Sr. R&D Engineering Recruiter

Mariana Minerals
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 100,000 - 175,000 annuallyFunction: People, HR & TalentExperience: 5-8 yearsSkills: ["Research","Written communication","Relationship building","Ownership","Negotiation","Data-driven decision-making"]

Partner with recruiters, hiring managers, and technical leaders to source and attract hard-to-find R&D engineering talent, especially chemical, mechanical, and process engineers. Own creative, data-driven sourcing strategies including talent mapping and competitive intelligence, personalize outreach to passive candidates, and build long-term candidate relationships. Improve sourcing tooling and processes using ATS and AI-assisted sourcing approaches while providing market insights and supporting an engineering employer brand.

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Mariana Minerals
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Sr. R&D Engineering Recruiter

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Job Summary

Partner with recruiters, hiring managers, and technical leaders to source and attract hard-to-find R&D engineering talent, especially chemical, mechanical, and process engineers. Own creative, data-driven sourcing strategies including talent mapping and competitive intelligence, personalize outreach to passive candidates, and build long-term candidate relationships. Improve sourcing tooling and processes using ATS and AI-assisted sourcing approaches while providing market insights and supporting an engineering employer brand.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: People, HR & Talent
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and execute sourcing strategies for chemical, mechanical, process, and other engineering roles.
  • •Build targeted searches and talent mapping across industrial, manufacturing, materials science, and process research communities.
  • •Research, identify, and engage passive candidates via highly personalized outreach.
  • •Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to understand technical requirements, hiring priorities, and market dynamics.
  • •Track sourcing metrics, provide market insights, and continuously improve sourcing methodologies and tooling.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 100,000 - 175,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •5-8+ years sourcing technical talent with demonstrated success recruiting chemical, mechanical, process, or similar engineering roles.
  • •Experience recruiting in industrial, manufacturing, materials, chemicals, or other process-heavy environments.
  • •Expert with ATS tools (preference for Ashby) and strong use of sourcing techniques including LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, Indeed, and research platforms.
  • •Ability to identify and engage passive candidates for difficult-to-fill engineering roles.
  • •Strong research and written communication skills, partnering directly with engineering leaders and hiring managers.
Experience:5-8 yearsIndustrial automationCritical mineralsMiningManufacturingMaterials scienceEngineering recruitmentAIRoboticsDeep tech
Skills:ResearchWritten communicationRelationship buildingOwnershipNegotiationData-driven decision-making
Tech Stack:AshbyATSLinkedIn RecruiterBoolean searchIndeedSourcing toolsAI-assisted sourcing

Company Brief

Mariana Minerals
Software-first, vertically integrated minerals company developing extraction, processing, and automation systems to supply critical minerals (lithium and others) for energy, AI, and defense technologies, and building commercial-scale lithium facilities from produced water.
Industry: Mining & Metals
Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
Funding: Series A
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
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