WE FIND THE PEOPLE YOU NEED

TO CHANGE THE WORLD

WHAT WE DO

AdAstra builds exceptional teams within extraordinary NewSpace and Clean Tech ventures.

One of the first things we tell our clients is that we understand their vision, because we truly do.

Not only do we have a SpaceX engineer at our helm, but our team is led by a group of brilliant, disciplined high achievers who work from the same unique perspective that each of our clients has.

We only work with top tier start-ups and top tier talent. We excel at understanding who the right people are for your specific team. Which is why we will literally search the universe to find, attract, and attain the right talent for you.

Average of 37 days from role received to submitting the candidate that is hired

Partnered with 16 of the most promising NewSpace and Clean Tech startups

Consistently tasked with finding the “unfindable” talent and securing the hire

Agile, specialized team focused on partnering with hiring managers to deliver low quantity, high quality of pre-qualified candidates

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Candidates: Learn how you can accelerate your career!
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Brian Mejeur

Founder, COO, CTO

Having spanned 7 years at SpaceX, a stint at an early stage startup, and holding BS & MS degrees in Aerospace Engineering, Brian’s experience in the trenches allows him to relate first hand to the needs of clients and candidates alike.

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Seyka Mejeur

Founder, CEO

Seyka is a private pilot with a track record of success in executive headhunting, strategic design, corporate recruiting, and startup people operations consulting, making her the ideal talent partner and driven business leader.

Services

You are the best at what you do. We are the best at what we do. We excel at understanding who is perfect for your specific team.

Tailored Executive Search

The very best leaders in the industry require a high touch, custom approach. We understand who the top talent is, how to attract them and help you secure the best of the best.

Hire Highly Technical Talent

Our search process: frustratingly complex to our competition. It’s a proprietary mix of technical analysis and cultural assessment initiated by a deep dive into exactly what our clients need and how each potential candidate matches that.

Advise Your Talent Strategy

With over 50 years of talent management and hiring on our team we are here to help you build your recruitment process and solve your talent challenges.

Support Your Process

Often our clients don't have internal talent teams yet. We are here to ensure a good process is in place and support through each step. Have an internal talent team? Great! We work closely with them to provide a smooth candidate experience.

Talent Attraction Strategies

Struggling to attract the right people to your jobs? We are here to help advise your content, help you create an action plan, and will even execute the plan if needed!

Trends and Insights

We talk to hundreds of people a month and collect insights from our inner circle. From compensation trends to insights on talent desires and forecasting shifts in the market, we provide you with tools to put you a step ahead.

Client Testimonials

Will Bruey
CEO and Founder, Varda Space Industries
AdAstra is what everyone wishes all talent acquisition services were. They are low-overhead, extremely organized, professional, hold the candidate experience paramount, and easy and friendly to work with.
Tim Heidel
CTO, VEIR
We found AdAstra when we were really struggling to fill a highly specialized critical, technical leadership position. They excelled at finding high quality candidates who not only possessed the right technical background but who they believed would thrive in the context of our company culture. With AdAstra’s help, we have been able to attract, grow and retain extremely high quality members of our team.
Chief Engineer
American Spacecraft Company
We receive enthusiastic, well informed, top technical candidates who have been screened to ensure they are a good fit before they get to our desk. AdAstra takes workload off of my team by managing candidates through the process and ensuring they stay engaged.
President & COO
American Launch Vehicle Company
From day one through the full hiring process and even after, Brian and Seyka were there to make sure we got exactly the right new hire. It really felt like AdAstra was part of the team rather than on the outside looking to fill a slot on a list. That makes our whole partnership a win-win in my book.
COO
American Satellite Company
We were having a really difficult time finding and attracting the level of talent that AdAstra was able to sift through, interest, introduce and ultimately help us acquire. AdAstra's efforts ultimately saved us a lot of time and effort that we were spending prior to joining forces with AdAstra.
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CEO and Founder
American Launch Vehicle company
The potential employees we speak with are consistently highly technically qualified as well as strong culture adds. The AdAstra team is friendly, thoughtful, and a pleasure to work with – I would highly recommend them to anyone in the industry.
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HOW WE WORK WITH OUR CLIENTS

AdAstra is here to be your full service talent partner.

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Discovery

We have an exploratory call to discuss your goals and challenges to determine if a partnership is the right fit for both parties.
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Agreement

Hooray! Help is on the way! Let’s finalize the details on which roles we can partner with you to fill.

