Staff Recruiter

Form Energy; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage for 1

First-day health insurance eligibility

Health Savings Account

Paid time off

Parental leave

Stock options for all employees

401k plan

Professional development budget

Gallup Strengths Finder access

Disability insurance

Job summary

Form Energy is seeking a contract Staff Technical Recruiter to partner with our world-class Engineering organization and scale our hardware teams across mechanical, electrical, and product innovation.

You will own full-cycle searches, partner with executives, design data-driven sourcing, and drive a structured, high-bar interview process to attract top hardware talent.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with a minimum of 3+ years dedicated to Mechanical or Hardware Engineering.
• Proficient with LinkedIn Recruiter and Ashby.
• Ability to influence executive stakeholders using recruiting metrics and data.
• Experience recruiting for Mechanical, Electrical, or Physical Science roles.
• Collaborative partner to leadership across multiple searches.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple, complex searches for niche engineering roles, overseeing the lifecycle from research to offer negotiations.
• Meet regularly with hiring managers and leadership to understand technical requirements and team dynamics.
• Design and execute advanced, data-driven sourcing strategies for active and passive candidates.
• Drive a structured hiring process that ensures a high bar for talent and a great candidate experience.
• Build and maintain robust pipelines of mechanical and hardware talent.
• Influence hiring decisions with recruiting metrics and market intelligence.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Executive partnership

Stakeholder management

Talent pipelining

Data-driven recruiting

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Ashby

Job description

• Form Energy is hiring a contract Staff Technical Recruiter to serve as a strategic talent partner for our world-class Engineering organization!
• You will be at the forefront of our growth, navigating the talent landscape of the energy industry to find the experts needed to help scale our pioneering multi-day storage systems
• We are seeking a domain expert in hardware who can act as a recruiting partner to our leadership and help scale the teams responsible for mechanical, electrical, and product innovation
• This is a high-impact opportunity to join a high-performing TA team and play a pivotal role at a pivotal time in Form Energy’s journey to transform America’s electric grid!
• Strategic Full-Cycle Ownership: Manage multiple, complex searches for niche engineering roles, overseeing the entire lifecycle from initial research and market mapping to complex offer negotiations and closing
• Executive Partnership: Meet regularly with hiring managers and leadership to deeply understand technical requirements, team dynamics, and the critical success factors for our hardware mission
• Innovative Sourcing & Pipeline Building: Design and execute advanced, data-driven sourcing strategies to engage both active and passive candidates, ensuring a robust pipeline of top-tier mechanical and hardware talent
• Process Architecture: Collaborate across all levels of the organization to drive a structured, disciplined, and measured hiring process that maintains a high bar for talent and ensures an exceptional candidate experience
• Market Intelligence: Act as a subject matter expert on the hardware talent market, using industry benchmarks and recruiting data to influence hiring decisions and align stakeholders
• Creative Outreach: Identify and implement non-traditional ways to build talent pools through customized outreach, specialized networking, and engineering-centric community engagement

Benefits

• 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums covered for employees
• Health insurance coverage begins first day of employment
• Health Savings Account
• Generous PTO policies to enable employees to recharge when needed
• An Employee Resource Program that provides mental health counseling services, legal guidance, financial resources, and other helpful consulting services
• 80% of the total medical, dental, and vision premiums covered for dependents
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave, 14 weeks for the birthing parent
• Access to a Dependent Care Account
• Access to a Health Flexible Spending Account
• Access to a Commuter Benefits Account
• Access to an Adoption Assistance Flexible Spending Account
• Stock options granted to all employees
• Stock equity education and tax advice service provided by Carta
• Company sponsored 401k
• Access to an annual budget for professional development
• License to complete Gallup’s Strengths Finder Assessment and ongoing resources
• 100% employer-sponsored coverage life insurance, and short and long-term disability policies

Strategic Influence: Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders through the use of recruiting metrics, data integrity, and a partnership-first mindset

Natural Collaborator: Operate as a deeply integrated partner within a cohesive, high-trust team that believes the best hiring outcomes stem from active listening and mutual support; we win together by remaining agile and adapting our strategies

Flexibility: Operate within a lean, high-leverage team where you will seamlessly pivot between high-level talent strategy and hands-on execution across diverse technical work streams

Proven Expertise: 8+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with a minimum of 3+ years specifically dedicated to Mechanical or Hardware Engineering

Exceptional Communication: Superior organizational skills and the ability to articulate Form Energy’s mission to high-level technical talent while managing complex stakeholder relationships across multiple searches

Advanced Tech Stack Mastery: You are a power-user of modern recruiting tools (we use LinkedIn Recruiter and Ashby)

Technical Versatility: A strong track record of recruiting for Mechanical, Electrical, or Physical Science roles within a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Hardware Fluency: A deep understanding of the lifecycle of physical products—from initial R&D and rapid prototyping to Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and complex supply chain integration