Technical Project Manager, DOE Partnerships

Xcimer Energy•Denver, CO

2d•$102,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Xcimer Energy is hiring a full-time, onsite Technical Project Manager, DOE Partnerships, based at its headquarters in Denver, Colorado. The role supports Xcimer’s public-private partnerships with the U.S. Department of Energy as the company designs, builds, and tests experimental facilities and conducts numerical investigations toward a fusion pilot plant. As part of the Inertial Fusion Energy program team, the project manager will coordinate proposals and milestone reporting, manage cost and schedule performance, and help keep DOE-funded work on track. The position works closely with technical leads, engineering and science teams, external partners, and consultants to translate program requirements into actionable schedules, track progress across concurrent workstreams, and identify risks early. The project manager will also coordinate the next update to the Fusion Pilot Plan report and establish and monitor cost and schedule baselines for its deliverables and milestones. Xcimer Energy’s mission is to deploy fusion power plants to support global decarbonization. The company describes its team as bringing experience in tough technology, fusion science, and manufacturing, and says it is supported by leading investors. The role requires U.S. citizenship or national status, U.S. permanent residency, or lawful U.S. admission as a refugee or grant of asylum. The stated annual base salary range is $102,000–$120,000. Actual base salary may vary based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; basic and supplemental life insurance; short- and long-term disability; paid parental leave; a 401(k) with company match up to 6%; equity for eligible employees; flexible paid time off; paid sick time; 13 company-paid holidays; and an annual paid company shutdown. Benefit eligibility varies by benefit.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, physical sciences, project management, or a related field; an advanced degree is a plus.
At least 5 years of project or program management experience, preferably supporting technically complex engineering, R&D, or hardware development programs.
Demonstrated experience developing and managing project schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and cross-functional deliverables.
Ability to work with technical teams and understand complex technical scope sufficiently to identify dependencies, risks, and execution challenges in unfamiliar domains.
Experience coordinating multiple internal and external stakeholders across concurrent workstreams.
Experience with technical program reporting, proposal development, statements of work, milestone definitions, and deliverable management.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex program information for technical teams, executives, and external stakeholders.
Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Experience in fusion energy or fusion-adjacent technology, including inertial fusion, high-energy-density physics, plasma physics, high-power lasers, pulsed power, or related fields.
Experience supporting federally funded programs, cooperative agreements, milestone-based awards, or similar public-private partnerships.
Experience working across institutional or organizational cultures, such as national laboratories, universities, and private companies.
Experience managing first-of-a-kind hardware, experimental facilities, or complex R&D programs involving significant technical uncertainty.
Experience with integrated master schedules, critical-path planning, earned value concepts, or other structured cost and schedule performance-management approaches.

Responsibilities

Manage execution of the public-private partnership between Xcimer and the Department of Energy, including milestone tracking, status reporting, and deliverable coordination.
Coordinate technical teams, external partners, and consultants to keep DOE-funded work on track.
Partner with engineering and science teams responsible for technical execution.
Coordinate the next update to the Fusion Pilot Plan report to the DOE with external consultants and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with DOE milestone requirements.
Lead establishment of cost and schedule baselines for Fusion Pilot Plan report deliverables and milestones.
Track performance against cost and schedule baselines and support technical leads in meeting scope, cost, and schedule commitments.
Communicate accurate and timely program status, award health, risks, and reporting deadlines to Xcimer leadership.