Strategic Technical Recruiter — Advanced Manufacturing

Solcoa Industries; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Company-provided lunch daily

Visa sponsorship available

Job summary

Solcoa Industries in San Francisco is seeking a Technical Recruiter to identify, engage, and hire top talent for engineering, process, and technical operations. You will partner with our founders to scale a world-class team as we commission our first plant.

You’ll manage sourcing, screening, interviews, and offers, build pipelines across rare earths and advanced manufacturing, and provide market insights to inform competitive decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting for technical roles in startup or in-house manufacturing environments.
• Proven success hiring for technical roles (e.g., process, chemical, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, metallurgy).
• Strong ability to partner with founders, engineering leaders, and technical stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of technical roles, skill sets, and hiring landscapes in hard tech or advanced manufacturing.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to assess technical talent and calibrate effectively with hiring teams.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple searches in a fast-paced environment.
• Data-driven mindset with a focus on delivering results.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers across process engineering, chemistry, materials science, mechanical engineering, and manufacturing operations to understand hiring needs and team dynamics.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to attract top talent across rare earths, metallurgy, chemical and process engineering, mechanical engineering, and advanced manufacturing.
• Own the end-to-end recruiting process, including sourcing, screening, interview management, and offer negotiation.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of technical candidates for immediate and future hiring needs as we scale from pilot to commercial production.
• Conduct in-depth candidate assessments, evaluating both technical capability and alignment with our mission and values.
• Provide market insights on talent trends, compensation benchmarks, and the competitive landscape to inform hiring decisions.
• Deliver a high-quality candidate experience with clear communication and strong process execution.
• Own our applicant tracking system and continuously improve workflows, templates, and reporting.
• Track recruiting activity, funnel metrics, and hiring outcomes to continuously improve performance.

Job description

Solcoa Industries in San Francisco is seeking a Technical Recruiter to identify, engage, and hire top talent for engineering, process, and technical operations. You will partner with our founders to scale a world-class team as we commission our first plant.

You’ll manage sourcing, screening, interviews, and offers, build pipelines across rare earths and advanced manufacturing, and provide market insights to inform competitive decisions.