Business Development Manager - Space Products
About The Position
The Business Development Manager for Space Products identifies, develops, and captures new business opportunities across government, military, civil, and commercial space markets. The role drives long-term growth of Teledyne’s RF and Microwave product portfolio, including high-reliability microwave components, integrated assemblies, GaN-based products, space-qualified subsystems, and related technologies supporting satellite communications, space payloads, missile warning, and next-generation aerospace systems. The position develops strategic growth plans, builds customer relationships, leads opportunity capture from market assessment through contract award, and coordinates engagement with internal teams to align product roadmaps with customer requirements. It also supports proposals, pricing strategy, and business case analysis while pursuing pipeline, bookings, and revenue objectives. Domestic and international travel is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
- 8–15+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, RF/microwave, satellite communications, or space systems.
- Proven success in business development, capture management, or strategic sales.
- Strong understanding of RF and microwave components, space-qualified electronics, satellite payload architectures, and high-reliability aerospace manufacturing.
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical and executive audiences.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen to obtain or maintain a Department of Defense security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute strategic growth plans for space and satellite markets.
- Identify and qualify new opportunities with major space primes, government agencies, and emerging commercial space companies.
- Build executive-level relationships with satellite manufacturers, payload integrators, launch providers, and defense contractors.
- Lead opportunity capture efforts from early market assessment through contract award.
- Coordinate customer engagement activities, technical reviews, product demonstrations, and executive briefings.
- Create and maintain account plans for key customers.
- Work with engineering, program management, product line management, sales, and operations teams to align product roadmaps with customer requirements.
- Monitor market trends in LEO/MEO/GEO satellite systems, space communications payloads, electronic warfare space applications, missile warning and tracking systems, and high-frequency and millimeter-wave technologies.
- Support proposal development, pricing strategy, and business case analysis.
- Represent Teledyne at industry conferences, customer meetings, and trade shows.
- Drive pipeline growth, bookings, and revenue objectives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
