Capture Manager, Tactical Space Systems

Turion Space•Irvine, CA

8d•$175,000 - $240,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Turion Space is seeking a Capture Manager to drive growth in spacecraft bus and payload sales and manage full-cycle capture across large-scale government programs. The role is part of the Business Development team and involves guiding opportunities from creation through contract close. The Capture Manager works closely with engineering teams to align technical solutions with customer needs and supports the pursuit of space vehicle opportunities in complex government environments. The position is based in Southern California, with a flexible schedule split between the company’s Irvine headquarters and its presence in the El Segundo aerospace hub. Travel of up to 25% is required. Employees may be asked to support alternate or extended shifts and travel during peak work periods. Applicants must meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations. The role requires an active Secret clearance and the ability to attain Top Secret/SCI clearance; current Top Secret/SCI clearance is preferred. The salary range is $175,000–$240,000 USD. Full-time employees are eligible for a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including company stock and the benefits listed below.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience as a program manager or systems engineer for space hardware programs in the aerospace or defense industry.
Direct experience working with the U.S. Space Force and intelligence communities, as a military service member, employee, or prime contractor.
Experience personally influencing a customer or key stakeholder to change from a previously chosen course of action.
Ability to work closely with engineering teams and discuss spacecraft architecture and mission requirements; this is not an enterprise IT, finance, or contracts position.
Solid understanding of government contracting vehicles and the government contract-winning process.
Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
Active Secret security clearance and ability to attain Top Secret/SCI clearance.
Must meet the stated U.S. export-control eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain required authorizations.

Nice To Haves

Specific mission expertise related to space domain awareness and/or rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) systems.
At least 5 years of business development, account management, or sales experience involving space hardware in the aerospace or defense industry.
Experience leading teams and developing opportunities from early concept or trend identification through qualification, bid decisions, proposal development and submission, and early management of new-start programs.
Strong technical writing ability and deep understanding of formal U.S. government proposal writing and evaluation processes.
Experience navigating multiple government entities, such as SDA, AFRL, NASA, and NRO.
Current Top Secret/SCI clearance.
Familiarity with the El Segundo and Southern California aerospace ecosystems.

Responsibilities

Shape opportunities with prospective customers to align them with Turion’s capabilities.
Develop capture strategies that address customer needs, the competitive landscape, and pricing.
Prepare review packages to support bid decisions and approval to submit.
Build and maintain relationships with customers, stakeholders, and partners.
Coordinate company touchpoints to deliver consistent messages to customers, stakeholders, and partners.
Develop clear, compelling win themes and value propositions and ensure they are reflected throughout the proposal process.
Organize and lead end-to-end proposal development, including RFI, RFP, RPP, and RFQ responses; coordinate internal writing teams, identify external proposal support, and schedule associated work.
Work with other leads to develop mission-area strategies for 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year growth plans, including potential customers, products, services, and partners.
Work with other leads to build and maintain a mission-area opportunity pipeline, including projected opportunities over 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year horizons.