About the role
Space Nuclear Power | Venture Studio Incubation
About Montauk Capital
Montauk Capital builds and backs companies at the forefront of the Electron Economy, the generational shift towards electrified, intelligent technologies, reshaping industries and driving unprecedented demand for energy. We shape the category leaders of tomorrow while delivering outsized returns. Our team combines deep investing acumen with decades of operating experience to give founders the strategic clarity and hands-on support that accelerates the building of enduring companies of consequence.
About the Company
The next space race is a race for power.
As the space economy expands into orbital computing, in-space manufacturing, lunar infrastructure, and deep-space exploration, the demand for reliable, high-density power is rapidly outgrowing what conventional solar systems can deliver. Nuclear power offers a path to unlocking an entirely new generation of space infrastructure, but achieving this requires fundamental innovation in how reactors, power conversion, and thermal management are designed and integrated.
Montauk Capital is incubating a new company focused on developing next-generation nuclear power systems for space. The opportunity lies in rethinking the entire power system, combining advances in nuclear engineering, aerospace technology, and AI-enabled design to deliver compact, efficient, scalable power for the emerging space economy.
The company will be built to address a critical infrastructure bottleneck with the potential to enable new markets across commercial space, national security, and exploration.
About the early team opportunities
We are seeking exceptional talent to build and lead the initial efforts and scale the team. Working alongside Montauk Capital and a network of technical and industry experts, you will shape the company's strategy, validate the technical and commercial opportunity, recruit the founding team, and lead the business through its earliest stages of development and financing.
We're looking for individuals who can operate across technology, product, commercial strategy, and capital formation.
We are open to leaders from nuclear, aerospace, defense, energy, and other advanced technology sectors who have the conviction and capability to build a category-defining business.
Why Join Us
This is an opportunity to build a foundational company in an emerging industry at the intersection of energy, aerospace, and national security.
As an early founding team member, you will have meaningful ownership in shaping the business, its technology direction, team, and long-term strategy. You will work alongside Montauk Capital's investment and venture-building team, with access to strategic support, industry relationships, technical expertise, and resources to accelerate company formation.
The ambition is significant: to help unlock the power infrastructure that enables the next generation of the space economy.