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title: 'Senior Recruiter at Critical Loop'
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# Senior Recruiter at Critical Loop

- **Company:** Critical Loop
- **Location:** Torrance, CA
- **Compensation:** $105k–$135k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/criticalloop/2ff4d09d-8ad8-4dcf-9380-9e999ebf887a

## Job description

## About Critical Loop

Critical Loop is shaping the next generation of energy systems by building the integrated edge grid of the future. Specializing in advanced energy management and battery control systems, Critical Loop empowers businesses and communities to seamlessly unite distributed energy resources for faster, more reliable, and affordable grid access. With deep expertise in grid modernization and a passion for creating resilient, responsive energy solutions, Critical Loop drives innovation at the intersection of technology and energy.

Lead Recruiter Critical Loop | Full-Time | Hybrid | Torrance, CA

## The Role

We are hiring our first dedicated Senior Recruiter. You will own recruiting across the business while helping expand the recruiting infrastructure that supports Critical Loop as we scale. You'll partner directly with hiring managers and executive leadership to attract exceptional talent across engineering, operations, manufacturing, corporate functions, and leadership. You'll also help build upon the existing recruiting processes, interview frameworks, and operational cadence that create a consistent, high-quality hiring experience. You'll report directly to the People & Talent Lead and have the opportunity to continue to shape how recruiting operates at Critical Loop. We're looking for someone who enjoys both sides of recruiting:

- finding and closing exceptional talent
- building better systems that make hiring easier tomorrow than it is today

## What You'll Do

- Own full-cycle recruiting across technical and non-technical roles, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer management, and candidate experience.
- Partner with hiring managers to define hiring strategies, conduct intake meetings, build interview plans, and calibrate candidate profiles.
- Build proactive talent pipelines for recurring and difficult-to-fill positions before hiring needs become urgent.
- Develop sourcing strategies that leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, referrals, communities, and creative outreach techniques.
- Own recruiting operations within Ashby, including job creation, interview scheduling workflows, reporting, scorecards, templates, and process documentation.
- Continuously improve interview processes, candidate communications, hiring manager enablement, and recruiting metrics.
- Track recruiting analytics including time-to-fill, pipeline conversion, sourcing effectiveness, and hiring manager satisfaction.
- Partner with the People & Talent Lead on onboarding improvements, employer initiatives, and People Operations projects that improve the employee experience.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers by challenging assumptions, improving interview quality, and helping teams make better hiring decisions.
- Identify patterns across searches and recommend improvements to recruiting strategy, compensation positioning, interview design, and talent planning.

Must-Haves

- 3+ years of full-cycle in-house recruiting experience across multiple business functions.
- Demonstrated success sourcing passive candidates and building talent pipelines for difficult-to-fill positions.
- Experience partnering directly with hiring managers throughout the hiring process, from intake through offer acceptance.
- Strong interviewing and candidate assessment skills with the ability to evaluate both technical capability and long-term organizational fit.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly organized with outstanding follow-through and attention to detail.
- Comfortable managing multiple concurrent searches while maintaining an exceptional candidate experience.
- Experience using modern ATS platforms (Ashby preferred, Greenhouse, Lever, or equivalent acceptable).

Nice-to-Haves

- Experience recruiting for engineering, manufacturing, hardware, or operations organizations.
- Experience working at a Series A, Series B, or other high-growth startup.
- Experience building or improving recruiting processes, interview frameworks, scorecards, or hiring documentation.
- Experience partnering with People Operations beyond recruiting, including onboarding, recruiting analytics, or manager enablement.
- Experience developing recruiting dashboards or using recruiting metrics to improve hiring outcomes.
- Familiarity with compensation benchmarking and offer strategy.
- Experience mentoring hiring managers on interviewing best practices.
- Demonstrates curiosity beyond recruiting by identifying opportunities to improve hiring, onboarding, hiring manager enablement, and People Operations processes.

