Technical Sourcer (Contract)

Technical Sourcer (Contract)

El Segundo, CA

About Us

At Arbor Energy & Resources Corporation ("Arbor Energy"), we’re creating technology to power our lives while protecting the planet that sustains them. Our advanced power systems deliver clean, reliable baseload electricity with zero operating emissions—modular, fuel-flexible, and engineered for the realities of today’s energy demand. At the core is a supercritical CO₂ turbine with integrated carbon capture, designed to bring carbon-neutral power online quickly at meaningful scale.

Our team includes aerospace engineers, combustion experts, and systems thinkers with a shared goal: to build technology worthy of the world we want to live in. While many of us began our journeys looking to the stars, we’re applying that expertise here at home to deliver dependable, emission-free baseload power and a future of lasting abundance.

If you share our values and are drawn to rigorous work with lasting impact, we’d love to learn more about you. Come build what the future will run on.

Steward our planet: We think on the scale of ecosystems, designing solutions with impact measured in CO₂ reduction, biodiversity preserved, and human quality of life.

Lead with Love: We choose kindness and empathy in all we do. When faced with challenges, we act with care, knowing that it’s always the right time to be kind.

Explore the Uncharted: Bold innovation is in our DNA. We embrace new ideas and unconventional paths to build a future of abundance.

Role Overview

We are looking for an organized, proactive, data-driven Technical Sourcer (Contract) to help build and scale Arbor's engineering team during a critical growth phase. There is flexibility in owning and driving full-cycle recruiting activities.

In this role, you'll focus on top-of-the-funnel recruiting for complex hardware and deep-tech engineering roles, designing and executing targeted sourcing strategies, engaging passive candidates, and conducting early candidate screens.

You’ll work closely with hiring managers and the recruiting team to identify and attract engineers building high-performance systems designed to deliver dependable, emissions-free electricity at scale.

This is an onsite role is based out of our El Segundo, CA office.

Responsibilities

Search Strategy and Candidate Engagement

• Partner with the talent team and hiring managers to understand role requirements and hiring priorities, translating technical role requirements into effective sourcing strategies.
• Build and execute targeted search strategies and talent pipelines for difficult-to-fill technical roles.
• Develop personalized, thoughtful outreach and conduct initial screening conversations with passive technical talent.
• Maintain strong candidate experience through early stages of the recruiting process.

Talent Insights and Pipeline Optimization

• Track pipeline health and sourcing performance metrics, using data to identify bottlenecks and continuously improve search outcomes.
• Use market insights and competitive talent mapping to refine sourcing strategies.
• Contribute to improving sourcing strategies and recruiting workflows.
• Provide market insights and talent intelligence to shape recruiting decisions.

Team Partnership and Collaboration

• Build trust with hiring managers and the broader team through consistency, responsiveness, and follow-through.
• Communicate clearly and proactively with stakeholders to maintain alignment and momentum across active searches.
• Work collaboratively with the People and Talent team, along with other cross-functional partners to support Arbor’s hiring goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and/or relevant experience.
• 3 years of technical sourcing or technical recruiting experience, with a track record of supporting searches in highly competitive technical talent markets.
• Strong research skills and creativity in building candidate pipelines.
• Strong understanding of competitive talent markets and ability to identify relevant target companies and talent pools.
• Highly organized, data-driven, and strong follow-through in a fast-moving environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, as well as candidate engagement skills.
• Ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously in a fast-paced environment and remain adaptable to changing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience sourcing deep-tech engineering talent from industries such as aerospace, advanced manufacturing, energy systems, or similar.
• Proven ability to build diverse talent pipelines and connect with candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.
• Comfortable interfacing directly with hiring managers and company leaders.
• Experience supporting early-stage startups or R&D-focused organizations.