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Starpath Robotics

Robotic ISRU factories producing lunar propellant

Technical Recruiter

Full-TimePosted on 10/22/2026
$100k - $160k/yr
Mid
Bachelor's
Hawthorne, CA, USA
In Person
People & HRTechnical Recruiting

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree is required.
  • At least 3 years of prior recruiting and sourcing experience is required.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
  • Technical literacy and comfort learning new tools quickly are required.
  • Strong organization and attention to detail are required.
Responsibilities
  • Support the full recruiting lifecycle, including job posting, application review, candidate communication, interview coordination, offer management, and onboarding handoff.
  • Partner with the Head of Talent and hiring managers across teams to move candidates efficiently through the pipeline.
  • Maintain and improve recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding systems and documentation.
  • Manage relationships with external recruiting agencies and own recruiter spend.
  • Run the employee referral program.
  • Partner with leadership on headcount planning, role scoping, and compensation benchmarking.
  • Track and report pipeline metrics, time-to-hire, source effectiveness, and offer acceptance.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience hiring for technical roles, particularly engineering, is preferred.
  • Familiarity with Ashby is preferred.
  • Experience designing or improving operational processes from scratch is preferred.
  • Comfort consistently following up with candidates and internal stakeholders is preferred.
  • Interest in space, hardware, or deep-tech industries is preferred.

About the company

Starpath Robotics designs and builds robotic factories that can operate on the Moon and Mars to mine local resources, refine them into rocket propellant, and distribute it as a space refueling infrastructure. Its product works by deploying autonomous or remotely operated factory units that extract water ice, process it into propellant, and supply rockets and landers with fuel, enabling in-situ production of propellant for deep-space missions. Unlike others that may offer individual components, Starpath aims to provide a full-stack hardware system for ISRU-based propellant production and distribution as a service, targeting both private space companies and government agencies. The company’s goal is to establish a space refueling station that significantly lowers the cost of moving payloads in deep space by eliminating the need to launch heavy fuel from Earth, supporting the vision of long-term off-world colonies and multi-planet humanity.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$12M

Headquarters

Hawthorne, California

Founded

2022

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What believers are saying

  • Atomic-6 renewed development in April 2026 signals continuing technical progress and partner confidence.
  • Job postings in 2026 show active hiring across solar, robotics, software, and manufacturing.
  • Starpath's stated mid-2026 Moon installation target keeps narrative momentum for investors and recruits.

What critics are saying

  • Starpath still lacks a booked 2026 lunar launch, delaying validation and customer credibility.
  • A 33-person Hawthorne team faces capital strain if lunar hardware slips beyond 2026.
  • SpaceX, Blue Origin, and NASA vendors can outspend Starpath and commoditize lunar infrastructure.

What makes Starpath Robotics unique

  • Former SpaceX engineers built Starpath around lunar water-to-propellant infrastructure, not generic spacecraft.
  • Atomic-6 partnership advances deployable lunar solar arrays powering extraction, oxygen, and propellant systems.
  • Starpath already spans Starlight Solar, Shadow Voyager, and commodity production, creating platform leverage.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Paid Vacation
  • Company Equity
  • Meal Benefits

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

2%
Military & Aerospace Electronics
Nov 26th, 2024
Starpath Robotics taps Atomic-6 to develop deployable boom for lunar solar power tech

Starpath Robotics taps Atomic-6 to develop deployable boom for lunar solar power tech.

SpaceDaily
Nov 25th, 2024
Atomic-6 partners with Starpath Robotics for Lunar Power Tower development

Atomic-6 has entered into a development contract with Starpath Robotics to design and build a deployable composite boom for Starpath's advanced solar power generation system.

Los Angeles Business Journal
Aug 26th, 2024
Starpath Raises $12 Million Seed Round

Starpath raises $12 million seed round.

Business Insider
Aug 20th, 2024
Starpath Robotics raises $12M seed funding

Starpath Robotics, founded by former SpaceX engineers, raised $12 million in seed funding to develop reusable lunar spacecraft technology. The startup plans to mine lunar ice for water to create rocket propellant, enabling spacecraft to refuel and return to Earth. The funding, co-led by 8VC and Fusion Fund, will support a new facility in Hawthorne, CA, R&D, and hiring. Starpath aims to install its technology on a Moon-bound spacecraft by mid-2026.

TechCrunch
Aug 20th, 2024
Starpath accelerates moon water mining plans with $12M in funding | TechCrunch

Starpath Robotics wants to make the moon a refueling station for rockets, lunar landers and other spacecraft.