Intersect

Intersect

Strategy and Business Development Team Member

United States

Sponsorship not specified$119k-$138kDetected 15 days ago
PythonMATLABSpringAlgorithmsAccessibilityBusiness DevelopmentSystems EngineeringPower ElectronicsResearchCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • As part of Intersect's Business Development team, you'll build and evolve the engineering and techno-economic tools that shape how we evaluate, size, and structure energy infrastructure investments. Working at the intersection of engineering, strategy, and finance, you'll develop first-principles models that translate complex physical systems into decision-making tools used across the company.
  • Team Overview
  • This team plays a critical role in advancing Intersect's mission to accelerate the clean energy transition by identifying and developing high-impact opportunities across energy and infrastructure markets. The Business Development team works at the intersection of strategy, finance, and engineering-partnering across functions to evaluate partnerships, shape market entry approaches, and drive long-term value creation. Joining this team offers exposure to complex, high-visibility work and the opportunity to build foundational skills in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

  • Build and Advance Engineering Models
  • Develop first-principles techno-economic models that capture the chemical, electrical, and mechanical behavior of energy infrastructure.
  • Own model architecture end-to-end, including physical assumptions, numerical methods, algorithms, validation, and input/output design.
  • Continuously improve and maintain model accuracy as project designs evolve, new technologies are introduced, and commercial requirements expand.
  • Partner with Business Development, Finance, Project Development, and Engineering teams to ensure models reflect commercial structures and decision-relevant outputs.
  • Provide quantitative support for investment theses by evaluating technology performance, cost drivers, and technical risk.
  • Establish and maintain best practices for model governance, including documentation, version control, assumption management, and scenario analysis.
  • Intersect maintains a work environment free from discrimination, one where all employees are treated with dignity and respect.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline.
  • Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals, applied mathematics, and quantitative analysis.

Nice to have

  • Power systems engineering, including grid interconnection, power flow analysis, EMT modeling, or wholesale electricity markets.
  • Proficiency in Python preferred, or experience with similar technical computing languages such as Julia, MATLAB, or R.

Skills

  • Intersect was acquired by Google in March 2026 and operates as an independent subsidiary.
  • Location & Team Gatherings
  • Intersect has been a fully flexible workplace since its founding in 2016.

Compensation

  • $118,750 - $137,500 (total compensation includes base salary + bonus in USD)
  • Equity: Beyond your salary, you'll receive an Equity Grant, giving you a meaningful stake in our parent company.
  • We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline.

Benefits

  • We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline.
  • Beyond your salary, you'll receive an Equity Grant, giving you a meaningful stake in our parent company.
  • 100% premium coverage for you and your dependents on medical, dental, and vision
  • Unlimited PTO, plus two company-wide breaks (Fourth of July & end of year)
  • Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus 6 additional weeks for birth parents; access to family planning and family care support through Carrot and Maven

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Intersect does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, m

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