About Precision Federal
Precision Federal is a small business building AI, data and software systems for government agencies. The company’s founder loves God, and the company is built on Christian faith: every number we publish is real, every claim we make is verifiable, and the work is done with excellence as service to God. Faith is welcome here and openly shared.
How this role works
- You join the bench. You apply with your hourly rate, weekly hours and start time, and we may name you on proposals that match this role. If we don't win, you owe nothing.
- A contract is awarded. The award funds the team named in the proposal. Your engagement begins at the hourly rate we agreed on.
- You work remote, paid from the contract. ~80–400 hrs per funded award — and if no award ever funds, you owe nothing and lose nothing.
What you'll do
- Build techno-economic models of energy technologies from lab data to commercial scale
- Run life-cycle assessments of emissions, energy and resource use
- Identify cost drivers and sensitivities that guide research priorities
- Write analyses that meet agency expectations for commercialization and impact
Required qualifications
- Graduate degree in chemical, mechanical or energy engineering, or a related field
- 3+ years of techno-economic or life-cycle analysis
- Hands-on process modeling or cost modeling tools
- U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (U.S. person)
- Willing to be named on a federal proposal with a one-page resume, and to sign a short letter of commitment
Preferred qualifications
- DOE, ARPA-E or national laboratory project experience
- Aspen Plus, GREET, SimaPro or openLCA
- Hydrogen, batteries, carbon management, critical minerals or advanced fuels
Compensation & structure
1099 consulting engagement. $50–$80 per hour; you tell us the rate you are asking when you apply. Hours are funded by federal contract awards — this seat is scoped at roughly 80–400 hours per funded award, fully remote. Work and pay begin only if the contract is awarded — no award, no hours, no obligation.