Contract Staff Technical Recruiter, Form Energy
California $75 – $95 per hour. Plus stock options.
2 days a week in office (Berkeley, CA)
Energy storage systems manufacturer
Be an early applicant
Energy storage systems manufacturer
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
California $75 – $95 per hour. Plus stock options.
2 days a week in office (Berkeley, CA)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To form a better world by developing, manufacturing, and commercializing a new class of cost-effective, multi-day energy storage systems that will enable a reliable and fully renewable electric grid year-round.
Role
Who you are
- Proven Expertise: 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: You are a power-user of modern recruiting tools (we use 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 believes the best hiring outcomes stem from active listening and mutual support; we win together by remaining agile and adapting our strategies
What the job involves
- Form Energy is hiring a contract Staff Technical Recruiter to serve as a strategic talent partner for our world-class Engineering organization!
- You will be at the forefront of our growth, navigating the talent landscape of the energy industry to find the experts needed to help scale our pioneering multi-day storage systems
- We are seeking a domain expert in hardware who can act as a recruiting partner to our leadership and help scale the teams responsible for mechanical, electrical, and product innovation
- This is a high-impact opportunity to join a high-performing TA team and play a pivotal role at a pivotal time in Form Energy’s journey to transform America’s electric grid!
- 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
Our take
Central to the development of the digital revolution is the role of electric grid infrastructure and expansion. A completely electrical infrastructure is restricted by the fact that electrical energy is difficult and costly to store. Form Energy, however, has created a reliable battery that has the capacity to revolutionise how we use electricity.
Revolutionising battery storage is at the core of Form Energy’s approach to making renewable energy universal. Its battery uses Iron-air technology that currently offers energy storage capacities and operational costs comparable to legacy power plants. In addition to improvements in cost and consistent electricity access, these batteries are scalable, portable, and safe - offering a unique approach to renewable energy storage.
Renewable energy storage remains an emerging industry, and a variety of competitors are developing alternate solutions. That said, Form Energy has bagged significant investment that enables early manufacturing efforts and securing of customers. Early progress is highlighted by a deal with Xcel Energy to supply systems for two of its retiring coal plants, and with Puget Sound Energy to help deploy multi-day energy storage systems.
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Insights
60% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 11 rounds)
Dec 2024
$50m
SERIES F
Oct 2024
$405m
SERIES F
Total funding: $1.6bn
Company benefits
- 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums covered for employees
- Health insurance coverage begins first day of employment
- Health Savings Account
- Generous PTO policies to enable employees to recharge when needed
- An Employee Resource Program that provides mental health counseling services, legal guidance, financial resources, and other helpful consulting services
- 80% of the total medical, dental, and vision premiums covered for dependents
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave, 14 weeks for the birthing parent
- Access to a Dependent Care Account
- Access to a Health Flexible Spending Account
- Access to a Commuter Benefits Account
- Access to an Adoption Assistance Flexible Spending Account
- Stock options granted to all employees
- Stock equity education and tax advice service provided by Carta
- Company sponsored 401k
- Access to an annual budget for professional development
- License to complete Gallup’s Strengths Finder Assessment and ongoing resources
- 100% employer-sponsored coverage life insurance, and short and long-term disability policies
Company HQ
Ward Two, Somerville, MA
Leadership
Ted Wiley
(Co-Founder, COO & President)Studied at Harvard Business School before spending 6 years at Aquion Energy and then a year as President of McDonough Innovation. They co-founded Form Energy in 2017, serving since as COO and President.
Mateo Jaramillo
(Co-Founder & CEO)Mateo started their career at Predictive Networks before joining Gaia Power Technologies and then Tesla. They left their VP of Products & Programs role in 2016 to found Verse Energy in April and Form Energy in December 2017.
William Woodford
(Co-Founder & CTO)William Woodford is co-founder and CTO of Form Energy. His career has focused on developing robust low-cost energy storage systems.
Yet-Ming Chiang
(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Sublime Systems, and Professor at MIT. Prior to Form Energy, Chiang co-founded the companies Desktop Metal, 24M Technologies, A123 Systems, and American Superconductor Corp.
Marco Ferrara
(Co-Founder & Chief Digital Officer)Also co-founded Tessolar. Former VP of Energy, Analytics and Optimization at IHI INC.
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