Federal Business Development Associate

Columbia, IN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Radiant is an El Segundo CA-based startup building the worlds first mass-produced portable nuclear microreactors. The companys first reactor Kaleidos is a 1-megawatt failsafe microreactor that can be transported anywhere power is needed and run for up to five years without the need to refuel. Portable nuclear power with rapid deploy capability can replace similar-sized diesel generators and provide critical asset support for hospitals data centers remote sites and military bases. Radiants unique practical approach to nuclear development utilizes modern software engineering to rapidly achieve safe factory-built microreactors that leverage existing well-qualified materials. Founded in 2020 Radiant is on track to test its first reactor next year at the Idaho National Laboratory with initial customer deliveries beginning in 2028.

Federal Business Development Associate

Radiants Federal BD team under the Chief Revenue Officer is responsible for kickstarting the worlds mobile nuclear microreactor industry. We are building the path from the first government deployments to a real repeatable market where reactors are manufactured at scale and deployed for national security disaster relief and many other critical uses.

To make this happen Radiant is seeking a motivated politically savvy high-initiative individual. This is not a role where you wait for the next government opportunity to drop. Your job is to help make the work real by building relationships generating uniform and customer demand and requirements and helping turn interest into funded programs.

The right person is comfortable in messy org charts and unclear lanes. You can walk into a new office figure out who owns the problem and keep pushing until the next person in the chain of command is on board. You write clearly you follow through and you care about getting real hardware deployed in the field not just winning arguments on paper.

Responsibilities & Duties:

Pursue and capture new opportunities for federal sales of mobile microreactors.
Research administration and military organizational charts services Combatant Commands (COCOMs) and related structures to inform strategic outreach.
Develop comprehensive stakeholder maps for key military and government customers identifying decision-makers influencers and partnership opportunities.
Execute detailed engagement plans including preparing presentation materials meeting agendas and briefing documents to support Radiants business objectives.
Coordinate high-level briefings with government and military stakeholders including follow-up and relationship management.
Support and coordinate contract execution and delivery.
Collaborate with Radiants leadership team to refine strategies and mitigate risks in government interactions.
Draft high quality proposals and memos for government customers.

Desired Qualifications

Minimum of three years working within or with U.S. federal organizations.
Strong understanding of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and other executive branch structures protocols and operations.
Experience working with engineering teams as well as technical concepts and content.
Excellent writing communication and research skills.
U.S. citizenship required due to the nature of government-related work; eligibility for security clearance is a plus.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

Government business development experience
Military Flag or General Officer staff experience.
Experience in government affairs defense contracting or business development within the energy or technology sectors.
Familiarity with nuclear energy clean tech or DoD procurement processes.
Prior internship or work experience in a startup or high-growth environment.

Additional Requirements:

Working onsite at our Washington DC office.
You may be asked to work extended hours or weekends occasionally to support project goals.

Total Compensation and Benefits
Radiant compensates people for impact and invests in those who continue to raise the bar. Radiants new hire compensation package includes base salary substantial equity grants and comprehensive health benefits. Total compensation and level are determined through a rigorous evaluation of interview performance experience education and qualifications and are designed to support continued growth as scope responsibility and impact expand at Radiant.

The best of todays advanced reactor builders dont wait for job postings. They join the winning team. If thats you contact us directly for immediate opportunities: .

Benefits and Perks for Eligible Employees:

Stock: Substantial incentive stock plan for all full-time employees.
Medical: 100% premium coverage for base Silver level plan for employee 50% premium coverage for dependents. Platinum plans available.
One Medical: Sponsored memberships for eligible employees and their dependents.
Vision: 100% premium coverage for top tier plan 50% for dependents.
Dental: 100% premium coverage for top tier plan (including orthodontia) 50% for dependents.
Voluntary life accident hospital critical illness commuter and FSA/HSA are offered as employee contributed benefits.
8-weeks of paid parental leave for all parents. Additional paid pregnancy leave for CA employees.
Daily catered lunch. Free snacks and drinks.
Flexible PTO policy. Remote workday allocation.
Company and team-bonding events happy hours and in-person camaraderie.
Beautiful El Segundo headquarters close to the Pacific Ocean.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Unfortunately we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

This position involves access to technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicants capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.

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