Director - Government Programs

Number of employees

84

Hybrid, USA

Posted on: 2026-03-01

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Director

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About the company:

Thea Energy is building an economical and scalable fusion energy system utilizing arrays of mass manufacturable magnets and dynamic software controls. Commercial fusion energy can uniquely provide a abundant source of zero-emission power for a sustainable future. Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in computation and controls to reinvent the stellarator, a scientifically mature form of magnetic fusion technology. Thea Energy was founded in 2022 as a spin-out of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and Princeton University, where the stellarator was originally invented. Thea Energy is currently designing its first integrated fusion system, Eos, based on its planar coil stellarator architecture which will produce fusion neutrons at scale and in steady-state.

About Thea Energy:  
Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering to create a faster and simpler approach to commercializing fusion energy. The company is reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils thereby replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other stellarator architectures. Thea Energy is on a mission to create a limitless source of zero emission energy for a sustainable future.  

Position Overview:
Thea Energy is looking for a Director - Government Programs to lead the Company’s relationships with federal, state, and local governments to ensure that Thea Energy can access government programs and funding to build its upcoming Eos integrated stellarator and Helios power plants. You will work closely with Thea Energy leadership and government stakeholders to develop and execute the Company’s commercialization roadmap. Thea Energy’s dynamic team is made up of self-motivated individuals with an excitement for solving complex problems.

It’s not necessary to meet all of the skillsets outlined above. Please feel free to send us a note and tell us why you would still be a great fit for this role or Thea Energy.  
  
Diversity and Inclusion:  
Thea Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a company of diverse backgrounds. By creating a diverse environment, we will bring new ideas and approaches to solving some of the world’s hardest (and most important) problems. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, family or marital status, age, disability, veteran’s status, or other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.

Key Responsibility Areas:

  • Own the company strategy and execution for government programs
  • Partner with government organizations including the US Department of Energy
  • Identify and help develop federal, state, and local initiatives and relationships with organizations that are building fusion related programs
  • Collaborate with and provide guidance to government stakeholders to help develop policies, programs, and regulations for fusion
  • Manage lobbyists, consultants, and industry relationships
  • Ideal Experience & Skillsets:

  • Expertise in fusion energy technologies and the fusion policy landscape
  • Expertise in creating and influencing government programs for new technologies and energy
  • Expertise in securing non-dilutive government funding to build infrastructure and energy projects
  • Deep and credible network at all levels of the federal government, specifically within the Department of Energy
  • Company Benefits:

  • Salary range $150,000-$280,000
  • Comprehensive health benefits (e.g. medical/dental/vision)
  • Employee equity stock options
  • 20 days PTO
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    USA
    Number of employees

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