Recruiting Coordinator (6-Month Contract)
Impulse Space
People & HR
USD 28-35 / hour + Equity
Posted on Jul 15, 2025
As a Recruiting Coordinator at Impulse, you will deliver a seamless and exceptional candidate experience by assisting our recruiters and hiring managers in identifying top talent. You will manage interview logistics, support onboarding, maintain accurate data, and handle various recruiting-related administrative tasks.
NOTE: This is a fixed-term position, intending to end after 6 months.
NOTE: This is a fixed-term position, intending to end after 6 months.
- Department
- People Operations
- Employment Type
- Contract to hire
- Location
- Redondo Beach
- Workplace type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $28.00 - $35.00 / hour
Responsibilities
- Schedule phone, virtual, and onsite interviews across multiple time zones and departments
- Partner closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and executive assistants to ensure efficient and timely scheduling
- Communicate interview details to candidates and interviewers
- Book rooms, manage candidate travel (as needed), and greet onsite candidates as needed
- Assist in preparing offer letters and new hire paperwork
- Ensure smooth & accurate handoffs from recruiting to onboarding
- Track completion of onboarding documents and background checks
- Maintain and update candidate records in Pinpoint, Impulse's applicant tracking system (ATS)
- Ensure data integrity and support accurate recruiting reporting/metrics
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 2+ years of demonstrated in a recruiting coordinator, HR assistant, or administrative role
- Demonstrated attention to detail, organization, and time management
- Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal
- Comfortable juggling competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Bachelors degree from an accredited university
- Experience using an ATS (e.g., Pinpoint, Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, iCIMS, etc.)
- Prior high-volume recruiting coordination experience in a tech, aerospace, or high-growth startup environment
- Familiarity with onboarding workflows or HRIS tools
- Passion for space exploration or engineering talent is a plus
Additional Information:
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
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. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
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. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space 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.
About Impulse Space
Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.
Our Hiring Process
Stage 1:
Application Received
Stage 2:
Resume Review
Stage 3:
Intro Phone Interview
Stage 4:
Technical Phone Interview(s)
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