Avalanche Energy
Director, Business Development (Advanced Energy)
$170K–$250K
Seattle, Washington · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years’ experience in business development and capture/proposal management.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, finance, or a related technical field.
About the job
Leads federal and commercial business development, capture, partnerships, and commercialization for Avalanche Energy’s fusion and fusion-enabling technologies.
What you'll do
- Own federal opportunity capture and proposal development through award handoff, including DOE/NNSA and broader federal opportunities.
- Build strategic partnerships and negotiate government and commercial contracts and agreements.
- Develop commercialization and go-to-market pathways, including customer discovery, value chains, and production scale-up.
What they ask for
- 15+ years’ experience in business development and capture/proposal management, with demonstrated success winning $10M+ DOE and other federal prime RDT&E grants, contracts, and agreements.
- Deep experience across DOE, national labs, and industry, including navigating DOE funding processes and lab partnership mechanisms.
- Strong understanding of FAR, federal contract vehicles and types, and DOE grants and agreements.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, finance, or a related technical field; ability to obtain and hold a DoW TS/SCI or DOE Q clearance.
Nice to have
- Direct experience in fusion, nuclear, neutron sources, isotopes, radiation programs, or adjacent deep-tech hardware commercialization.
- MBA or advanced technical degree; active DoW TS/SCI or DOE Q clearance.
Pay
$170K – $250K USD base salary
Tools
FAR, DFARS
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