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Hire space talent that never hits the open market.

Flight software engineers, GNC specialists, propulsion engineers, mission operators, RF engineers, and systems talent rarely browse job boards. Hirechain reaches them through the people they have built, launched, tested, and shipped with.

Why Hirechain

Reach space talent traditional channels miss.

Trusted introductions help you reach space candidates before they appear in the same public channels as everyone else.

Reach technical talent inside a small market

Space talent moves through trusted engineering, research, defence, and aerospace networks.

Built for confidential searches

Sensitive roles, replacement searches, and early-stage hiring can be run discreetly.

From aerospace primes to NewSpace startups

Hirechain helps teams find candidates with real mission, launch, hardware, and software context.

Roles

Space roles we help fill

From software to systems, Hirechain helps space companies reach scarce technical talent through trusted introductions.

  • Flight software engineers
  • GNC engineers
  • Propulsion engineers
  • Avionics engineers
  • RF engineers
  • Embedded systems engineers
  • Mission operations specialists
  • Mechanical engineers
  • Systems engineers
  • Ground systems engineers
  • Technical program managers

Why this market is hard to hire in

Space hiring depends on trust, context, and scarce technical experience.

The strongest candidates are often inside aerospace, defence, research, or frontier technology teams — and many are not actively looking.

The skills are rare

Flight heritage, safety-critical systems, hardware constraints, and mission experience are hard to source through generic channels.

The market is relationship-driven

People move through former teams, labs, primes, startups, and trusted technical communities.

Confidentiality can matter

Some roles involve sensitive projects, regulated work, or competitive hiring plans.

The network

Reach the candidates recruiters can't.

Most agencies work the same shortlists. Hirechain reaches candidates through trusted referrers, operators, recruiters, communities, and ecosystem partners — people with real context on who is worth speaking to.

How it works

Fully managed, start to finish.

From intake to offer, your dedicated account manager runs the process.

  1. 1

    Brief us once

    15-minute intake. We learn the role, the team, and what good looks like.

  2. 2

    We do the work

    Sourcing, outreach, filtering, scheduling — all run by your account manager.

  3. 3

    You interview and hire

    Only filtered candidates reach your inbox. You decide, you offer.

  • Greenhouse
  • Ashby
  • Lever
  • Slack
  • Telegram

Works with your stack. Use our free ATS, plug into yours, or review candidates in Slack or Telegram.

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Proof

72hrs

from brief to first vouched candidates

20–40%

cheaper than a traditional agency

<1 month

typical time from brief to accepted offer

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Need Space talent?

Send us the brief. We'll help you reach the people who are not applying.

FAQs

What kinds of roles can you fill?
Flight software, GNC, propulsion, avionics, RF, embedded systems, mission operations, mechanical, systems, ground systems, and technical leadership roles.
What does it cost?
No retainer. No upfront costs. Post a job and review candidates for free. You only pay if you hire.
How quickly can you fill a role?
Shortlisted candidates in days, not weeks. Most roles close in under a month.
Where do the candidates come from?
A curated network of specialist referrers, recruiters, operators, community leads, and ecosystem partners — people referring candidates with real context.
Do you support confidential space searches?
Yes. We can run discreet searches for sensitive technical, defence-adjacent, replacement, or early-stage roles without publicly exposing the company or role details.
What if the hire doesn't work out?
We offer a sliding rebate scale — if a hire leaves early, you're refunded a percentage of the fee based on how soon they depart.
Can you hire discreetly?
Yes. Senior, exec, and replacement searches run confidentially. No public post, no logo on the role.