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Head of Federal

Virginia, USA, Washington, DC💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-20 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead Mersenne's entry into the U.S. federal government market by architecting strategic relationships with DoD, DOE, NASA, and other key federal stakeholders for STARFALL, a modular microreactor.

Role type

Head of Federal (Federal Go-to-Market Leader)

Builds

Federal engagement strategy, BD pipelines, and proposal responses for prototype nuclear technologies

Domain

Nuclear energy, defense technology, federal procurement

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Federal business development, federal acquisition strategy (OTAs, SBIR/STTR, BAAs), stakeholder relationship building, market intelligence, product-market fit alignment, public sector contracting

Preferred skills

Nuclear energy background, National Labs/NRC experience, space-based energy initiatives, early-stage GTM at defense tech startups, policy advisory experience

Technologies

STARFALL microreactor

Responsibilities

Drive early federal traction with DoD, NASA, DOE; Lead proposals and contracting strategy for acquisition vehicles; Engage decision-makers and program leads; Coordinate internal and external stakeholders; Act as a market intelligence engine; Contribute to product-market fit; Represent the company at conferences and hearings

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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