Intellectual Property Commercialisation Lead

Company Description

The UK Government has established UK Fusion Energy (UKFE) Ltd, a subsidiary of UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), to lead the charge in delivering fusion energy through design and delivery of the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) prototype fusion plant. UKFE is establishing itself, setting up the company, attracting talent, engaging with industry, developing a supply chain, and planning and constructing of the STEP prototype.

Fusion energy, crucial for combating climate change and ensuring energy independence, is expected to be commercially viable by mid‑century. The UK, led by UKFE, aims for a prototype fusion plant, targeting first operations around 2040. UK Fusion Energy Ltd. will lead delivery, collaborating with industrial partners and building a fusion supply chain with an estimated global sector value of £7tn per year.

Join UKFE and the STEP programme to be involved in this ground‑breaking journey.

As an employee of UKFE, you will benefit from:

• Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme
• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a relocation allowance (if eligible)
• Flexible working options including family‑friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
• Wide range of career development opportunities
• A vibrant culture committed to being fully inclusive

The salary for this role is £51,317 plus excellent benefits including outstanding pension.

The closing date for this advert is 10th June 2026.

Fusion energy offers the potential for significant quantities of low‑carbon, inherently safe, abundantly fuelled, baseload energy, supporting sustainable climate action and energy independence. While the technical challenge remains high, confidence is increasing, and the rewards of realising fusion are almost incalculable. Anticipated to come online for commercial purposes in the middle of this century, fusion offers a viable means to sustainable net zero in the UK and globally, as well as to increased energy security.

The UK is currently a world leader in fusion research and development and in the drive to realise commercially viable energy from fusion, a sector with an estimated value of £tns per year. STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) is the UK’s flagship national programme to deliver a prototype fusion energy plant, targeting 2040, and a path to commercial viability of fusion.

STEP is deliberately bold and ambitious and seeks people who want to be part of a world‑changing endeavour and who have credible and relevant experience in delivery.

What you’ll be doing

• Stakeholder Engagement
  • Stakeholder identification across UKFE, STEP programme and other bodies or entities
  • Stakeholder relationship building and maintenance
  • Tracking, monitoring and reporting to stakeholders
• Fusion industry and supply chain understanding, engagement and mapping
  • Creating and maintaining an understanding of the developing fusion supply chain landscape
  • Leading on mapping of supply chain IP portfolios, interests and gaps and mapping to UKFE IP portfolio
  • Collaborating with other teams within STEP programme
  • Attending industry events to publicise STEP and our IP commercialisation opportunities
  • Building and maintaining relationships with fusion industry parties
  • Working with internal and external resources
• Leading on the identification and development of IP commercialisation opportunities
  • Leading on the IP commercialisation process in specific areas
  • Identifying clusters of commercialisable IP rights
  • Mapping potential use application of IP or IP clusters to industry requirements to industries and industry challenges
  • Creating market engagement materials
  • Working with internal and external resources
• Commercialisation value development
  • Leadership of commercialisation value development
  • Developing and understanding the potential use cases of IP assets
  • Determining industry use case
  • Developing an understanding of the potential value of an…