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Intake

An AdAstra headhunter and one of our founders will partner with your hiring manager to align on what the perfect fit entails.
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Candidate Engagement

We create a custom sourcing and outreach strategy to find and engage the highest caliber candidates for your role.
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Qualify Talent

We spend an hour with every candidate, including a technical, cultural, and logistical deep dive. You will see detailed summaries only of candidates who are qualified and interested.
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Support the Process

Our headhunters support every step of the candidate process to ensure follow up interviews are booked, feedback is retrieved, and offer negotiations go smoothly. Your success is our success.

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WE BUILD TEAMS

Our focus is on executive leadership and highly skilled technical roles.

Senior Leadership Roles Placed

  • VP of Engineering
  • Director of Avionics
  • Director of Engineering
  • Director of Firmware
  • Director of Quality
  • Head of Business Development
  • Head of Flight Software
  • Head of Integration
  • Head of Mechanisms
  • Heat Transfer Lead
  • GNC Lead
  • Payload Lead (RF Communications)
  • Thermal Engineering Lead

Senior Technical Roles Placed

  • Mission Manager
  • Staff Engine Program Manager
  • Staff GSE Design Engineer
  • Principal Propulsion Engineer
  • Principal RF Engineer
  • Sr. Electrical Engineer
  • Sr. Ground Systems Engineer
  • Sr. Manufacturing Engineer
  • Sr. Mechanical Engineer
  • Sr. Orbit Engineer
  • Sr. Plasma Technologist
  • Sr. Software Architect
  • Sr. Solutions Architect

Technical Roles Placed

  • Aerodynamics Engineer
  • Automation Engineer
  • Dynamics Engineer
  • Electrical Engineer
  • Firmware Engineer
  • Integration & Test Engineer
  • Mission Integration Engineer
  • Propulsion Engineer
  • Site Reliability Engineer
  • Structural Analyst
  • Structures Build Engineer
  • System Design Engineer
  • Thermal Engineer

Candidate Testimonials

Executive Candidate
I’ve dealt with many recruiting firms for the past 30 years, and you guys are at the top of a *very* long list.
Electrical Engineering Candidate
I appreciate your attentiveness and responsiveness to everything that's going on. It's not something I'm used to, usually recruiters don't even respond. You kept me updated and checked in several times!
Propulsion Candidate
Without exaggeration, my interactions with my AdAstra Headhunter were the most pleasant/fruitful interactions with a technical recruiter I have had thus far in my career. Nice to speak with people that aren't just playing match-the-buzzword between resumes and job postings.
Executive Candidate
You’ve honestly been the best headhunter I’ve worked with. You’ve been really responsive and passionate!
Sr. Electrical Engineering Candidate
You are exceptional, have excellent follow up, and are highly responsive. Those are qualities I hold in the highest regard. You have been nothing but good to me. I appreciate you and hope to work with you again.

CANDIDATES

Looking for a new opportunity?

There are thousands of brilliant people in the NewSpace and Clean Tech space. Having the right skills is just the start, which is why we are not the right partner for all.

We are searching for the highly skilled, high drive and collaborative challenge seekers. Are you part of the rare few that are driven by creating cutting-edge technology that expands the limits of human kind?

If the idea of extreme ownership, moving fast, failing often, and solving the unsolvable is exactly what you are looking for, let’s talk!

Conversations focused on getting to the core of what you want out of your career.

An ally through the whole process. Helping keep you up to date through proactive status updates.

Free “How to" guides at every step of the process to help you put your best foot forward.

Ongoing engagement and catch ups to support throughout your employment.

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The AdAstra Talent Team

Melisa Magnuson
Technical Headhunter
Blending a diverse background in almost every area of human capital with previous headhunting and startup experience, Melisa is a powerhouse of performance for our clients.
Sarah Staeck
Technical Headhunter
Sarah is our creative genius and talent evaluation expert. She puts her experience with high volume recruitment, recruitment team management and extensive knowledge of employment brand building to use for our clients and candidates.
Russell Choi
Technical Headhunter
With over 15 years of experience in operations management and supporting talent teams, Russell pairs a passion for NewSpace and Clean Tech with exceptional talent evaluation skills to bring the “unfindable” candidates straight to our clients.
Blake Thiess
Technical Headhunter
Blake brings over 15 years of experience to our clients and candidates. He is a creative resource on unique ways to attract diverse talent and brings his passion to our candidates every day.

Resources and Podcasts

The talent landscape is constantly changing. We are her to help you navigate the trends and implement best practices to set you up for success. Check out our blogs, articles and podcasts to learn more!

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