Contract Staff Technical Recruiter

Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable. We are hiring a contract Staff Technical Recruiter to serve as a strategic talent partner for our world-class Engineering organization, focusing on scaling teams responsible for mechanical, electrical, and product innovation.

About the role

This is a high-impact opportunity to join a high-performing Talent Acquisition team and play a pivotal role at a pivotal time in Form Energy’s journey to transform America’s electric grid. This hybrid role requires working onsite from our office in Berkeley, CA two days per week.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 8+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with a minimum of 3+ years specifically dedicated to Mechanical or Hardware Engineering.
• 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.
• Strategic Influence: Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders through the use of recruiting metrics, data integrity, and a partnership-first mindset.
• Technical Versatility: A strong track record of recruiting for Mechanical, Electrical, or Physical Science roles within a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• 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.
• Advanced Tech Stack Mastery: Power-user of modern recruiting tools (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter and Ashby).
• 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.
• Natural Collaborator: Operate as a deeply integrated partner within a cohesive, high-trust team that values active listening, mutual support, and agility.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and stock options.
• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees starting on day one, and 80% coverage for dependents.
• At least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents).
• Generous vacation policies to ensure employees have time to recharge.