Senior Program Development Manager (Clearance Required)

SciTec•Boulder, CO

18h•Onsite

About The Position

SciTec, a subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, is a defense contractor specializing in advanced technologies for U.S. National Security and Defense. For over 45 years, SciTec has supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques for data exploitation in areas such as missile defense, intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance, space domain awareness, and aircraft survivability. This on-site position in Boulder, Colorado, is for a talented business development professional with a technical product background and a proven track record of business growth. The Senior Program Development Manager (PDM) will be responsible for developing business and programs aligned with SciTec's strategic growth initiatives. The PDM reports to the Executive Director of Program Development and is tasked with identifying, tracking, developing, and capturing new business opportunities within assigned Strategic Campaigns. This role involves leading or actively contributing to proposals and requires the ability to function as an individual contributor while also leading teams under tight deadlines. Important Note: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts requiring U.S. citizenship. Sponsorship for work visas is not provided, and U.S. citizenship is mandatory for obtaining and maintaining a security clearance. Applicants not meeting these criteria will not be considered.

Requirements

Master’s degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or computer science.
U.S. Government or aerospace industry experience in technical program management roles of 20+ years.
Industry experience of 15+ years leading the development of capture plans and technical proposals in support of Department of Defense or Intelligence Community.
Experience in leading business capture and proposal development efforts, including proposal development process and conducting meetings/reviews. Should include experience leading and winning individual technical proposal efforts in excess of $50M.
Ability to interact and develop positive relationships with customers, teammates, and company senior leadership.
Possess strong team building, time-management, and conflict-resolution abilities.
Active DoD SECRET clearance or higher.
U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience working with the U.S. Space Force (USSF), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Air Force (USAF), Space Development Agency (SDA), COCOMs, or the Intelligence Community.
Demonstrated domain expertise in technologies, applications, and operations in one or more of the following mission areas: national security space systems, battle management command and control (BMC2), integrated air and missile defense, or ISR.
Demonstrated experience leading technical teams to develop new capabilities and solutions for US Government customers.
Demonstrated track record of business development success with US Government customers in national security space arena.

Responsibilities

Identify, capture, and maintain program opportunity pipelines and roadmaps within assigned Strategic Campaigns as part of overall corporate strategy.
Lead assigned opportunities through a gated milestone process, leading to a proposal development effort or a no-bid decision.
Lead assigned proposal efforts as the Proposal Manager and manage the development of proposal content (technical solution, win themes, features/benefits, proof points, graphics, etc.) with the technical team (company and teammates) and proposal compliance content with internal Business Operations organizations (Contracts, Finance, IT, Security, etc.).
Develop and track to a proposal schedule, establish and manage the proposal budget baseline, and support other proposal efforts to ensure timely delivery of all required proposal content.
Develop teaming strategies, teaming agreements, and subcontract RFPs.
Develop marketing materials and articulate SciTec’s capabilities and solutions to customers and industry partners.
Brief corporate and portfolio leadership on the status and progress of new business pipeline and initiatives.
Support just-awarded program standup activities to include kickoff meetings, staff hiring, team orientation and collaborative IT environments.
Periodic business travel may be necessary to meet with customers and industry teammates and to represent SciTec at tradeshows and conferences.
Other duties as assigned.