Planet
Space Systems
TalentAcquisitionPartner,SpaceSystems
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“Talent Acquisition Partner, Space Systems at Planet. Skills: Technical recruiting, Engineering leadership hiring, Space Systems recruiting, Full-cycle recruiting. Own a full requisition portfolio for Planet's Space Systems organization — from early-career engineering hires through Staff, Principal, and senior engineering leadership searches. Build deep partnerships with Space Systems hiring managers and senior leaders”
Industry & Context.
Diagnostic instinct to know when a search needs a different angle
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, at least three years sourcing and closing senior engineering hires, Demonstrated ability to run a complex requisition portfolio across multiple engineering disciplines, including hard-to-fill technical specializations, Highly consultative orientation with senior hiring leaders, Track record of closing senior engineering hires (Staff, Principal, Director-level) end-to-end, including navigating complex offer dynamics, Mastery of LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, GitHub, and modern sourcing platforms, practiced fluency in an applicant tracking system such as Greenhouse, Quantitative grasp of recruiting performance metrics — pass-through rates, pipeline velocity, time-to-fill, Excellent written and verbal communication, Self-directed operating style
Nice to Have
Direct recruiting experience in satellite, aerospace, defense, hardware, deep-tech, or adjacent technically demanding industries, Familiarity with the engineering disciplines that staff a satellite company — RF, embedded systems, flight software, mission operations, mechanical, propulsion, optical and payload, GNC, and ground systems, Experience hiring for organizations that build and operate physical hardware at scale, not exclusively software, Familiarity with AI-assisted sourcing tools, automation workflows, or candidate intelligence platforms that complement traditional recruiting work
What You'll Do.
Own a full requisition portfolio for Planet's Space Systems organization — from early-career engineering hires through Staff
and senior engineering leadership searches
Build deep partnerships with Space Systems hiring managers and senior leaders
Operate as a consultative subject matter expert on the satellite and aerospace talent market
Run structured intakes that translate ambiguous technical needs into actionable search strategy — including profile calibration
and target list development
Drive full-cycle execution: sourcing strategy
candidate screening and assessment
Partner closely with sourcing partners across the team to keep pipelines healthy for Planet's hardest-to-fill technical roles
Calibrate compensation and offer strategy in partnership with People Business Partners
complete data in Greenhouse to support reporting
and pod-level visibility
Bring the broader Space Systems
and deep-tech talent landscape into Planet — including competitive intelligence
and emerging skill sets that should shape how we hire
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner directly with engineering and operations leaders across the Space Systems organization; Work closely with sourcing partners and other members of the Talent Acquisition team; Partner closely with sourcing partners across the team; Calibrate compensation and offer strategy in partnership with People Business Partners
Communication Scope
Excellent written and verbal communication; Ability to engage credibly with deeply technical engineering audiences from IC through executive leadership
Full Job Description
Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth. Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one. Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles. As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains. We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world. Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands. About the Role: Planet's Space Systems organization designs, builds, and operates the satellites that image Earth every day. Behind every spacecraft is a team of engineers — hardware, embedded, RF, mission operations, flight software, optical and payload, mechanical, and ground systems — whose work directly determines how much of the planet we see and how clearly we see it. As a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Space Systems, you will own the hiring strategy and execution for one of Planet's most technically demanding and mission-critical functions. You will partner directly with engineering and operations leaders across the Space Systems organization to build pipelines, run searches, and deliver hires from individual contributors through senior engineering leaders. This is a permanent, fu
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