Senior Academic Advisor Jobs in Reston, VA (NOW HIRING)

The Opportunity:

Immerse yourself incutting-edgetechnologies while serving as a senior strategic technical advisor and subject matter expert to the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) and other energy clients. As a techno-economic analysis (TEA) expert on our team, you will develop and implement tools to assess next-generation energy technologies as well as innovative strategies across multiple sectors and program areas. You will define how TEA is applied across emerging technology programs, helping to evaluate broad market impacts andtechnologyperformance while providing clients with actionable insights to support the development and deployment of advanced technologies.

Working across technologies ranging from early-stage concepts to pilot and demonstration-scale systems, you will evaluate the engineering, cost, scale-up, and market factors that determine whether a technology can ultimately compete at commercial scale. You will build and review bottom-up cost models, establish cost and performance targets, identify critical sensitivities and uncertainties, and determine which technical improvements offer the greatest potential economic impact. Supporting a fast-paced agency, you'll need to exercise judgement in selecting the appropriate level of analytical rigor, ranging from rapid, directional assessments to detailed, decision-grade techno-economic analyses.

Your work will extend across areas such asmining, transportation, materials, energy generation and distribution, and manufacturing, supporting innovative technologies in energy systems, fuels, chemicals, ores, and more. You will model impacts, identify opportunities for significant cost and performance improvements, and support strategic R&D investments that accelerate technology commercialization. Join our team and help guide the energysectortoward scalable solutions with positive system-wide impacts.

Join us. The worldcan'twait.

You Have:

• 7+ years of experience in TEA, cost engineering, or technology commercialization
• Experience developing bottom-up cost models using Excel, and applying cost estimation and sensitivity analysis methodologies
• Experience sourcing and validating data from industry, academia, and government environments, and integrating industry benchmarks, supply chain data, and performance metrics into decision analyses
• Ability to develop TEA frameworks to inform technology development, scale-up, and commercialization across various technologies and sectors
• Ability to work at both the system-level and detailedcomponent-level across multiple technologies
• Ability to tailor modeling approaches across varying levels of detail and complexity, from rapid screening models to detailed TEA
• Ability to quickly identify key cost and performance drivers, major uncertainties, and assumptions most likely to change a technology's economic outlook
• Ability to obtain andmaintaina Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
• Bachelor's degreein a STEM field

Nice If You Have:

• Experience translating engineering designs, process flows, performance assumptions, and bills of materials into CapEx or OpEx and unit-cost estimates
• Experience assessing early-stage technologies with incomplete data, and developing defensible assumptions, proxies, and bounds to support directional decision-making
• Experience distinguishing and translating system boundaries, and operatingcosts within energy research contexts
• Experiencepreparing high-quality reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders
• Knowledge of energy markets, supply chains, and commercialization pathways
• Ability to translate TEA research and results clearly and succinctly to both experts and non-experts with academic and industrial backgrounds
• Possession of excellent organizational and client service skills
• Possession of excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Master's degreein Finance, Business, Economics,Engineering,or a related technical field

Vetting:
Applicants selected will be subject to a government investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements of the U.S. government client.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.