inputs and flight rules, perform post-flight reconstruction, and collaborate with GNC, TPS, structures, and mission teams to deliver flight-ready aeroscience products.

Design and validate spacecraft thermal and fluid systems via analysis, simulation, and testing. Size thermofluid networks, define hardware and operational requirements, support integration and manufacturing, characterize propulsion thermofluid performance, and develop data processing for ground and flight testing while collaborating across disciplines.

Own end-to-end manufacturing and integration processes for mission-critical payload systems. Develop work instructions, contamination control protocols, and acceptance tests. Interface with customers and design teams, lead root cause analysis, maintain traceable build records, and coordinate payload readiness with vehicle integration.

Own and optimize manufacturing processes for composite and metallic structural assemblies. Create work instructions and tooling, provide DFM feedback, enforce cleanliness and FOD control, lead non-conformance investigations and corrective actions, refine floor layouts and throughput, and coordinate incoming material inspection with supply chain to scale production cadence.

Lead spacecraft final assembly and integration: own sequences, procedures, tooling, and documentation; coordinate across structures, propulsion, avionics, and TPS; resolve interface conflicts; run readiness reviews, root cause analysis, and track integration metrics to meet production cadence.

Lead mission planning and trajectory design for commercial reentry vehicles, implementing 6-DOF simulations, trajectory optimization, Monte Carlo dispersion analyses, and autonomous navigation algorithms. Collaborate with propulsion, software, and flight operations teams, develop mission operations tooling, support on-orbit/reentry operations, and drive new vehicle capability development.

Develop and maintain aerodynamic and aeroheating databases across the full flight envelope. Run high-fidelity CFD/DSMC simulations, support wind-tunnel campaigns, produce 6DOF inputs and flight rules, lead post-flight reconstructions, and collaborate with GNC, TPS, structures, and mission teams to deliver flight-ready aeroscience products.