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Pipeline Generation: Source, engage, and attract passive, world-class engineering and scientific talent. Infrastructure Building: Help design and optimize our sourcing workflows, tools,

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Pipeline Generation: Source, engage, and attract passive, world-class engineering and scientific talent.

Infrastructure Building: Help design and optimize our sourcing workflows, tools, and talent pools for long-term scale.

Candidate Experience: Act as a first point of contact, delivering an exceptional, high-touch experience that reflects Thea Energy’s culture.

Strategic Partnership: Collaborate directly with the VP of People and hiring managers to understand evolving technical needs and calibrate search strategies.

High-Autonomy Execution: Manage a high volume of technical roles in a fast-paced, agile environment, moving candidates quickly through the interview lifecycle while maintaining a high quality bar.

Brand Ambassadorship: Serve as the primary face of the company to passive talent, evangelizing Thea Energy’s mission to solve complex clean energy challenges.

5+ years of elite technical sourcing experience, specifically embedding with deep-tech, hardware, or advanced R&D teams.

Proven track record of finding "purple squirrels" sourcing highly specialized, passive technical talent using advanced Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, and alternative sourcing channels.

High autonomy & speed: Experience working as an independent contractor (1099) or in a solo/scrappy sourcing role where you didn't rely on a massive HR team or rigid infrastructure to succeed.

Exceptional communication: Ability to professionally interface with executive leadership (reporting to a VP) and articulate complex, mission-driven tech (like fusion energy) to passive candidates.

Deep understanding of hardware/physics engineering: You know the difference between software sourcing and recruiting for complex physical systems (e.g., magnetics, cryogenics, power electronics, or nuclear/plasma systems).

Strategic talent mapping: Proven ability to map out competing companies, research labs, and academic institutions to find niche talent.

No-fluff closing skills: Experience handling the initial screen and "selling" a high-risk, high-reward startup mission to comfortable, senior industry professionals.

Systems Expertise: Advanced proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS); direct experience with Lever is a strong plus.

Experience with SharePoint and Slack is a plus.

Bachelor’s degree is required.

Rate: $50/hour on a 1099 contract depending on experience and location.