Policy & Congressional Affairs Lead - Nuclear

Front Door Defense; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Premium medical plans

One Medical membership

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

Parental leave

Catered lunch

Flexible PTO

Remote workday allocation

HQ in DC area

Job summary

Radiant is seeking a Director of Policy and Government Affairs to lead congressional engagement and shape policy, authorization, and appropriations to deploy microreactors for U.S. government customers.

This role interfaces with leadership and cross-functional teams to secure funding and policy support for deployments. The candidate will navigate Congress, translate technical priorities into legislative outcomes, and help drive Radiant's federal growth strategy while ensuring compliance with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a relevant field.
• 7+ years of experience in congressional policy, appropriations, or government affairs.
• Experience working on Capitol Hill or closely with Congress.
• Strong understanding of the congressional authorization and appropriations process.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Radiant's congressional affairs strategy in support of key U.S. government programs, customer priorities, and deployment timelines.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Members of Congress, committee staff, leadership offices, and personal offices, across defense, energy, appropriations, and homeland security portfolios.
• Identify opportunities to advance authorizing and appropriations language that supports deployment of advanced nuclear systems for mission-critical government applications.
• Track, analyze, and influence annual authorization and appropriations cycles, hearings, markups, and legislative proposals relevant to Radiant's customers and priority programs.
• Prepare briefing materials, hearing memos, legislative analyses, and strategic recommendations for company leadership.
• Help shape the external narrative around Radiant's role in supporting national security, resilient infrastructure, and operational energy objectives.
• Partner with business development, policy, regulatory, and technical teams to align congressional strategy with customer needs, capture priorities, and deployment opportunities.
• Translate Radiant's technical capabilities into clear policy, budgetary, and legislative objectives.
• Support development of congressional engagement plans tied to specific programs, accounts, and federal customers.
• Provide leadership with clear, actionable insight on legislative dynamics, stakeholder positioning, and emerging opportunities or risks
• Coordinate with outside consultants, trade associations, think tanks, and aligned partners in support of Radiant's policy and legislative priorities.
• Support senior executives in congressional meetings, strategic external engagements, and high-priority policy events.
• Build relationships across defense, energy, and industrial base ecosystem to strengthen support for advanced nuclear deployment.
• Ensure compliance with applicable lobbying, ethics, and disclosure requirements.

Skills

Capitol Hill experience

Congress policy

Congressional process

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Radiant is seeking a Director of Policy and Government Affairs to lead congressional engagement and shape policy, authorization, and appropriations to deploy microreactors for U.S. government customers.

This role interfaces with leadership and cross-functional teams to secure funding and policy support for deployments. The candidate will navigate Congress, translate technical priorities into legislative outcomes, and help drive Radiant's federal growth strategy while ensuring compliance with