Senior Technical Sourcer, Recruiting

At Valar Atomics, we're redefining what's possible in energy. Our mission is to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable—unlocking abundant energy for industry, hydrogen, and next-generation manufacturing. We are a team of builders, engineers, and operators who believe nuclear energy should be fast to deploy, factory-made, and built for the real world. Our first pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah will demonstrate how advanced nuclear systems and fuel fabrication can power the future. The team partners across the company to build a high-performing organization through recruiting, employee development, engagement, and people operations.

We're seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting for critical engineering and technical roles across the company. This role is central to our ability to build a world-class team—you'll partner directly with hiring managers, shape hiring strategies, and identify exceptional talent in highly competitive and specialized markets. The right person operates with urgency, ownership, and a high bar for talent, helping us scale quickly without compromising quality. This is a fully on-site role based at our Torrance, CA headquarters.

Become the subject matter expert across engineering, manufacturing, other specialized functions and partner with senior leadership and hiring managers on defining and identifying what top talent looks like in these fields.

Develop and execute creative strategies for sourcing and engaging top-tier technical talent, and you will use your expertise to close.

Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and the interview team, defining role requirements, interview plans, hiring criteria.

Develop ideas and strategies to improve the funnel, improve and build equitable interview processes, research and implement new tools, and stay on top of the latest technology trends in the industry as well as competitive market data.

Drive an efficient and high quality interview process from initial outreach to close.

Lead as an advocate for providing an excellent candidate experience that reflects Valar’s standards as well as a champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

You're resourceful and creative in how you find and engage candidates, especially in competitive markets.

You care deeply about building exceptional teams and hold a high bar for talent quality.

You partner effectively with hiring managers, asking the right questions to translate technical needs into clear role definitions and interview plans.

5+ years of experience in technical recruiting.

Proven track record of hiring for engineering or other highly technical roles.

Strong ability to assess candidate quality and alignment beyond resumes.

Experience improving or streamlining recruiting or operational processes.Based in or willing to relocate to Torrance, CA.

Bachelor's degree.

Experience recruiting in aerospace, defense, energy, robotics, or hardware-focused companies.

Familiarity with roles such as mechanical, electrical, nuclear, manufacturing, or systems engineering.

Experience using Greenhouse or a similar ATS.

Data-driven approach to recruiting, including pipeline tracking and reporting.

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.

S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).