Legislative Affairs Associate

Legislative Affairs Associate

Radiant’s Government Affairs team is responsible for kickstarting the world’s mobile nuclear microreactor industry. We are building the path from first government deployments to a real, repeatable market where reactors are manufactured at scale and deployed for national security, disaster relief, and other critical uses.

We are looking for a Legislative Affairs Associate to join the team in Washington, DC. In this role, you will help build and run Radiant’s engagement strategy with Members of Congress and their staff, committee staff, leadership offices, caucuses, and relevant executive branch offices. You will represent Radiant with a range of audiences including Members, staff, industry groups, and partners.

You must understand how national security policy and the federal budget process actually work in practice, and how appropriations and authorization decisions connect to real program funding and business outcomes. You understand that congressional priorities are made at the staff level. You should be a self starter with strong writing and speaking skills, and someone who is comfortable taking initiative in a fast paced, team oriented environment.

What you’ll do:

• Execute a bottom up Hill engagement plan: build relationships with policy staff, then works through LDs, Chiefs, and Members.
• Run day to day outreach with offices and committees: schedule meetings, keep touchpoints warm, and track what each office cares about.
• Be the owner of the Hill CRM: keep contacts current, log every touch, track asks and follow ups, and make sure nothing drops.
• Coordinate with our external lobbyist: align targets and timing, share notes, assign next steps, and keep a single shared picture of where every office stands.
• Build and maintain a Hill map: who covers what, who influences whom, and where Radiant has leverage and gaps.
• Draft and deliver clean Hill materials: one pagers, asks, follow ups, talking points, and quick turnaround memos.
• Push appropriations and NDAA adds: line up sponsors, staff support, and coalition backing to get language and funding in.
• Plan and execute Hill visits and facility tours: prep, run the day, and lock in next steps afterward.
• Coordinate messaging across BD, leadership, and outside partners so everyone is saying the same thing.

Required qualifications

• Willing to file as an in-house Lobbyist
• 5 or more years working Congress side or adjacent, including a Member office, committee, leadership shop, or a government relations role that lives on the Hill.
• Proven ability to build relationships from the bottom up and earn trust with staff assistants, LCs, policy staff, LDs, chiefs, and Members.
• Strong working knowledge of the NDAA and appropriations cycle, including how language and funding actually move through staff level workflows.
• Comfortable running congressional outreach like an operating system: keeping a clean CRM, tracking touches, managing follow ups, and coordinating tightly with an outside lobbyist.
• Excellent writing and communication skills with fast turnaround instincts for one pagers, talking points, and clear congressional “asks.”
• Ability to juggle many threads at once, stay organized, and drive work forward without being told what to do.

Additional Requirements

• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as necessary to accomplish our mission.
• Must work 100% onsite at El Segundo HQ.