$80,000 – $145,000/yr

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United StatesKearnyFull-timemid
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About Thea Energy: Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering to create a faster and simpler approach to commercializing fusion energy.

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About Thea Energy:  
Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering to create a faster and simpler approach to commercializing fusion energy. The company is reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils thereby replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other stellarator architectures. Thea Energy is on a mission to create a limitless source of zero emission energy for a sustainable future.  
 
Position Overview:
As a Recruiter at Thea Energy, you will be the face of the company to our candidates. Reporting directly to Thea Energy’s VP - People, you will own the full-cycle recruitment process while serving as a strategic architect for our hiring infrastructure. You will find seasoned professionals and build the pipelines for the next generation of fusion leaders.
 

As part of a rapidly growing team, you’ll be part of the organizational scaling of a leading fusion energy company. This role will have a high degree of autonomy and must be able to move quickly. The Thea Energy team is comprised of self-motivated, creative, and fun individuals with an excitement for solving complex problems.

  • Full-Cycle Recruiting: 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.
  • Talent Acquisition Infrastructure & Training: 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.
  • ATS Enhancements: 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.
  • Behavioral Interviewing: Design and implement behavioral-based interviewing frameworks and scorecards to assess candidates for core values, problem-solving, and startup "grit."
  • Talent Branding: 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.
  • Sourcing Strategy: Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, industry networking, and specialized hardtech and fusion forums.
  • Process Improvement: Identify bottlenecks in the current hiring workflow and implement scalable solutions to improve speed-to-hire, candidate quality, and interviewer calibration.
  • Recruitment Reporting: 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).
  • Interview Coordination: Manage the logistics of on-site interviews at our Kearny, New Jersey facility, including lab tours and technical assessments as applicable.
  • Intern & College Recruiting: 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.
  • Experience: 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in a high-growth startup, deep-tech, or hardware engineering environment.
  • Early Career Programming: Proven experience managing internship programs or university recruiting cycles, ideally within STEM fields.
  • Systems Expertise: Advanced proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS); direct experience with Lever is a strong plus. Proven ability to execute ATS enhancements and workflow optimizations.
  • Sourcing: LinkedIn Recruiter sourcing experience is required.
  • Enablement & Training: Proven ability to create recruitment playbooks and deliver training to hiring managers on interviewing techniques and objective evaluation.
  • Methodology: Expert-level understanding of behavioral-based interviewing and coaching managers on the STAR method.
  • Operational Excellence: Demonstrated experience in process improvement and using data/reporting to drive recruitment decisions and strategy.
  • Technical Literacy: Ability to understand and vet candidates for complex engineering disciplines.
  • Mindset: 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.
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  • Salary range $80,000-$145,000 depending on experience
  • Comprehensive health benefits (e.g. medical/dental/vision)
  • Employee equity stock options
  • 20 days PTO
  • Listing Details

    Posted
    March 26, 2026
    First seen
    March 26, 2026
    Last seen
    April 22, 2026

    Posting Health

    Days active
    27
    Repost count
    0
    Trust Level
    42%
    Scored at
    April 22, 2026

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    Thea.Energy
    Employees
    750
    Founded
    2022
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    Thea.EnergyRecruiter$80k–$145k