Technical Talent Sourcer (6-Month Contract)

Mainspring Energy; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mainspring Energy in Menlo Park seeks a Technical Sourcing Specialist to drive the recruitment of exceptional engineering talent. You'll manage the recruiting funnel for critical roles, collaborating with recruiters and hiring managers to ensure effective outreach and conversion strategies.

We're looking for someone with 3-7+ years of sourcing experience, especially in technical environments, to enhance our sourcing efficiency and candidate engagement. Join Mainspring to help shape the future of sustainable energy solutions.

Qualifications

• 3–7+ years of technical sourcing experience.
• Demonstrated success in sourcing engineers.
• Strong proficiency with modern sourcing tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive outbound sourcing campaigns for engineering roles.
• Build targeted pipelines across various engineering disciplines.
• Conduct detailed talent mapping and market research.

Skills

Technical sourcing experience

Communication skills

Proficiency with sourcing tools

Understanding of complex technical requirements

Tools

AI sourcing tools

Talent intelligence platforms

Job description

Mainspring Energy manufactures and delivers fuel-flexible, low-emissions local power solutions that rapidly add new capacity and deliver reliable, affordable, and sustainable electric power. The company began commercial shipments of its Mainspring Linear Generators in 2020 and today has hundreds of megawatts in advanced development and field operations for leading Fortune 500 companies, data centers, and utilities. Mainspring also partners with global energy leaders including AEP, NextEra Energy Resources, Schneider Electric, and more.

Core values that ground our work, guide our decisions, and connect us together:

• Pragmatic Optimism
• Excellence without Ego
• Proactive Collaboration

Job Overview

This is a high-impact, execution-focused sourcing role designed to accelerate our technical team hiring over the next six months. You will own the top of the recruiting funnel for critical technical roles and partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to identify, engage, and qualify exceptional engineering talent. This role requires speed, precision, strong technical intuition, and comfort leveraging modern sourcing technologies—including AI-powered tools—to increase efficiency, personalization, and pipeline quality.

What You’ll Do

• Drive outbound sourcing campaigns for high-priority engineering roles
• Build targeted pipelines across hardware, mechanical, electrical, firmware, controls, manufacturing, and software engineering disciplines
• Conduct detailed talent mapping and market research for niche or hard-to-fill skill sets
• Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to align on candidate profiles and outreach strategies
• Develop personalized, high-conversion outreach that clearly communicates Mainspring’s mission, culture, technology, and growth trajectory
• Leverage sourcing platforms and alternative channels to identify high-signal candidates
• Utilize AI-enabled sourcing tools and automation thoughtfully to improve search precision, messaging personalization, workflow efficiency, and candidate engagement
• Qualify and conduct initial outreach conversations as needed
• Track sourcing metrics (response rates, conversion rates, from posting to interviews) and continuously optimize strategy
• Maintain clean, accurate data within the ATS

What We’re Looking For

• 3–7+ years of technical sourcing experience in a high-growth or technical environment
• Demonstrated success sourcing engineers across hardware and software domains
• Strong proficiency with modern sourcing tools and talent intelligence platforms
• Experience leveraging AI tools to enhance sourcing research, outreach personalization, candidate screening, and workflow efficiency
• Ability to quickly understand complex technical requirements
• Strong written communication skills— you write outreach that converts
• Comfort managing multiple searches simultaneously under tight timelines
• High level of organization, ownership, and bias toward action
• Strong curiosity to understand technology

In more traditional words, Mainspring Energy, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

This compensation and benefits information is based on Mainspring Energy's estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. We generally do not negotiate on salary once we have made an offer. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant prior experience and/or education, or particular skills and expertise. New hires joining the company tend to be paid within the starting base pay range noted above, with opportunities to increase pay over time based on development of additional skills, competencies, and company-specific knowledge.