Technology-to-Market Advisor

Washington, AR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 13 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

ARPA-E is seeking highly motivated technology commercialization experts with a unique mix of technical business and entrepreneurial experience to help create high-impact energy technology development programs and prepare teams and technologies for commercial markets. Technology-to-Market (T2M) Advisors are expected to have skills inbusiness development/technical marketing product development supply chains and/or financial analysis. T2M Advisors should also possess excellentcoaching and team development skillsto guide ARPA-E awardees in the development and execution of technology commercialization strategies.

The most competitive candidates will have strongenergy industry experience and will have managed the commercialization of a technology. According to their mix of skills & experience T2M Advisors will work on a combination of direct project management and broader market development activities including:

Building on your existing knowledge and network in energy technology products and markets to develop deep understanding and perspective for innovation opportunities and commercialization pathways for energy technologies
Advising project teams on strategies for market assessment business planning intellectual property product development and supply chain considerations
Assessing customer discovery to assess market requirements and determine product-market fit; developing market studies
Performing techno-economic analyses to support new program development and determine cost-performance tradeoffs for funded projects
Cultivating a network of government industry and investor stakeholders to facilitate transition toward market including targeting public and private follow-on funding sources
Conducting site visits to meet project teams and evaluate commercialization activity in conjunction with ARPA-Es technical Program Directors
Facilitating and organizing commercialization workshops and mentorship programs
Representing ARPA-E in front of a range of stakeholders (investors corporations government agency partners etc.)
Supporting ARPA-E leadership in the planning preparation and implementation of policies and strategies for technology commercialization

Desired Qualifications:

Strong technical backgrounds are preferred including engineering technology development or scientific research
Superior analytical skills with experience in areas such as market research financial analysis product development and/or supply chain/manufacturing
Experience with techno-economic analyses and formulation of business plans
Experience with developing and validating value propositions and conductingmarket research and field trials
Strong written and oral communication skills including the ability to clearly communicate technical and/or financial ideas and concepts to wide range of audiences
Demonstrated interest/expertise in energy and energy technologies
5 to 30 years of work experience including a combination of technology/research and business experience; startup/entrepreneurial experience is a plus
PhD or MBA degree is desired; a technical degree and a graduate degree are required
US Citizenship is required
Ability to undertake a significant amount of travel is required. The responsibilities of this position necessitate frequent travel which could be greater than 50% of the T2M Advisors time. Historically T2M Advisors have spent two weeks each month working at ARPA-Es offices in Washington DC and travel the other two weeks of each month.

T2M Advisors report to the ARPA-E Deputy Director for Commercial Development and serve full time for a minimum of 3 years; with potential for extension upon mutual agreement.

T2M Advisorpositions are designated as positions of public trust and pre-employment background checks are required. Information about this process and the questionnaire that will need to be completed before employment at ARPA-E begins are at thislink. Additionally financial disclosure reporting will be required; more information may be found at this link. Salary commensurate with experience at a level not to exceed Level II of the Executive Schedule in the table at this link.

Questions can be directed via email to with the words Technology-to-Market Advisor in the subject heading.

In accordance with Executive Order 14170 applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short free-response essay questions in the questionnaire. Answers to these questions are not scored or rated. Your answers to the essay questions will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority