Technical Recruiter

About the role

You will own the full recruitment lifecycle for critical technical and operational roles, acting as a strategic partner to leaders and hiring managers across hardware engineering, nuclear engineering, manufacturing, construction, supply chain, and more. You will design and execute sourcing strategies that extend beyond Boolean searches to include events, networking, and creative outreach methods. You will conduct thorough initial interviews that assess ability, excellence, and cultural alignment while delivering a positive candidate experience and strong interview-to-offer outcomes. You will track and analyze recruiting metrics to continuously refine processes and drive operational excellence, maintaining applicant tracking system accuracy to improve reporting quality and recruiting efficiency. You will wear many hats across the recruiting function, from managing university recruitment initiatives and coordinating onsite interviews to process improvement projects as you scale. You will help build world-class teams that have not only launched products but launched entire industries across nuclear, space, defense, and finance. You will deeply partner with leadership to provide market insights, rapidly calibrate on top talent, and refine interview processes to drive successful hiring outcomes in service of restoring U.S. fuel enrichment capabilities.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Own the full-cycle recruitment process for technical and operational roles, from intake to closing.
• Act as a key business partner to leaders and hiring managers by providing market insights, rapidly calibrating on top talent, and refining interview processes to drive successful hiring outcomes.
• Conduct thorough initial interviews that assess ability, excellence, and cultural alignment while delivering a positive candidate experience and strong interview-to-offer outcomes.
• Design and execute sourcing strategies that extend beyond Boolean searches to include events, networking, and other creative approaches to reach outstanding talent.
• Deliver exceptional candidate experiences across the interview process that reflects General Matter's mission, culture, and high-performance culture.
• Track and analyze recruiting metrics to continuously refine processes and drive operational excellence.
• Maintain applicant tracking system accuracy and cleanliness to improve reporting quality and recruiting efficiency.
• Wear many hats across the recruiting function, from managing university recruitment initiatives and coordinating onsite interviews to process improvement projects as we scale.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to understand hiring needs, define position requirements, and develop targeted talent pools.
• Leverage niche and non-standard recruiting methods, including cold calling candidates and companies, organizing events, and identifying industry experts.
• Create unique targeted sourcing campaigns to reach specialized professionals in nuclear, engineering, and technical domains.
• Evaluate candidates against rigorous standards for excellence, technical capability, and cultural fit.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to assess role fit, coordinate interviews, and provide feedback to refine selection criteria.
• Demonstrate deeply motivated alignment with General Matter's mission to restore U.S. fuel enrichment capabilities and strengthen national energy security.
• Work closely with leadership to anticipate hiring needs and scale recruiting processes efficiently in a fast-growing environment.
• Utilize data and insights from recruiting activities to iterate on strategies and improve overall hiring success.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 1+ years of recruiting experience (academic, internships, and extracurriculars at university level qualify) or associate degree and 2+ years of experience; or 3+ years of professional experience as a recruiter in lieu of a degree.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and clearly articulate value to both candidates and hiring teams.
• Proven ability to manage and execute multiple competing priorities with autonomy.
• Holds a high bar for personal accountability and performance, consistently delivering quality results with speed, ownership, and attention to detail.
• Strong judgement and discretion when handling sensitive information and advising on hiring decisions.
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
• This position is based in Los Angeles, and requires being onsite full-time - hybrid and remote work will not be considered.

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting technical talent such as mechanical, electrical, chemical, and/or software engineers.
• Full lifecycle recruiting experience, from sourcing to closing.
• Proven success hiring for highly specialized or niche roles such as building architects, chemical engineers, nuclear licensing engineers, or other technical experts.
• Ability to distinguish between the top 50% and the top 5% of talent within their respective fields.
• Demonstrated expertise in non-standard recruiting methods: cold calling candidates and companies, organizing and executing ad hoc networking events, identifying industry experts, creating unique targeted sourcing campaigns, etc.
• Deeply motivated by General Matter's mission to restore U.S. fuel enrichment capabilities and strengthen national energy security.

Practical notes

• This role is based in Los Angeles and requires onsite full-time work; hybrid and remote arrangements are not available.
• Candidates must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed.