DoD SkillBridge Internship – Talent Acquisition/ Recruiting

Position Title: DoD SkillBridge Internship - Talent Acquisition / Recruiting
Location: Webster / Houston, Texas
Relocation Assistance: Not available for internship positions
Remote/Telework: Onsite. Hybrid may be considered for highly qualified candidates with prior recruiting, staffing, or sourcing experience.
Clearance Required: Must be a U.S. Citizen. Must be a currently serving U.S. military service member eligible for DoD SkillBridge participation.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, standard business hours
Travel: Not expected

IMPORTANT - READ BEFORE APPLYING

• This is a recruiting-focused DoD SkillBridge internship. This is not a general Human Resources, benefits, compensation, employee relations, payroll, or HR administration internship.
• Aegis Aerospace does not have the bandwidth to train someone from zero recruiting experience for this opportunity. Applicants must already have some prior exposure to recruiting, staffing, sourcing, resume review, candidate screening, personnel selection, career counseling, or closely related talent acquisition work.
• Applicants without recruiting, staffing, sourcing, or directly related candidate-facing experience are unlikely to be considered.

DoD SkillBridge Eligibility - Please Review Carefully

This internship is available only to currently serving U.S. military members who are approved or eligible to participate in the DoD SkillBridge program.

Applicants must:

• Be within the authorized SkillBridge participation window established by their military service
• Obtain command approval prior to internship start
• Meet all DoD SkillBridge participation requirements
• Be available to participate during normal business hours
• This opportunity is not open to civilians, students, veterans who have already separated from service, or applicants who are not eligible for DoD SkillBridge.

To ensure proper consideration, applicants must include the following at the top of their résumé or within the first paragraph of their application:

• Branch of service and component
• Current duty station
• Projected separation or retirement date
• Requested SkillBridge start and end dates
• Command approval status

Applications missing this information may not be reviewed.

Overview:

Aegis Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a transitioning service member with prior recruiting, staffing, sourcing, personnel selection, career counseling, or closely related talent acquisition experience to participate in a DoD SkillBridge internship supporting our corporate recruiting team.

• This internship is designed for service members who are specifically interested in transitioning into civilian Talent Acquisition or technical recruiting within the defense and aerospace industry.
• The selected intern will gain practical exposure to federal contractor recruiting, cleared recruiting, applicant tracking systems, candidate screening, hiring manager coordination, resume review, sourcing strategy, and recruiting compliance considerations.
• This is not an HR generalist internship and is not intended for applicants seeking experience primarily in benefits, compensation, payroll, employee relations, HR policy, or general personnel administration.
• This is also not a full retraining opportunity. Candidates must demonstrate prior exposure to recruiting, staffing, sourcing, candidate evaluation, career counseling, or personnel selection.

Description of Duties:

The selected intern will work alongside Aegis Aerospace recruiting professionals and will be integrated into daily recruiting operations.

The intern will:

• Support full-cycle recruiting activities including resume review, candidate screening, interview coordination, and applicant communications
• Assist with candidate sourcing efforts through job boards, applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn, military transition networks, and other recruiting channels
• Review resumes against minimum qualifications, clearance requirements, education requirements, and role-specific experience requirements
• Assist with initial candidate qualification and documentation of recruiting notes
• Coordinate interview schedules with hiring managers, candidates, and internal stakeholders
• Maintain accurate candidate records within the applicant tracking system
• Support candidate communication throughout the recruiting process
• Assist with drafting candidate summaries and experience highlights for hiring manager review
• Gain exposure to cleared recruiting, federal contractor hiring requirements, and DoD contract recruiting expectations
• Participate in recruiting strategy discussions for technical, aerospace, engineering, cybersecurity, and defense-related positions
• Learn how to evaluate candidate alignment with contract requirements, labor categories, clearance expectations, and hiring manager needs
• Communicate professionally with candidates, hiring managers, and internal stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be a current U.S. military service member eligible for DoD SkillBridge participation
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must have an active DoD Security Clearance
• Must have prior hands-on recruiting experience in a professional, military, agency, corporate, staffing, or talent acquisition environment
• Must have experience reviewing resumes or candidate profiles against specific job requirements
• Must have experience conducting candidate outreach, candidate screening, or applicant qualification
• Must understand the basic recruiting workflow from sourcing through interview coordination
• Must be comfortable using job descriptions, minimum qualifications, and hiring criteria to determine whether a candidate should move forward
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must have high attention to detail and the ability to document candidate activity accurately
• Must be able to communicate professionally with candidates, hiring managers, and internal stakeholders
• Must be interested in transitioning into civilian Talent Acquisition, technical recruiting, cleared recruiting, or defense industry recruiting

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience as a military recruiter, corporate recruiter, agency recruiter, staffing specialist, sourcer, or talent acquisition coordinator
• Experience sourcing candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, ClearanceJobs, Indeed, ATS systems, military transition networks, or similar recruiting platforms
• Experience screening candidates for technical, professional, cleared, government contractor, aerospace, defense, engineering, IT, cybersecurity, logistics, or operations roles
• Experience supporting interview coordination, candidate follow-up, recruiting documentation, or hiring manager communication
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems or recruiting databases
• Interest in cleared recruiting, federal contractor recruiting, technical recruiting, or aerospace and defense recruiting

IMPORTANT - READ BEFORE APPLYING

• This is a recruiting-focused internship. This is not a general Human Resources internship.
• This role does not support benefits, compensation, payroll, employee relations, HR policy, onboarding administration, training administration, or general personnel support.
• Applicants must already have hands-on recruiting, sourcing, candidate screening, staffing, or talent acquisition experience. This is not designed for applicants seeking their first exposure to recruiting.
• Applicants whose experience is primarily HR administration, military personnel administration, transition assistance, career counseling, command support, or general office administration are unlikely to be considered unless they also have direct recruiting experience.

What Makes This Internship Valuable:

• This internship provides direct exposure to recruiting in a federal contractor environment. The selected intern will gain practical experience reviewing resumes, screening candidates, supporting hiring managers, sourcing qualified applicants, and understanding how recruiting operates within the defense and aerospace industry.
• The intern will also gain exposure to cleared recruiting, security clearance considerations, applicant tracking systems, candidate communication, hiring manager coordination, and recruiting strategy for technical and mission-focused roles.
• This internship is best suited for someone who already understands the basics of recruiting or candidate evaluation and wants to build that experience into a civilian Talent Acquisition career.

Important Information:

• This is an unpaid DoD SkillBridge internship. Participants will continue to receive military pay and benefits from their service branch during the training period.
• Interns are responsible for personal transportation, housing, and expenses.
• Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Application Instructions:

To apply for this SkillBridge internship, please submit:

• An updated resume detailing your military service, recruiting experience, staffing experience, sourcing experience, career counseling experience, or other directly related Talent Acquisition background
• A brief cover letter or paragraph in your resume explaining your interest in recruiting, your goals for SkillBridge participation, your official separation or retirement date, and your requested SkillBridge dates
• Applications that focus only on general HR, benefits, compensation, payroll, employee relations, or administrative experience without recruiting-related experience may not be considered.

About Aegis Aerospace:

We are a woman-owned space and technology company headquartered in Houston, TX. Our primary objective is to support the Department of Defense and NASA in achieving their missions to defend the security of our country, reach new heights, and discover the unknown. We employ some of the brightest, most experienced engineering and technology experts in the U.S.

To learn more about Aegis Aerospace, visit our website at www.aegisaero.com

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veteran / Disability.