Proposal Manager, Radar & Surveillance

TTM Technologies•New York, NY

12d•$81,670 - $136,116•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a hybrid program management and proposal management role supporting TTM Technologies’ Radar and Surveillance Systems business. The position leads customer programs and manages the development of proposals for advanced radar, IFF, counter-UAS, and multi-mission sensor products serving U.S. Government, prime contractor, commercial aerospace, and international customers. The role owns the proposal process from opportunity capture through final submission and post-submission activities, coordinating with Business Development, Program Management, Engineering, Finance, Contracts, Supply Chain, Operations, and executive leadership to develop compliant, competitive technical and business solutions while protecting margin, schedule, and execution performance. The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced aerospace and defense environment involving complex technical products, customer-specific solutions, aggressive schedules, and cross-functional teams. The position is expected to be on-site or hybrid; remote options are available for applicants willing to travel to the site approximately 25% of the year. The role must comply with TTM Export Control Policies and Procedures and applicable laws, including ITAR, EAR, and OFAC requirements.

Requirements

At least 6 years of experience in aerospace, defense, electronics, radar, RF systems, mission systems, or another complex technical industry; alternatively, a 3+ year combination of related experience with a bachelor’s degree or higher.
At least 6 years of experience managing proposals, capture activities, programs, or complex cross-functional business pursuits; alternatively, a 3+ year combination of related experience with a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Demonstrated experience leading proposals involving technical, management, schedule, and cost volumes.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct organizational authority.
Strong project-management skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent deadlines.
Excellent written, verbal, organizational, and executive communication skills.
Ability to understand complex technical concepts and explain them clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences.
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and proposal-management tools.
Ability to comply with TTM export-control policies and applicable laws, including ITAR, EAR, and OFAC.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Program Management, Finance, or a related discipline.
Experience with radar, AESA, RF, surveillance, electronic systems, avionics, IFF, counter-UAS, detect-and-avoid, or mission systems.
Understanding of aerospace and defense acquisition and contracting environments.
Experience with U.S. Government solicitations and prime contractor customers.
Familiarity with FAR/DFARS requirements and government proposal practices.
Experience with cost estimating, basis-of-estimate development, pricing, and financial analysis.
Experience with project-management tools such as Microsoft Project and development of resource-loaded integrated master schedules.
Experience with CRM platforms or similar tools for tracking opportunities, proposal stages, key contacts, activities, and pipeline information.
Familiarity with Shipley or similar capture and proposal-management methodologies.
PMP or equivalent proposal/program-management certification.
Experience supporting both development/NRE proposals and recurring production proposals.
Active U.S. Government security clearance or ability to obtain one, where required.

Responsibilities

Lead preparation and submission of proposals, RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, ROMs, BAFOs, white papers, and unsolicited proposals.
Establish and manage proposal schedules, including customer milestones, internal reviews, pricing activities, executive approvals, and final submission.
Serve as the single point of accountability for proposal execution and coordination of functional contributors.
Manage multiple simultaneous proposals of varying size, complexity, and maturity.
Partner with Business Development on opportunity gate reviews, bid/no-bid decisions, and pursuit win strategies.
Analyze customer solicitations and develop compliance matrices, proposal outlines, schedules, and responsibility assignments.
Facilitate proposal kickoff meetings and strategy sessions with technical, program, and business leadership.
Support pricing strategies that balance probability of win, customer affordability, competitive position, program risk, and margin objectives.
Maintain alignment among customer requirements, proposed technical solutions, pricing strategies, and business objectives.
Coordinate development of technical volumes, statements of work, work breakdown structures, schedules, compliance responses, and technical assumptions.
Integrate technical scope, schedule, labor and material estimates, NRE, and recurring production costs into a resource allocation matrix.
Coordinate with Finance, Supply Chain, and pricing teams to develop proposal cost and pricing estimates.
Recommend negotiation positions, including potential opportunities to reduce scope.
Coordinate with Contracts and Legal to prepare final offer packages, terms and conditions, and proposal adequacy.
Ensure bases of estimate are complete, consistent, traceable, and defensible.
Ensure proposals are complete, compliant, compelling, accurate, and submitted on schedule.
Establish ownership, deadlines, and deliverables across matrixed proposal teams.
Support development and maintenance of standardized proposal processes, templates, tools, checklists, and review criteria.
Conduct post-submission and post-award activities, including proposal certifications for U.S. Government proposals above the TINA threshold, lessons-learned reviews, and post-award audit support.
Support development of a scalable proposal capability to support business growth and increased pursuit volume.
Comply with export-control requirements, including recognizing controlled products and foreign visitors, following visitor authorization procedures, understanding export requirements for shipments, and managing vendor approvals for ITAR manufacturing and services.