0143 - Recruiter

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionAbout Electra:

From revolutionizing air travel with our sustainable eSTOL aircraft, to tackling critical climate science missions with our solar-powered stratospheric UAS, Electra builds airplanes that make sense. Our world-class team of engineers isn’t afraid to disrupt the status quo and we plan to change the world with modern ideas that challenge conventional thinking. Electra is a new aerospace company headquartered in Northern Virginia and we're on a quest to build a team of insanely talented people who want to do meaningful work. 

Primary Purpose:  
We’re looking for an amazing Recruiter to work onsite at our Manassas, VA office. Reporting to the Director of HR/Recruiting, this is an ideal role for a mid-level Recruiter who works well under pressure, is a self-starter, and wants to work in a collaborative environment. No day will look the same at Electra as the work is frequently determined by the dynamic activities that affect the office. As a strategic thinker, you will connect task management to organizational priorities with a high degree of confidentiality and a sense of urgency. The ideal candidate will understand the intricacies of Recruiting in a post-COVID environment and take the lead on strategic recruiting and hiring initiatives.

Responsibilities & Essential Functions:

• Responsible for sourcing, recruiting, and screening applicants for a variety of technical engineering positions, including but not limited to mechanical, electrical, system and aerospace, as well as several corporate positions (finance, HR, operations, business development etc.)
• Source, interview, and select applicants for technical positions.
• Interviews applicants; recommends employment; plans advertising; plans manpower requirements; provides employment information to applicants; arranges internal transfers.
• Sources and prescreens candidates, participates in interviews, assists managers with reference checks, develops competitive job offers and tracks candidates in the applicant tracking system.
• Conducts interviews to recruit prospective employees and refers job applicants to specific job openings.
• Evaluates employment factors such as job experience, education and training, skills, knowledge and abilities, and other data pertinent to classification, selection, and referral.
• Surfaces candidates and develops networks to ensure constant flow of qualified candidates using web-based tools, agencies and recruiting contractors.
• Prepares applicant assessment, provides applicants with information on the company, checks references, and ensures successful hiring and on-boarding process.
• May participate with management to develop job specifications, make salary recommendations and negotiate starting salary with management and candidate, administer tests and interpret results, and arranges transportation of selected applicants.
• Collaborates with hiring managers to create and review employment requisitions and develop staffing plans.
• Communicates with hiring managers on the status of requisitions, candidate quality and candidate pipeline.
• Maintains contact with hard to find skilled candidates using various communication techniques to keep the candidates interested in the Company.
• Creates and fosters relationships with colleagues and diverse professional organizations to attract and recruit critical skilled candidates, alumni and diversity applicants.
• Maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Required Skills

• Be both organized and creative, a trusted advisor to the hiring managers
• Have the capability to source and find highly specialized, engineering and aerospace candidates
• Strong ability to communicate clearly initiatives that are driven by the HR Director and leadership teams.
• Be a proficient user of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat and highly tech savvy.
• A strong work ethic and ability to independently meet and lead the areas described by the responsibilities and essential functions.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Business Administration, Management, Operations Management, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Psychology or related discipline and,
• 2+ years related professional recruiting experience recruiting aerospace/technical engineers for projects (or an equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience).

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting the development of aircraft control systems and integrated flight hardware.
• US Person (Citizen or Green Card) Preferred

Location: Manassas, VA - with some hybrid work available
Travel:

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