Senior Techno-economic Analyst

Devens, MA Business 6 PowerBu / Full-time / On-site About Commonwealth Fusion Systems: Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy. Combining decades of research, top talent, and new technologies, we’re designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. And working with policymakers and suppliers to build the energy industry of the future. We’re in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018, we’ve raised nearly $3 billion in capital, making us the largest and leading private fusion company in the world. Now we’re looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us. People who’ll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team. If that’s you and this role fits, we want to hear from you. Join the power movement as a Senior Techno-economic Analyst For fusion power plants to be successful they must be economically competitive with other power generation technologies. The techno-economic analyst is responsible for developing models critical to evaluating fusion power plants' financial viability and commercial desirability. The candidate will work closely with internal CFS team members to create and evolve economic models, run sensitivity analysis, identify opportunities for improvement and provide input to design, engineering, and R&D on impacts. This role will serve an important function within the business development team supporting communicating the benefits of fusion energy to customers and key stakeholders.

What you'll do:

• Deliver:
• Continue the development of techno-economic modeling at CFS to characterize the future costs and benefits of ARC, the world’s first commercial fusion power plant
• Incorporate expectations for learning and experience benefits as the company develops additional power plants
• Establish and maintain company best practices and lessons learned related to analytical methods and models. Systematically work to improve models and analysis over time
• Develop and assess ARC pricing and go to market approaches, including alternative applications of ARC beyond electricity
• Track and maintain current assessment of ARC competitiveness compared to other energy solutions
• Model the economic impact of ARC power plants for communities, regions, and states
• Support individual project level analysis, including regional and local specifics, financing structures, and incentives
• Expand economic modeling to target foreign markets to help inform go-to-market strategies
• Work closely with the Scientific Software team to maintain the modeling tools and their underlying assumptions over time
• Collaborate closely with Research and Development (R&D), Engineering,...