About the role
We are looking for a Technical Recruiter with 5-8 years of experience to be the first dedicated talent hire at a fast-growing rare earth metals startup reshoring critical production to the U.S. You'll own recruiting across every department — from mechanical and process engineers to research scientists and plant operators — partnering directly with the founders to scale the team during a pivotal growth phase as Solcoa commissions its first facility.
What will you be doing?
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Sourcing and running first-round interviews for all open roles across engineering, research, operations, and government relations
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Managing the full recruiting cycle — from pipeline building through offer stage — moving candidates through in as little as 3 days
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Setting up and improving recruiting processes, workflows, and onboarding practices as the company's founding talent hire
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Partnering with founders and subject matter experts to deeply understand highly technical roles and calibrate on candidate quality
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Building candidate pipelines for both immediate hires and upcoming scale-up needs as the facility moves to 24/7 operations
Key Requirements
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Experience recruiting for hardware/technical roles — mechanical engineers, process engineers, research scientists, operators, or similar (not exclusively software)
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Proven ability to grow teams at early-stage or high-growth startups; startup speed and scrappiness is a must
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Full-cycle recruiting capability — sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and closing
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Must be able to work on-site 5 days a week in Alameda, CA
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Fast-moving, sharp, and adaptable — no corporate mindset; comfortable operating in a lean, output-driven environment