Work Authorization We are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

At Critical Loop, we're committed to rewarding and supporting our team. Our benefits package includes equity ownership through stock options, giving you a stake in our success, along with comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, and vision) through an HRA with a generous allowance. We also provide a retirement savings plan and unlimited paid time off so you can recharge and maintain work-life balance. Critical Loop is an equal opportunity employer. We're committed to building a diverse team and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

## About Critical Loop

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Energy infrastructure, distributed energy resources (DER), battery energy storage systems (BESS), microgrids.
- **Target customers**: B2B / enterprise – industrial manufacturing, data centers, utilities, critical infrastructure, and EV fleet operators.
- **Mission**: “We’re building a world where energy is abundant and accessible on demand.” The company also states it aims to “accelerate access to reliable power, even where it’s otherwise impossible.” [criticalloop.com](https://www.criticalloop.com/about)

## Products & Services
- **Modular Battery Storage Systems**: Relocatable, megawatt-scale batteries that can be deployed in weeks to provide fast, flexible capacity.
- **Microgrid Cabinet**: A smart, scalable cabinet that integrates different power sources (grid, battery, renewables) into a single controlled system.
- **Control Software**: Proprietary platform for orchestrating power sources, real-time monitoring, diagnostics, and optimization.
- **Full‑Spectrum Energy Solutions**: End‑to‑end project development including financing, design, permitting, deployment, and ongoing operations & maintenance.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: 50 MWh deployed, scaling to 100+ MWh in 2026, with a stated path to 5–10 GWh within five years. The company operates 55+ active control nodes under actual utility contracts. [criticalloop.com](https://www.criticalloop.com/)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Not publicly disclosed. The team includes former leaders from SpaceX, Palantir, Tesla, and Rivian, and the company works with “blue‑chip customers” and utilities.
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid scaling of deployed capacity; 67 employees (as of mid‑2026); active hiring across hardware, software, and business development roles; operating in California with utility contracts.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Speed to power**: “Get megawatts in weeks, not years” – a key differentiator in a market where grid interconnection often takes 5+ years.
- **Configurable platform**: Combines grid power with a proprietary battery fleet, allowing the same hardware/software stack to serve multiple industries (manufacturing, data centers, utilities, etc.).
- **Aerospace‑level engineering**: Founding team from SpaceX, Palantir, and Tesla brings rigor in safety, reliability, and system integration.
- **Proven in the field**: Systems already deployed in extreme conditions with real utility contracts, not just prototypes.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Scale deployed capacity to 100+ MWh in 2026, expand industrial customer base, and deepen partnerships with utilities to close grid gaps. The company is solving the “time‑to‑power” problem that limits business growth in the U.S.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “No endless meetings. No busywork. Just real problems, real ownership, and shipping things that matter.” Early‑stage, fast‑paced environment with a bias toward action. [criticalloop.com/careers](https://www.criticalloop.com/careers)
- **Location & work model**: Engineering roles (Senior Mechanical Engineer, Senior Electrical Engineer, Hardware Technical Program Manager) are listed as “Long Beach (On‑site).” Other roles may vary.
- **Notable perks**:
  - Equity ownership (stock options) for all team members.
  - 401(k) retirement savings plan.
  - Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) – a monthly allowance to choose health, dental, and vision plans.
  - Generous paid time off (unlimited for some roles, 15 days for others) and unlimited sick leave.

## Sources
1. [criticalloop.com](https://www.criticalloop.com/) – Main company site with product, deployment, and mission details.
2. [criticalloop.com/careers](https://www.criticalloop.com/careers) – Careers page with culture, perks, and open roles.
3. [criticalloop.com/about](https://www.criticalloop.com/about) – About page with mission, speed‑to‑power narrative, and customer segments.
4. [criticalloop.com/team](https://criticalloop.com/team) – Team page listing co‑founders and leadership backgrounds.
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/criticalloop](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/criticalloop) – Active job listings with salary ranges and location details.

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