Jobs at Zap Energy

Leads Zap Energy’s federal programs function, including strategy, opportunity capture, proposal development, award negotiation, execution, compliance, and delivery. Builds relationships with DOE, DoW, DARPA, ARPA-E, national laboratories, and other partners; evaluates funding opportunities, manages portfolios, oversees milestones and budgets, protects IP and data rights, and establishes scalable federal programs processes. Advises executive leadership and coordinates science, engineering, finance, legal, and government affairs teams.

Design, simulate, test, and troubleshoot high-voltage pulsed power systems (Marx, LTD, capacitor banks). Develop diagnostics, safety systems, and documentation; mentor engineers and support system integration and reliability improvements.

The Liquid Metals Engineer will design, test, and operate high-temperature fluid systems for a liquid metal-cooled fission reactor, ensuring efficient collaboration and quality assurance throughout the development lifecycle.

Lead the Quality Assurance team at Zap Energy for the Micro Reactor program, establishing a QA program, ensuring compliance, and managing the QA team.

Lead Zap Energy's public narrative and communications strategy. Advise the CEO, manage a growing communications team, craft executive messaging, oversee brand and publishing, secure high-impact event presence, guide crisis communications, and define the 'integrated nuclear company' category across media, policy, and investor audiences.