Commercial Analyst

Join us in our mission to commercialize fusion energy ️

About Type One Energy

Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world. Established in 2019 and venture-backed in 2023, the company is led by a team of globally recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-the-art stellarator fusion machines, together with veteran business leaders experienced in scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies.

If you are searching for the best new ideas and share our vision, join us as a Commercial Analyst. This is what you need to know:

Location: Knoxville TN USA (preferred), Madison WI USA, Vancouver BC Canada, Abingdon UK

Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits

Contract: Permanent, full time

Reporting to: VP of Commercial Operations

Your role in the mission:

Type One Energy is seeking a highly analytical Commercial Analyst to support the structuring, modeling, and execution of strategic energy transactions. This role will sit at the center of commercial operations, supporting project development, offtake structuring, financing strategy, and long-term revenue modeling.

The ideal candidate combines strong financial modeling capability with working knowledge of energy markets, power pricing mechanisms, and infrastructure economics. A technical background in Engineering or Power Plant operations is a plus.

This role will partner with an existing FP&A function and support strategic commercial decision making.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Modeling & Analysis

• Build and maintain detailed financial models (project finance, DCF, IRR/NPV, sensitivity analysis).
• Model long-term revenue streams under multiple pricing structures (e.g. PPA, CfD, capacity payments, ancillary services) and LCOE.
• Support FOAK to NOAK analysis and capital stack optimization.
• Develop and maintain revenue forecasts.

Energy Market & Pricing Analysis

• Analyze energy markets
• Support price forecasting inputs using publicly available market data

Deal Support & Commercial Structuring

• Support term sheet development and pricing strategy
• Assist in customer proposal modeling and financial structuring
• Support the preparation and executive review of proposals
• Work with BD to evaluate pipeline opportunities
• Prepare executive-level investment memoranda and board materials
• Support the standardization and replicability of commercial structure

Cross-Functional Support

• Interface with engineering and operations to translate technical assumptions into financial inputs
• Coordinate with finance on budgeting, cash flow planning, and capital requirements

Key Competencies

• Strong commercial judgment
• Intellectual curiosity about energy markets
• Comfort with ambiguity and early-stage projects
• Structured thinker with high attention to detail
• Ability to work cross functionally

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Energy Systems, or related field
• 3–7 years of experience in:
• • Energy project finance
  • Infrastructure investing
  • Power market analytics
  • Renewable or conventional power development
• Advanced Excel modeling capability
• Strong understanding of:
• • NPV, IRR, DCF, LCOE modelling
  • Project finance structures
  • Power markets and pricing mechanisms
• Ability to clearly present complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience modeling power plants or large infrastructure assets
• MBA, MS Finance, or Energy Systems background
• Understanding of international energy markets

We offer:

In addition to a basic salary and yearly bonus, you will also get…

• A hybrid work policy
• Stock options
• Relocation allowance
• Insurance plans
• Retirement options
• And many more great voluntary benefits

Type One Energy applies proven advanced manufacturing methods, modern computational physics and high-field superconducting magnets to develop its optimized stellarator fusion energy system. Our FusionDirect development program pursues the lowest-risk, shortest-schedule path to a fusion power plant over the coming decade, using a partner-intensive and capital-efficient strategy.

Type One Energy is committed to community engagement in the development and deployment of its clean energy technology. For more information, visit www.typeoneenergy.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Type One Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity, searching for the best new ideas and remaining open to unique perspectives. Therefore, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment independent of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.