We are scaling rapidly. If you thrive in high-autonomy environments, love moving fast, and want to work alongside a self-motivated, creative, and genuinely fun team solving complex global problems, we want to talk to you.
Key Responsibility Areas:
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.
Ideal Experience & Skillsets:
- 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.
Company Benefits:
- Rate: $50/hour on a 1099 contract depending on experience and location.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of elite technical sourcing experience, embedding with deep-tech, hardware, or advanced R&D teams
- Proven track record sourcing highly specialized passive technical talent using advanced Boolean search and alternative channels
- Experience working as an independent contractor (1099) or in a solo/scrappy sourcing role
- Exceptional communication and ability to interface professionally with executive leadership
- Deep understanding of hardware/physics engineering domains (e.g., magnetics, cryogenics, power electronics, nuclear/plasma systems)
- Proven ability in strategic talent mapping of companies, labs, and academic institutions
- Experience conducting initial screens and selling high-risk, high-reward startup opportunities to senior professionals
- Advanced proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
- Direct experience with Lever
- Experience with SharePoint
- Experience with Slack
- Bachelor's degree
What We Do
Thea Energy is a fusion energy company dedicated to creating a limitless source of zero-emission energy for a sustainable future. By reinventing the stellarator using arrays of mass-manufacturable magnets and dynamic software controls, they aim to commercialize scalable and economical fusion power systems, transitioning from scientific research to practical, commercial operations.
