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title: 'Technical Recruiter at Solcoa Industries'
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# Technical Recruiter at Solcoa Industries

- **Company:** Solcoa Industries
- **Location:** Alameda, CA
- **Compensation:** $120k–$160k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-07-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/solcoa/c088d33e-e77b-47cc-a782-7bf95c25b09d

## Job description

## MAKING THE METALS POWERING THE WORLD

Solcoa is building the next generation of American metalmaking, starting with rare earths — the metals of power and motion. We've developed a new chemistry that converts rare earth oxides into high-purity metals — the materials inside every EV, fighter jet, wind turbine, and data center — cleaner, cheaper, and faster than any conventional process. Now we're scaling it to thousands of tonnes of annual production.

## THE ROLE

The Technical Recruiter will be responsible for identifying, engaging, and hiring top talent across our engineering, process, and technical operations teams. You'll partner closely with our founders to scale a world-class team during a pivotal growth period as we commission our first plant. This role requires a strong executor with experience recruiting for technical and manufacturing roles, exceptional relationship-building skills, and a track record of closing highly competitive candidates in specialized, hard-to-fill functions.

## WHAT YOU’LL DO

- Partner with hiring managers across process engineering, chemistry, materials science, mechanical engineering, and manufacturing operations to understand hiring needs, technical requirements, and team dynamics
- Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies to attract top talent across rare earths, metallurgy, chemical and process engineering, mechanical engineering, and advanced manufacturing
- Own the end-to-end recruiting process, including sourcing, screening, interview management, and offer negotiation
- Build and maintain strong pipelines of technical candidates for both immediate and future hiring needs as we scale from pilot to commercial production
- Conduct in-depth candidate assessments, evaluating both technical capability and alignment with our mission and values
- Provide market insights on talent trends, compensation benchmarks, and the competitive landscape across cleantech, semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing to inform hiring decisions
- Deliver a high-quality candidate experience with clear communication and strong process execution
- Own our applicant tracking system (Ashby) and continuously improve workflows, templates, and reporting
- Track recruiting activity, funnel metrics, and hiring outcomes to continuously improve performance

## WHAT YOU BRING

Required

- Technical recruiting experience in a startup, in-house manufacturing environment or recruiting agency (focused on technical recruiting)
- Proven success hiring for technical roles (e.g., process engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, metallurgy, operators, and technicians)
- Strong ability to partner with and influence founders, engineering leaders, and technical stakeholders
- Solid understanding of technical roles, skill sets, and hiring landscapes in hard tech or advanced manufacturing
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to assess technical talent and calibrate effectively with hiring teams
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple searches in a fast-paced, hands-on environment
- Data-driven mindset with a focus on delivering results

## Preferred

- Experience recruiting in rare earths, metallurgy, recycling, battery materials, or semiconductor industries
- Experience recruiting hourly/non-exempt operators and technicians in addition to engineering roles
- Experience building recruiting and TA processes at an early stage company

## COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

- Competitive base salary
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-provided lunch daily
- Visa sponsorship available if needed

## About Solcoa Industries

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Solcoa Industries converts end-of-life magnets and magnet production waste from EVs, data centers, wind turbines, and defense directly into high-purity rare earth metals in America, bypassing the traditional Chinese supply chain.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Angel-backed startup)
- **Headquarters**: Alameda, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Hooman Reza Nezhad (Co-founder, CEO) and Artem Iurkovskyi (Co-founder, CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Rare earth metals recycling and manufacturing; critical minerals supply chain.
- **Target customers**: B2B – OEMs, magnet producers, defense contractors, and supply chain partners in EV, renewable energy, data center, and aerospace sectors.
- **Mission**: “Bring rare earths home” – establish a domestic, carbon-zero source of rare earth metals to reduce Western dependence on China.

## Products & Services
- **NdPr Metal Alloy (Sample E-44-3)**: High-purity neodymium-praseodymium metal derived directly from scrap magnets. Available now for testing and production trials.
- **Heavy Rare Earths**: Coming soon.
- **SWARF Processing**: Conversion of magnet cutting waste (swarf) directly into magnet-ready metal.
- **Primary Oxides Processing**: Metal production from refined oxides.
- **Scrap Magnet Procurement**: Solcoa sources end-of-life magnets as feedstock, offering a demagnetization line and on-site storage.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available.
- **Key Metric**: Total funding undisclosed; backed by “Strategic Angels across defense, robotics, and…” (no named investors disclosed).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Strategic angel investors in defense and robotics; partnerships with OEMs and magnet producers (not named).
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Active 35,000 sqft production facility in Alameda
  - 10 tonnes-per-annum REE metal production line under construction (current line: 3 tpa)
  - 8 employees with 9 open positions – headcount growth expected
  - Stated goal: “scale to meet one-third of US demand”

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary process**: Solcoa is one of the only companies in the world that converts magnet waste directly into magnet-ready metal, bypassing the intermediate steps that typically require China.
- **Faster, cleaner, cheaper**: Claims to be faster, cleaner, and cheaper than conventional processes.
- **In-house capabilities**: Full metallurgical lab, analytical equipment (ICP-OES, SEM-EDS, LECO), high-temperature furnaces, and fabrication tools – all under one roof.
- **National security angle**: Reduces US reliance on Chinese rare earth supply, a critical geopolitical moat.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale production**: Ramping up to a 10-tpa line and expanding the Alameda facility.
- **New chemistries**: Developing entirely new processes for rare earth metal production in America.
- **Talent acquisition**: Hiring engineers, R&D technicians, plant operators, and procurement specialists to build a world-class team.
- **Customer engagement**: Offering metal samples and production trials to OEMs and magnet producers.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Small, obsessive team (8 people) solving a deeply technical and mission-critical problem. Described as “truly obsessive people working on what might be the most important industrial problem of our time.”
- **Work model**: On-site in SF Bay Area (Alameda) – all current roles require physical presence.
- **Compensation**: Highly competitive base salaries ($100K–$350K for engineering roles), stock options, and strong benefits.
- **Impact**: Direct contribution to Western industrial independence and climate goals (carbon-zero metals).
- **Engineering focus**: Heavy emphasis on metallurgy, process engineering, and high-temperature chemistry; chance to build from scratch.

## Sources
1. [solcoaindustries.com](https://solcoaindustries.com/)
2. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/solcoa](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/solcoa)
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/solcoaindustries)
4. [solcoaindustries.com/team](https://www.solcoaindustries.com/team)
5. [solcoaindustries.com/capabilities](https://www.solcoaindustries.com/capabilities)

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