Recruiter

Thea Energy

Recruiter at Thea Energy managing full-cycle recruitment in a leading fusion energy company. Collaborating with teams to build pipelines for the next generation of fusion leaders.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeKearny • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $80,000 - $145,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Execute the end-to-end recruitment process for technical roles (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Control Systems Engineering, Magnet Engineering, System Engineering, and more), operational staff, and leadership positions.
Create and maintain standardized process flows, recruitment guides, and manager training modules. Lead the effort in educating our hiring managers on best practices for interviewing and selection.
Serve as the functional administrator for our ATS (Lever). Design and implement ATS enhancements, including automated workflows, customized feedback forms, structured interview kits, and email templates to increase efficiency and data accuracy.
Design and implement behavioral-based interviewing frameworks and scorecards to assess candidates for core values, problem-solving, and startup "grit."
Partner with the VP - People and Company leadership to develop and execute employer branding initiatives that showcase our culture, mission, and Thea Energy facilities and tech.
Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, industry networking, and specialized hardtech and fusion forums.
Identify bottlenecks in the current hiring workflow and implement scalable solutions to improve speed-to-hire, candidate quality, and interviewer calibration.
Maintain data integrity within our ATS and provide regular reports to the Head of People on key metrics (e.g. pipeline health, source effectiveness, time to fill and offer acceptance rates).
Manage the logistics of on-site interviews at our Kearny, New Jersey facility, including lab tours and technical assessments as applicable.
Design and lead our university relations strategy. This includes managing our summer internship program, attending campus career fairs at top-tier engineering schools, and building partnerships with student organizations and research labs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in a high-growth startup, deep-tech, or hardware engineering environment.
Proven experience managing internship programs or university recruiting cycles, ideally within STEM fields.
Advanced proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS); direct experience with Lever is a strong plus. Proven ability to execute ATS enhancements and workflow optimizations.
LinkedIn Recruiter sourcing experience is required.
Proven ability to create recruitment playbooks and deliver training to hiring managers on interviewing techniques and objective evaluation.
Expert-level understanding of behavioral-based interviewing and coaching managers on the STAR method.
Demonstrated experience in process improvement and using data/reporting to drive recruitment decisions and strategy.
Ability to understand and vet candidates for complex engineering disciplines.
A "low-ego" approach with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift as quickly as our technology evolves.
Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Experience with SharePoint and Slack is a plus.
Bachelor’s degree or higher is required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive health benefits (e.g. medical/dental/vision)
Employee equity stock options
20 days PTO

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Hard Skills & Tools

full-cycle recruitingATS enhancementsbehavioral-based interviewingdata reportingprocess improvementrecruitment playbooksinterviewing techniquescandidate evaluationsourcingtechnical assessments

Soft Skills

communicationtrainingproblem-solvingadaptabilitycollaborationleadershiporganizational skillscoachinginterpersonal skillslow-ego approach